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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13286
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Pesticides, EFSA publishes a roadmap for an integrated environmental risk assessment for pollinators

The environmental risk assessment (ERA) of chemicals for insect pollinators (IPol-ERA), required under EU pesticides legislation, should in future follow a holistic approach incorporating the ‘one health’ concept, the EU’s biodiversity strategies, ‘Farm to Fork’ (F2F) and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability by 2030, according to a roadmap published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on Saturday 4 November.

A consortium led by the University of Aarhus was commissioned...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: violence, Mr Borrell points to responsibility of international community
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU increases its humanitarian funding for Gaza by €25 million
TRADE: European Commission wants to set up a group of experts on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: according to Ms von der Leyen, Ukraine’s goal of opening EU accession negotiations is within reach
RUSSIA: European Commission to present 12th sanctions package this week
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: negotiations resume in European Parliament on revised directive on return of irregular migrants
DIGITAL: nineteen Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Online Search Engines designated under DSA publish their first transparency reports
DIGITAL: after X, Meta and TikTok, European Commission questions AliExpress on measures taken to comply with DSA
CONSUMERS/ENVIRONMENT: directive on substantiation and communication of green claims, MEPs plan to strengthen proposal to make it more predictable
ENVIRONMENT: pesticides, EFSA publishes a roadmap for an integrated environmental risk assessment for pollinators
CLIMATE: COP28, Wopke Hoekstra approves recommendations for “loss and damage” fund and continues preparatory meetings in Kenya
CLIMATE/ENERGY: CAN Europe stresses need for social protection in energy renovation of buildings
ENERGY: coalition of NGOs and industrial players from energy sector calls for creation of an independent European network of network operators for hydrogen (ENNOH)
FISHERIES: NGOs call for measures to better tackle illegal fishing in Mediterranean
RESEARCH: EIT and EIF extend their memorandum of understanding until 2025
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: EU Council could adopt revised recovery plans of four EU countries
STATE AID: European Commission authorises €565 million French aid scheme to support rural areas
COMPETITION: with winter approaching, European Commission is proposing a three-month extension to certain provisions of crisis framework
COMPETITION: BEUC calls on European Commission not to give in to pressure to make merger control more flexible
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Commission says “imperative” to apply EU law combating incitement to hatred in all forms
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: presumption of salaried status for workers on digital platforms, Spanish Presidency of EU Council has limited room for manoeuvre
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: interinstitutional negotiations on reform of Schengen Borders Code begin on 7 November
DIGITAL: EU and some twenty countries adopt Bletchley Declaration to combat dangers of certain artificial intelligence systems
RESEARCH: EIC proposes a Code of Conduct for consultants offering services to applicants for its calls for tenders
DRC: EU to observe Congolese general elections on 20 December