EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Environment

Commission seeks to reassure MEPs on its action against pharmaceutical pollution

Brussels, 15/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

Has the communication on the EU's strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment really been a turning point in European action? This was the question MEPs put to the EU Council and the Commission on Monday 14 September.

This communication published a year and a half ago by the European Commission focuses on six areas for action to reduce pollution from medicines (see EUROPE B12211A8). In response, the EU Council adopted conclusions stressing that the Commission should be sure...