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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 ...

Le 28 septembre 2022, la Commission a présenté une proposition de révision de la directive de 2009 concernant la protection des travailleurs contre les risques d’exposition à l’amiante. Malgré l’interdiction totale de l’utilisation de l’amiante dans l’Union, l’exposition à ces fibres cancérogènes toujours présentes dans de nombreux bâtiments provoque plus de 70 000 décès par an en Europe. Le Parlement doit se prononcer en octobre sur le texte auquel les négociations interinstitutionnelles ont abouti ...

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 ...

Lors de la session de février, le Parlement devrait examiner le rapport définitif de sa commission spéciale sur la lutte contre le cancer et mettre aux voix plusieurs recommandations demandant l’adoption de mesures politiques spécifiques dans ce domaine essentiel de santé publique.

La directive sur les agents cancérigènes et mutagènes est actuellement mise à jour pour la quatrième fois, dans le cadre de la lutte contre le cancer et de la protection de la santé des travailleurs dans plusieurs secteurs. Un accord de trilogue sur la proposition fixe de nouvelles limites d’exposition pour un ensemble de substances dangereuses. Le Parlement européen devrait voter sur l’accord provisoire au cours de sa session plénière de février.

L’amiante est l’une des principales causes de cancers d’origine professionnelle, malgré son interdiction à l’échelle de l’Union européenne en 2005. Les risques liés à l’amiante persistent et constitueront un facteur de risque pour la santé dans le contexte de la «vague de rénovations» du pacte vert pour l’Europe, visant à contribuer à rendre les bâtiments adaptés à une Europe climatiquement neutre. Un rapport d’initiative législative présentant des propositions en vue d’une «stratégie européenne ...

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 ...