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On 28 September 2022, the European Commission proposed a revision of the 2009 Directive on the protection of workers from the risk of exposure to asbestos. On 27 June 2023, after interinstitutional negotiations, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the proposal. Parliament approved the agreed text on 3 October 2023; the Council followed on 23 October. The final act was signed on 22 November 2023. Member States have until 21 December 2025 to transpose the bulk ...

El 28 de septiembre de 2022, la Comisión Europea presentó una propuesta de revisión de la Directiva de 2009 sobre la protección de los trabajadores contra el riesgo relacionado con la exposición al amianto. A pesar de la prohibición total del uso de amianto en la UE, la exposición a esta fibra cancerígena, que sigue presente en muchos edificios, mata a más de 70 000 personas al año en Europa. Está previsto que el Parlamento vote en octubre los textos acordados en las negociaciones interinstitucionales ...

World Obesity Day – marked every year on 4 March – is a World Obesity Federation initiative supporting practical solutions to help reverse obesity. A person is considered overweight by the World Health Organization if he or she has a body mass index (BMI) – calculated by dividing body weight by the square of height – equal to or greater than 25. Obesity is the condition of severe overweight where a person has a BMI equal to or greater than 30. Worryingly, obesity acts as a gateway to a range of diseases ...

Cancer can affect everyone, regardless of age, gender or social status and puts immense pressure on European health systems. Fighting cancer is one of the priorities of the European Health Union. Delivering better long-term care for patients living with cancer also means reducing significant disparities, both between and within Member States. World Cancer Day, marked every year on 4 February, reminds us that cancer is a huge health threat to our society.

The IA provides a well-evidenced description of the problem and its scale and sufficiently substantiates the need to lower the current EU occupational exposure level for asbestos. However, the IA could have explained the evaluation findings in more detail and clarified the problem drivers further. The IA clearly explains the scientific opinion of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC), according to which there is no safe exposure level and therefore the RAC did not recommend any specific OEL. The ...

The February 2022 plenary session in Strasbourg took place at a time of considerable international tension. Members debated statements by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, Josep Borrell (HR/VP), on EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia's military threat against Ukraine. Parliament debated Council and Commission statements on the cyber-surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and others ...

Durante el período parcial de sesiones de febrero, se espera que el Parlamento debata el informe final de su Comisión Especial sobre Lucha contra el Cáncer y en las que se piden medidas políticas específicas en este ámbito crucial de la salud pública.

Se está llevado a cabo la cuarta revisión de la Directiva sobre agentes carcinógenos y mutágenos en el marco de la lucha contra el cáncer y la protección de la salud de los trabajadores de diversos sectores. Un acuerdo tripartito sobre la propuesta establece nuevos límites de exposición para una serie de sustancias peligrosas. Está previsto que el Parlamento Europeo vote el acuerdo provisional durante su sesión plenaria de febrero.

El amianto es una de las principales causas de los cánceres relacionados con el trabajo, a pesar de su prohibición a escala de la Unión en 2005. Los riesgos relacionados con el amianto persisten y serán un factor de riesgo para la salud en el contexto de la «oleada de renovación» del Pacto Verde Europeo, destinada a ayudar a que los edificios se adapten a una Europa climáticamente neutra. Está previsto someter a votación en el periodo parcial de sesiones de octubre II un informe de iniciativa legislativa ...

In its Europe's Beating Cancer plan, published in February 2021, the European Commission suggests – among other initiatives concerning cancer prevention – several actions concerning alcoholic beverages, such as limiting online advertising and promotion, and reviewing European Union (EU) legislation on the taxation of alcohol. Also among the proposals is mandatory labelling of ingredients and nutrient content on alcoholic beverages by the end of 2022. Health warnings on labels should follow by the ...