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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12309
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety

Italy has a globally satisfactory system for the control of tuna products

Italy has a "globally satisfactory" system for the control of fishery products of tuna species, according to a report by the EU Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) published on 31 July.

The objective of this audit was to assess the functioning of the Italian system for the control of tuna products and to verify whether it complies with EU requirements on food hygiene, additives and labelling.

EU experts conclude that the Italian authorities have developed an official control system supported by...

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INSTITUTIONAL
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Estonian candidate Kadri Simson would aim for, like others, ‘climate and energy’ portfolio
ECONOMY
IMF: EU Finance Ministers are due to vote on Friday 2 August on a European personality to succeed Christine Lagarde. Updated on August 2: Mrs Georgieva has been nominated
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: NGOs urge governments to pay attention to 8 August IPCC report on climate change and land
FOOD SAFETY: genetically modified foods, EFSA publishes a guide for assessing human exposure to newly expressed proteins
FOOD SAFETY: Italy has a globally satisfactory system for the control of tuna products
FISHERIES: regional fisheries organisation for Southern Indian Ocean is taking further action
EXTERNAL ACTION
YEMEN: EU denounces latest attacks on civilians
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns deadly attack on bus
WTO: world trade statistics show services following remarkable growth trajectory
SECURITY - DEFENCE
WEAPONS: with days to go, Mr Stoltenberg calls for compliance with INF Treaty
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Directive on Work-Life Balance enters into force
SOCIAL: Commission publishes memo setting out worrying overview of position of single-parent families in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
ASIA: EU will strengthen security cooperation with ASEAN countries
PATENTS: EPO registers its first patent applications for inventions created entirely by artificial intelligence
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: EEB concerned about poor environmental profiles of Commissioners appointed by Member States
IRAN: EU regrets US decision to sanction Mr. Zarif
CIVIL DEFENCE: EU provides Italy with satellite maps and offers more assistance regarding fires in Sardinia
UNITED KINGDOM: United Kingdom releases new funding to prepare for no-deal exit from the EU on 31 October
SOCIAL: EU-OSHA faced with lack of national data to estimate societal cost of work-related injuries and deaths
SOCIAL: almost a third of Europeans cannot afford a holiday, according to Eurostat
SUDAN: EU urges military and civilian sides to put aside their differences to permit a civilian transition
SWITZERLAND: no progress is expected on the Swiss side before 31 October on the draft institutional framework agreement