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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety

José Bové calls on EFSA chairwoman to resign

Brussels, 01/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - On 29 September, Green MEP José Bové (France) slammed a conflict of interests over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) within the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Bové, deputy chairman of the European Parliament agricultural committee, has called for the “fundamental” reform of EFSA to ensure it is fully independent.

Bové has called for the resignation of the chair of the EFSA Board, Hungarian Diana Banati, whom he accuses of concealing...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Eurozone governance taking shape, concerns in London (and elsewhere)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ASEM: Global governance dominates 8th summit
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Free trade agreement to be sealed at 5th summit
(EU) EU/CHINA: Strategic partnership the main theme of 13th summit
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EU will not compromise over its values, says Stefan Füle
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Spain to take over from France as vice-chair of UfM
(EU) EU/ECUADOR: EU expresses support for President Correa and democratically elected bodies in wake of botched coup d'etat
(EU) EU/GERMANY: German reunification has been a good thing for Europe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Europe prepared to change its IMF presence
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Rehn says Ireland will have to change its fiscal policies
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers hope G20 will agree to Basel Committee's bank solvency ratios
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: European banks to sit regular stress tests
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: The three European supervisory authorities will each employ around a hundred by 2014
(EU) EU/PATENTS: Belgian Presidency working on a compromise
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2011: Budgets Committee finishes most of its work, political agreement between groups not to exceed financial perspectives limit
(EU) EU/REGIONS/SEA: Jean-Yves Le Drian elected President of CMPR -Maria Damanaki's priorities
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Mercedes Bresso (CoR) makes proposals for future cohesion policy
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs want to protect victims of violent crime anywhere in Europe
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Bisphenol A not a threat to health EFSA says
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Greece continues to fail to comply with rules on animal by-products and could face fine
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: José Bové calls on EFSA chairwoman to resign
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Czech Republic referred to Court over fat content of butter spread
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission calls on Italy to amend legislation on port dues
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Aerospace industry calls for support for research and technological innovation
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission doubles aid to Pakistan
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Reasoned opinions to France and Spain for not ending “Telecoms taxes”
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Commission loses proceedings against Sweden and Italy, now compliant with provisions of PSI directive
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: MEPs from Committee on Education and Culture want guarantees for independence of public broadcasters
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: European Job Day this Saturday 2 October
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court interprets concepts of “samples” and “gifts of small value” appearing in 6th VAT directive
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: MAIN acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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