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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12815

20 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 22
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
 pesticides—PAN Europe opposes possible renewal of flumioxazin and cypermethrin in EU
Brussels, 19/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday, 15 October—in the midst of the debate on the EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy—PAN Europe (Pesticide Action Network Europe) expressed its opposition to potentially renewing EU approval for two highly toxic pesticide active substances with endocrine-disrupting properties in violation of EU law.

At issue are the renewal of flumioxazin for 15 years and the renewal of cypermethrin for 7 years, which could both receive the green light from Member States in the Standing...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: EU European Affairs Ministers renew support for Commission over its Rule of law dispute with Warsaw
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission confirms its new ‘one in, one out’ approach in its 2022 Work Programme
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
POLAND: Commission and Polish government acknowledge their disagreement on principle of primacy of European law
CULTURE: MEPs call for European status for cultural and creative professionals
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: new start for a “no-taboos” reflection on reform of EU fiscal rules
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: facing rising energy prices, Warsaw calls on EU to review or postpone some ‘Fit for 55’ package proposals
ENERGY: rising energy prices—Slovenian Council Presidency consults Member States
DIGITAL: EU Council adopts conclusions on potential for a Joint Cyber Unit
AGRICULTURE: study by Europe Jacques Delors think tank reconciles CAP and ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy
ENVIRONMENT:  pesticides—PAN Europe opposes possible renewal of flumioxazin and cypermethrin in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
ENLARGEMENT: Olivér Várhelyi highlights progress in Western Balkans
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: EU to work on ‘fundamentals’
AFRICA: pandemic and preparation of 6th EU/AU Summit on agenda of second EU/AU ministerial meeting on 26 October in Kigali
UNITED STATES: launch of consultation platform for EU-US Trade and Technology Council
YOUTH
YOUTH: EU Council sees European Year of Youth as an opportunity to promote civic spaces for young people
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: more than 110 million Africans at risk to be exposed to extreme consequences of global warming by 2030, warns UN
TRADE: new public consultation on trade agreements with Georgia and Moldova
COMPANIES:  SMEunited raises alarm on soaring energy prices
SPACE: Eurospace publishes recommendations to significantly strengthen European space sector
DIGITAL: European Commission consults to adapt rules on compensation for defective products
PARLIAMENT: Stéphane Séjourné is new Chair of Renew Europe group in European Parliament
SYRIA: EU welcomes start of sixth round of negotiations of Syrian Constitutional Committee