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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13561
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NEWS BRIEFS / Food safety

European Commission authorises marketing of insect meal

20/01/25 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 20 January, the European Commission adopted an implementing regulation authorising the marketing of UV-treated Tenebrio molitor (mealworm) whole larvae powder as a novel food. The EPP and ECR groups in the European Parliament had unsuccessfully proposed objecting to this implementing act (see EUROPE 13559/18), which had already been approved by EU countries in a qualified majority vote on 20 November 2024 in the Standing Committee on Novel Foods. A warning label is provided for people “already allergic to dust mites and shellfish”. Link to the regulation: https://aeur.eu/f/f45 (LC)

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: faced with uncertainty of transatlantic relations, a number of countries are urging EU to set its own economic agenda and not just react
ECOFIN: regulatory simplification, Stability Pact and EU aid to Ukraine on agenda of European Finance Ministers
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission officially integrates ‘Code of conduct on countering hate speech’ into DSA
DIGITAL: European Court of Auditors highlights flaws in geo-blocking regulation and calls for its rapid revision
MIGRATION: Poland is sparing no effort to protect EU from Belarus’ instrumentalisation of migrants
MIGRATION: Donald Trump’s presidency will give renewed impetus to supporters of migrant expulsions in EU according to ICMPD
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: Strategic Dialogue on future of European automotive industry launches at end of January
TRANSPORT: European Commission proposes excluding ports of Tangiers and Port Said from ‘ports of call’ list to prevent carbon leakage
ENERGY: 37 MEPs call on European Commission to consider extending wholesale gas price cap mechanism
CLIMATE: inauguration of Donald Trump - Green MEPs concerned about pursuit of climate ambitions
FISHERIES: European Commission consults stakeholders on ‘Oceans Pact’
ENVIRONMENT: new study identifies global urbanisation as one of main causes of water-quality deterioration
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DEFENCE: Mark Rutte and Andrius Kubilius call for closer EU-NATO cooperation
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MIDDLE EAST: ceasefire in Gaza, MEPs call on EU to get involved
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU leaders continue to call for full access of aid to Gaza
TURKEY: Turkish ambassador criticises EU’s failure to act towards his country
MALAYSIA: EU relaunches negotiations with Kuala Lumpur on free trade agreement
CHINA: EU challenges Beijing at WTO for failing to respect rights of holders of standard-essential patents
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BETTER REGULATION: EPP party calls for a two-year hold on implementation of certain recently adopted EU rules
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CLIMATE: EU must pursue its climate agenda, says Paschal Donohoe
ECONOMY: euro area inflation confirmed at 2.4% in December 2024
EDUCATION: European Commission and Polish government announce €116 million in aid for Ukrainian schoolchildren
UNITED STATES: members of American Chamber of Commerce to EU concerned about business climate on both sides of Atlantic
FINANCE/CLIMATE: EBA consults on guidelines for environmental, social and governance scenario analysis
KUWAIT: EU deeply concerned by latest executions
RESEARCH: European Holocaust Research Infrastructure becomes EU’s 30th research consortium
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission authorises marketing of insect meal