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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12572

2 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 38
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
Future 'Chemicals for Sustainability' strategy divides Commission's Environment and Health Directorates-General
Brussels, 01/10/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission's future strategy on 'Chemicals for Sustainability', prepared by the institution's Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), is likely to come in for serious criticism from the Commission's Directorate-General for Health (DG HEALTH), as revealed in internal Commission documents viewed by EUROPE on Thursday 1 October.

These criticisms relate in particular to the way in which risks to human health and the environment from chemicals are controlled.

At present, risk...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MEDITERRANEAN: EU leaders commit to dialogue with Ankara
BELARUS: EU leaders endorse adoption of sanctions
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: European Council calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities
CHINA: European Council expected to call for further efforts to implement European strategy
RUSSIA: European leaders expected to condemn poisoning of Mr Navalny
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
BUDGET: David Sassoli expects “counter-proposals” from EU Council on MFF and European Recovery Plan
EUROGROUP: Eurozone Finance Ministers will discuss development of national post-Covid-19 recovery plans
HEALTH: AstraZeneca’s candidate vaccine under ongoing review by European Medicines Agency
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Parliament and EU Council reach agreement on rail passenger rights despite “little flexibility” from Member States
CLIMATE: German Presidency’s determination to reach an agreement in EU Council on reducing emissions by at least 55% by 2030
ENVIRONMENT: in Berlin, Member States set course for EU to take lead in global efforts for biodiversity
ENVIRONMENT: nine Member States call on Commission to develop an “ambitious” chemicals and sustainability strategy
ENVIRONMENT: future 'Chemicals for Sustainability' strategy divides Commission's Environment and Health Directorates-General
BIODIVERSITY: pesticides and bees, Commission and EFSA accused of playing into industry’s hands in Parliament Environment Committee
DIGITAL: Digital Services Act at centre of dialogue between European Parliament and Thierry Breton
DIGITAL: European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs adopts draft reports on artificial intelligence
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States can do better on Directive to criminalise terrorist acts
RESEARCH: MEPs regret ministers’ “capitulation” to EU leaders’ “lack of ambition” on Horizon Europe
AGRICULTURE: joint declaration by eleven EU countries in favour of realistic and flexible Common Agricultural Policy
FISHERIES: United Kingdom and Norway have reached a bilateral agreement on fishing quotas
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission opens infringement proceedings against UK Government
VENEZUELA: conditions are still not in place for EU to send an electoral observation mission
UKRAINE: EU sanctions two persons and four entities involved in Kerch Bridge construction
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Borrell calls for further reforms
SECURITY - DEFENCE
MEDITERRANEAN: Mr Stoltenberg announces establishment of military de-confliction mechanism
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: five months after presenting its action plan, Commission presents its thinking
FINANCE: Commission unveils composition of platform on sustainable finance
STATE AID: fitness check needed for oversight of State Aid to banks, according to EU Court of Auditors
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties concerned about situation in Bulgaria
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
HEALTH: Court clarifies conditions for cross-border online sales of non-prescription medicines
NEWS BRIEFS
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Marija Pejčinović Burić fears a serious humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh and calls for a peaceful solution
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: rapporteurs for monitoring of Turkey call for release of arrested members of opposition
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Dunja Mijatović urges Russia to end judicial harassment of critical voices
EMPLOYMENT: EU Council launches written approval procedure to activate European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Spain
GUINEA: EU calls for conditions for a credible and peaceful presidential election on 18 October to be created
MIGRATION: More than one thousand unaccompanied minors have been able to leave Greece since March
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEP Petra de Sutter appointed minister in new Belgian government
SOCIAL: after a hiatus of several months, inter-institutional negotiations resume on coordinating social security systems