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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12392

18 December 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Health
14 MEPs in favour of a European ban on titanium dioxide
Brussels, 17/12/2019 (Agence Europe)

A handful of Greens/EFA MEPs are mobilising to ban titanium dioxide (E171) in human food. On Tuesday 17 December, 14 parliamentarians, a majority of them French, called on the new Health Commissioner to speak out in favour of a general ban on the European market. 

Titanium dioxide (E171) is a food additive that can contain up to 3.2% nanoparticles per unit weight. It is used in powder form for its colouring (white pigment) and opacifying properties.

This substance is currently not subject...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: struck by Boris Johnson's 'triumph', European Parliament political groups are preparing to sit without their British colleagues
FUTURE OF EU: confusion in European Parliament on identity of future president of Conference on Future of Europe
PARLIAMENT: Karima Delli and Ismail Ertug ask Angel Dzhambazki to apologise for his xenophobic remarks
POLAND: Didier Reynders is not opposed to requesting new transitional measures to preserve independence of judicial system
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CLIMATE: after COP 25, MEPs believe that Green Deal will help EU to convince international community
MALTA: MEPs denounce lack of involvement of European institutions in rule of law
TAXATION: commissioner Paolo Gentiloni reaffirms his commitment to international tax reform
TAXATION: European Parliament supports new rules to reduce VAT fraud in e-commerce
DISABILITY: post-2020 European strategy, all options on the table
EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: no one obtained necessary majority at end of first round of voting of five candidates for post
JORDAN: European Parliament approves third macro-financial assistance package for Amman
SOLOMON ISLANDS: MEPs support Solomon Islands' accession to Partnership Agreement with Pacific States
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECONOMY: von der Leyen Commission greens budgetary process of European Semester
FINANCE: European Parliament and EU Council reach agreement on taxonomy on sustainable finance
MONEY LAUNDERING: European financial supervisory authorities strengthen cross-border cooperation
COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of DSME by HHIH
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Green Deal, European Ministers will be asked about their priorities on 19 December
AGRICULTURE: EU Agriculture Ministers fear new US sanctions on agricultural products
FISHERIES: ministers from six EU Member States call for flexibility in 2014-2020 fisheries fund
FISHERIES: EU Fisheries Ministers have negotiated hard for 2020 fishing quotas
HEALTH: 14 MEPs in favour of a European ban on titanium dioxide
FOOD SAFETY: EU Council advocates cooperation with tax and law enforcement authorities to better combat food fraud
DIGITAL: electronic communications code, Commission shall specify contractual summary
REGIONS: regions and cities call for reform of European decision-making process to meet climate challenges
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Jewher Ilham calls on international community to support her father
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for an increase in aid for transfer of freight traffic from road to rail in Austria
STATE AID: green light for Polish aid scheme to reduce noise in rail transport
ENERGY: fifth session of negotiations on Russian gas transiting through Ukraine will be held on 19 December
INSTITUTIONAL: European Court of Auditors is joined by two new members
CSDP: Paulo Soares, first Head of Mission of new EU Mission in Central African Republic
HEALTH: European doctors are hardening tone on electronic cigarettes