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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12839
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NEWS BRIEFS / Environment

Public consultation on future simplification and digitalisation of labelling requirements for chemicals

24/11/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 24 November, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the future simplification and digitalisation of the labelling of chemicals such as glues, laundry and dishwashing detergents and fertilisers. According to the Commission’s ‘Fitness check’ of the relevant EU legislation (excluding REACH) and the evaluation of the Detergents Regulation, the understanding of labels could thus be improved. Consumers, professional product...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/EMPLOYMENT: kick-off of ‘European Semester’ budgetary process for 2022
FINANCE: European Commission wants to bring transparency to EU equity markets
STATE AID: Greek support of €2.27 billion for electricity production from renewable energy sources gets green light
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission’s future gas package is taking shape
COMPETITIVENESS: DMA/DSA, Recovery Plan and semiconductor shortages on menu of EU Member States
FISHERIES: ICCAT members adopt conservation plan for North Atlantic shortfin mako shark
COHESION: European Court of Auditors believes that level of error in cohesion policy is underestimated
DIGITAL: consultation on digital rights and principles shows broad support for European Commission’s ideas
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ECDC and EMA recommend prompt use of a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for all adults
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission adopts two new equivalence decisions for Covid certificates issued by Singapore and Togo
COHESION: European Commission announces €11 billion in funding for 2022 for REACT-EU
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BELARUS: Tikhanovskaya calls on EU to do more for Belarusian people
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: MEPs call for sanctions against President of Bosnian Serb Republic
WTO: European Parliament again supports temporary lifting of patents on Covid-19 vaccines
HEALTH: Covid-19, almost all MEPs say EU must do more to speed up vaccination worldwide
HEALTH: European Parliament adopts its position on new EU pharmaceutical strategy
CLIMATE: COP26 outcome divides MEPs
INDUSTRY: European Parliament supports opening of mines to strengthen European autonomy
BUDGET: MEPs adopt 2022 budget, up 1.5% compared to 2021
BUDGET: European Parliament advocates for a revision of EU Financial Regulation taking into account Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EPP group chooses Roberta Metsola for European Parliament presidency
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wages, Slovenian proposal approved by EU Member States
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: new calls for projects under Erasmus+, with a budget of €3.9 billion
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: new Council of Europe Recommendation addresses digital dimension of violence against women and girls
NEWS BRIEFS
BIODIVERSITY: proposal for binding European nature restoration targets postponed again
COHESION: European Commission launches new Interregional Innovation Investment instrument
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU Member States agree to extension of sanctions regime
ENERGY: TEN-E revision, agreement between EU co-legislators delayed
ENVIRONMENT: public consultation on future simplification and digitalisation of labelling requirements for chemicals
UKRAINE: EU deplores Russian decree simplifying trade with Donetsk and Luhansk regions
VENEZUELA: EU sees improvements in conduct of local and regional elections
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: 284 group advisers, parliamentary assistants and trainees call for “zero tolerance for harassment” in the European Parliament