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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13011
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Food safety

EU regulation to speed up market authorisation of organic pesticides adopted

New EU rules to increase the availability of organic plant protection products have been formally adopted by the European Commission, the institution announced on Wednesday 31 August.

The new rules will apply from November. They will facilitate the market authorisation of micro-organisms to be used as active substances in plant protection products and will provide EU farmers with additional options to replace chemical pesticides with more environmentally and health-friendly alternatives.

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: EU27 to tighten Schengen short-stay visa requirements for all Russian citizens, with exceptions for anti-war activists
UKRAINE: Europeans concerned about situation in Zaporizhia
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: EU leaders pay tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev
AFRICA: Europeans want to play up strengths of EU/Africa strategic partnership to counter ‘Russian neo-colonialism’
CAUCASUS: Mr Michel highlights progress in talks between Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders
UNITED KINGDOM: EU/UK agreements, European Parliament wants to be fully involved in possible EU retaliatory measures against UK
SERBIA: 145 MEPs call on Serbian President to reverse EuroPride cancellation
CANADA: MEPs call for swift ratification of CETA
BRAZIL: European Parliament growing impatient to see progress on EU-Mercosur trade deal
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Fit for 55 package, start of interinstitutional negotiations on effort sharing
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves first CAP strategic plans for seven EU countries
FOOD SAFETY: EU regulation to speed up market authorisation of organic pesticides adopted
FOOD SAFETY: MEPs call for food safety effects of pesticide reduction targets to be taken into account
HEALTH: WHO and ECDC publish first in series of recommendations to control monkeypox
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, MEPs are continuing their work on issue of conformity assessment of systems
TRANSPORT: despite being late, proposal to extend airport slot measures is welcomed in Parliament Committee
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSURANCE: European Commission’s review of ‘Solvency II’ is “ too conservative”, says MEP Markus Ferber
BANKS: Basel III, three main Parliament groups in favour of output floor at consolidated banking group level
FINANCE: MEP Isabel Benjumea calls for more competitive investment funds
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs call for major revision of 2021-2027 financial framework
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission provides a positive assessment of Nordic aid 2016-2020 for Finland and Sweden
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca calls for compliance with sanitary measures applied to South African citrus fruits
HOME AFFAIRS: PEGA Committee will examine Predator spyware scandal in Greece on 8 September
CENTRAL AFRICA: EU takes note of announcement of an upcoming constitutional referendum in CAR
ECONOMY: euro area inflation expected to reach 9.1% in August
ENERGY: temporary closure of Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance
IRAN: Borrell hopes for agreement on nuclear programme compromise in next few days
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission opens feedback period on ecodesign of durable mobile phones and tablets
CORRIGENDUM
ENERGY: error in number of Member States sharing goal of sevenfold increase in wind energy in Baltic Sea by 2030