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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11507
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

At deadlock over glyphosate, member states decide to postpone their vote

Brussels 08/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - No decision ended up being made in Brussels on Tuesday 8 March regarding the renewal of the authorisation to market the highly controversial glyphosate, the active chemical substance used in herbicides such as Monsanto's Round Up, in the EU.

Against the backdrop of the scientific row raging between EFSA and the WHO as to whether this active substance has carcinogenic properties, the experts of the member states decided, after two days of meetings, not...

Contents

SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission reopens very sensitive posted workers dossier
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission consults on pillar of social rights
(AE) EQUALITY: Council rejects conclusions on gays and lesbians
(AE) EDUCATION: Skills strategy at heart of Employment Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) TAXATION: States adamant that country-by-country reporting should be confidential
(AE) TAXATION: FTT - no progress in talks
(AE) ECONOMY: Macro-economic imbalances - 12 countries still under surveillance
(AE) ECONOMY: Belgian and Slovenian 2016 budget may not be in line with Pact
(AE) BANKS: Agenda on sharing and reducing financial risks scheduled for June
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TURKEY: Doubts as to legality of migrant agreement and serious questions over the EU's moral vision
(AE) MOROCCO: Misunderstandings with EU dissipated after Mogherini's visit
(AE) RUSSIA: EU calls once again for the release of Nadiya Savchenko
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) WOMEN: EU celebrates gender equality with great fanfare
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Hogan half opens doors for MEPs worried by crisis
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Approval of distribution scheme for fruit, vegetables and milk in schools
(AE) TRANSPORT: Parliament adopts balanced port services report
(AE) SYRIA: Ceasefire, however fragile, is necessary for political process
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: At deadlock over glyphosate, member states decide to postpone their vote
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: EU leaders call for adoption of the EURO ECHO aid mechanism to Greece before Spring EU Summit
(AE) TRANSPORT: Rail transport's greatest challenge is cybersecurity
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) JHA: Prison overcrowding down in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
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(AE) TURKEY:
(AE) TUNISIA: