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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13127

23 February 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Gmos
European Commission authorises herbicide-resistant imported oilseed rape and soybean in EU
Brussels, 22/02/2023 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission announced on Wednesday 22 February that it had authorised the placing on the EU market of two GMOs - a herbicide-resistant soybean and a herbicide-resistant oilseed rape for food and feed use.

For the transgenic oilseed rape MON 94100 (MON-941ØØ) tolerant to Dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid) from Bayer CropScience, this is the first authorisation in the EU.

BASF’s A5547-127 soybean, grown in Argentina and Brazil and resistant to glufosinate-ammonium...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: discussions continue between Member States on 10th sanctions package
TAXATION/CUSTOMS: Ukraine’s transposition of the Customs Code is “a step forward” for its EU membership, say experts
ENVIRONMENT: NGOs publish map of worst environmental damage from war in Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
BELARUS: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls for her country not to be forgotten
TURKEY: EU assures Turkish authorities that it will provide massive support for short and long-term reconstruction of devastated areas
WTO: European Commission calls for more transparency from WTO members on their industry subsidies
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen Code reform, European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties could vote on its mandate on 13 April
MIGRATION: EU Member States and associated countries received 966,000 asylum applications in 2022
GMOs: European Commission authorises herbicide-resistant imported oilseed rape and soybean in EU
HEALTH: young Europeans make proposals to improve mental health
ENERGY: in 2022, EU has managed to move mountains, according to International Energy Agency
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: new EBA guidelines on bank contributions to national deposit guarantee schemes
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission to issue up to €170 billion in EU bonds for Next Generation EU and Ukraine in 2023
BUDGET: MEPs assess implementation of Spanish recovery plan
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Equinet calls for strengthening and harmonising of investigative powers of equality bodies in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: NGOs call on European legislators to adopt regulation on removal of child pornography from Internet
BUDGET: EU Council recommends to European Parliament to give discharge to European Commission on 2021 budget
CITIZENSHIP: Commission registers new ECI on ‘dignified’ reception conditions for migrants in EU
DEMOCRACY: European Democratic Party launches campaign to strengthen European democracy
NIGERIA: a delegation of MEPs will observe 25 February elections with EU observation mission
DIGITAL: postponement of proposal on access to in-vehicle data, nine sectoral organisations oppose ACEA’s request to Commission
RESEARCH: EIT is committed to supporting cultural and creative sectors with RISE Institutes
TUNISIA: EU “concerned” about recent developments in country