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Commission machinery used for pesticide application to comply with further standards

Brussels, 08/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - As part of the thematic strategy for the sustainable use of pesticides, on Friday 5 September, the Commission brought forward a proposal for a directive amending the current provisions on machinery for pesticide application (directive 2006/42/EC). The aim is to ensure that new machinery for applying pesticides does not unnecessarily harm the environment. To this end, the proposal introduces additional environmental requirements to be met by new...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Economy and Finance: a particularly packed informal meeting
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Barroso team lays out its work priorities for 2009
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Europeans and Russians agree on timetable to implement six-point agreement
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: Ministers call for compliance with 6-point plan and want independent international investigation into Georgian conflict
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: EU discusses future of transatlantic relations
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Commission calls for resumption of political dialogue
(EU) EU/GYMNICH:
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes 15% reduction in most Baltic Sea fish quotas
(EU) EU/AFRICAN UNION: Commission and AU launch Africa-EU energy partnership
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission provides €2 million fast-track humanitarian aid for Haiti
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2007: Siim Kallas admits that court will not give positive declaration of assurance on 2007 budget management
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Investigation into corruption involves Commission official
(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Negotiations on two own-initiative reports on financial supervision and speculative funds making good progress
(EU) EU/JHA: According to France Terre d'asile NGO, asylum seekers subject to treatment that varies considerably throughout EU
(EU) EU/JHA: UNHCR calls for more rights for asylum seekers
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/GMO: Soybean A2704-12 authorisation
(EU) EU/PLANTS: Call for “plant health control plan”
(EU) EU/PLANTS: Vassiliou visits Plant Variety Office
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission machinery used for pesticide application to comply with further standards
(EU) EU/ENERGY: In light of Russo-Georgian conflict, Mr Piebalgs reaffirms need to diversify sources and routes of supply
(EU) EU/ENERGY: French and Belgian TSOs, RTE and ELIA, to start up joint regional technical coordination centre
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: New Eurydice study on teachers' autonomy
(EU) EU/SPORT: Commission repeats request to Peking for cooperation with paralympic committee in fostering inclusion of people with disabilities
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rome to propose to its EU partners that EIB be made into European sovereign fund
(EU) EU/SOCIAL ECONOMY: President Barroso pleads for social Europe marked by spirit of entrepreneurship
(EU) EU/HOUSING:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: publication of annual Eurofound report on working time in EU 27
(EU) EU/CIVIL SOCIETY: European Civic Forum launches its "Plan C for Europe"- C for citizenship, civic-mindedness and communication
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTTEE OF THE REGIONS: Conference on mobilising for democracy and 2009 European elections
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Renewable energies:
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Polls:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 791
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