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Daily News 25 / 11 / 2020

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 25 Nov 2020 COLLEGE MEETING: Commission adopts Action Plan on Intellectual Property to strengthen EU's economic resilience and recoveryToday, the Commission adopted a new...

Commission adopts Action Plan on Intellectual Property to strengthen EU's economic resilience and recovery

European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 Nov 2020 Today, the Commission published a new Action Pan on Intellectual Property to help companies, especially small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), to make the mos...

Action Plan on Intellectual Property - Questions and Answers

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 25 Nov 2020 Why is intellectual property important for the EU economy and its recovery?Intangible assets such as inventions, cultural creations, brands, software, know-how...

Regulation on data governance – Questions and Answers

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 25 Nov 2020 IndexData governanceData for societyData sharing with public and private sectorEuropean Data Spaces1.  Data governanceWhat is data governance?Data...

Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 10-11 December

European Commission Speech Brussels, 25 Nov 2020 Grazie, Presidente,Honourable Members,I come to Parliament today to report on our plans for the next European Council on 10 and 11 December. But before I will...

Commissioner Johansson opening remarks at the press conference to launch the action plan on Integration and Inclusion

European Commission Speech Brussels, 24 Nov 2020 Integration and inclusion is an investment, in a more resilient society, socially and economically.Today, around 34 million, 8%, of us living in the EU were bo...

Speech by Vice-President Šefčovič at the European Conference on Batteries

European Commission Speech Brussels, 24 Nov 2020 Thank you Melinda, and good morning everyone.It is a privilege to be speaking at such an important event, especially as we find ourselves on the cusp of someth...

Action plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027: Questions and Answers

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 24 Nov 2020 What are the main challenges for newcomers when they move to the EU?Migrants and EU citizens with a migrant background often face challenges in terms of discr...

EU reconfirms support for Afghanistan at 2020 Geneva Conference

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 Nov 2020 The European Union today reconfirmed its long-standing solidarity and partnership with the people of Afghanistan, pledging support of €1.2 billion over the period 2021–2025 in both long-term and emergency assistance at the[…]

Mandatory Transparency Register: provisional agreement on substantial points

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 Nov 2020 At their sixth political meeting on 24 November, Parliament, Council and Commission negotiators confirmed that additional progress has been made.

Remarks byCommissioner Sinkevičius, in charge of Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, at the Press Conference on the occasion of the launch of the EEA's ‘Air Quality in Europe - 2020 Report'

European Commission Speech Brussels, 23 Nov 2020 Hello everyone and thank you for tuning in, As my first point I would like to thank you Hans, and thanks to your colleagues in Copenhagen and across Euro...

Marked improvement in Europe's air quality over past decade, fewer deaths linked to pollution

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Nov 2020 Better air quality has led to a significant reduction of premature deaths over the past decade in Europe.

Stop violence against women: Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative

European Commission Statement Brussels, 23 Nov 2020 Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and High Representative/Vice-President, Jos...

G20 Summit: G20 leaders united to address major global pandemic and economic challenges

European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 Nov 2020 President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and President of the European Council, Charles Michel, represented the EU at the 15th G20 Leaders' s...

State aid: Commission approves German “umbrella” scheme to support uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by coronavirus outbreak

European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 Nov 2020 The European Commission has approved a German “umbrella” scheme to support the uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by the coronavirus outbre...

Daily News 20 / 11 / 2020

European Commission Daily news Brussels, 20 Nov 2020 Presidents von der Leyen and Michel present the EU priorities for the G20 Leaders' SummitPresident of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Presi...

Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel ahead of the G20 Summit

European Commission Statement Brussels, 20 Nov 2020 Ahead of the G20 Summit on 21-22 November, Presidents von der Leyen and Michel held a joint press conference to present the EU's priorities.

Team Europe: European Union and Germany support Senegal with more than €200 million

European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Nov 2020 The European Union (EU) and Germany are supporting Senegal's fight against the coronavirus pandemic by mobilising €112 million from the EU and €1...

Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel, following the EU Leaders' videoconference

European Commission Statement Brussels, 20 Nov 2020 Thank you very much.So indeed, this VTC was mostly about COVID-19. And it has an enormous added value that we have a coordination to what our response to the C...

Mergers: Commission refers acquisition of newly created joint venture by Telefónica and Liberty Global to the UK competition authority

European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 Nov 2020 The European Commission has referred the proposed acquisition by Telefónica S.A. and Liberty Global PLC of a newly created joint venture to the Consumers...

What do EU citizens think about nanomaterials?

A recent survey carried out in five selected EU countries shows that citizens demand better labelling of everyday products containing nanomaterials and increased awareness of the risks and benefits of products containing nanomaterials.

Sharing of information on exports of harmful chemicals continues to grow

Notifications from EU companies to export certain hazardous chemicals outside the Union have continued to steadily rise over the last three years. More than 10 000 notifications were processed in 2019 – an increase of around 35 % compared to[…]

50 % more REACH dossiers checked for compliance in 2019

Latest news - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

The next ENVI Committee meeting will take place on Monday, 30 November from 13.45 to 15.15 and on Tuesday, 1 December from 09.00 to 10.30.In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the[…]

Highlights - Implementation of the EU water legislation - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

On 30 November and 1 December ENVI Members will vote on a response to the Commission’s Fitness Check of the EU Water legislation.The issues considered include the need to improve and speed up the implementation of the Water Framework Directive[…]

DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2019 - PE660.255v01-00

DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2019Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyPascal Canfin Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2019 - PE658.869v01-00

DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2019Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyPascal Canfin Source : © European Union,[…]

DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section III – Commission and executive agencies - PE658.870v01-00

DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, Section III – Commission and executive agenciesCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyPascal Canfin Source :[…]

At a Glance - Policy Departments’ Monthly Highlights - November 2020 - PE 648.241 - Committee on Transport and Tourism - Subcommittee on Human Rights - Special Committee on Beating Cancer - Committee on Budgets - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety - Committee on Budgetary Control - Committee on Legal Affairs

The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing regulation approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 7 and 10 - B9-0366/2020

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTIONpursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedureon the draft Commission implementing regulation approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 7 and 10(D069099/01 - 2020/2852(RSP))Committee on the[…]

Opinion on the consent procedure on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - PE660.306v02-00

Opinion on the consent procedure on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetyAdam Jarubas Source : © European Union, 2020 -[…]

Subject files - Health Working Group - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

The Health Working Group is part of the ENVI Committee activities, focusing on public health issues. It consists of a forum for MEPs to discuss issues that affect the health of Europe's citizens. Many decisions are made at the European[…]

Subject files - New Health Programme ‘Health4EU’- Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

On 14 October 2020, ENVIadopted its report onEU4Healthwith 74 votes to 5 and 1 abstention. The report reinstates thefunding of EUR 9.4 billion, as originally proposed by the Commission, to enhance health promotion and resilience of health systems across the[…]

Highlights - Building a stronger EU framework for public health - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

On 16 November the ENVI Committee held an exchange of views with Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food safety, on EU preparedness and resilience in the field of public health. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a number of shortcomings[…]

Video of a committee meeting - Monday, 16 November 2020 - 13:45 - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Length of video : 123'Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.Source : © European Union, 2020 -[…]

Press release - EU4Health: MEPs pave the way for an effective EU health programme

To close gaps exposed by COVID-19 and ensure that health systems can face future threats to public health, an ambitious EU health programme is needed, say MEPs.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union,[…]

Remarks byCommissioner Sinkevičius, in charge of Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, at the Press Conference on the occasion of the launch of the EEA's ‘Air Quality in Europe - 2020 Report'

European Commission Speech Brussels, 23 Nov 2020 Hello everyone and thank you for tuning in, As my first point I would like to thank you Hans, and thanks to your colleagues in Copenhagen and across Euro...

Press remarks by Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Kadri Simson on the EU Offshore Renewable Strategy

European Commission Speech Brussels, 19 Nov 2020 Press remarks by Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Commissioner Kadri Simson on the EU Offshore Renewable Strategy

Boosting Offshore Renewable Energy for a Climate Neutral Europe

European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 Nov 2020 To help meet the EU's goal of climate neutrality by 2050, the European Commission today presents the EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy. The Strategy proposes to increase Europe's offshore wind capacity

Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy - Key Technologies

European Commission Factsheet Brussels, 19 Nov 2020 Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy - Key Technologies

LIFE programme: Short summaries of projects from the LIFE 2019 call for proposals

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 16 Nov 2020 LIFE programme: Short summaries of projects from the LIFE 2019 call for proposals

Commission report: Europe's nature under threat as world suffers worst year on record for forest fires

European Commission Press release Brussels, 30 Oct 2020 Today, the Joint Research Centre of the Commission presented the 20th edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, ...

Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2021 

European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 Oct 2020 Today the Commission published its proposal setting out catch limits for fish stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea. Based on this proposal, EU fisheries ministers will set the final catch[…]

Speech by President von der Leyen at the closing session of the EU Green Week 2020

European Commission Speech Brussels, 22 Oct 2020 Dear Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),Dear Inger,Dear Commissioners,Dear Jutta and Virginijus,Ladies and gentlemen,Dea...

New State of Nature report points to persisting pressures on Europe's nature 

European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 Oct 2020 Today the European Commission published its latest assessment of the state of nature in the European Union. It provides a comprehensive overview of the situation of Europe's most vulnerable species and habitats[…]

Official Publication 5.2020

The official Gazette of the CPVO has been published and is available for free in electronic format only (PDF).You may download this gazette from the Gazette page.From 15/10/2020 the information related to closing dates and submission requirements for plant material will be updated[…]

Opening remarks by Executive Vice-President Timmermans at the press conference on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

European Commission Speech Brussels, 14 Oct 2020 Thank you all for staying or for joining in right now. I am really happy to be here together with Virginijus to present the Chemicals Strategy and the 8th Envir...

Green Deal: Commission adopts new Chemicals Strategy towards a toxic-free environment

European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 Oct 2020 Today, the European Commission adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The Strategy is the first step towards a zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment announced in the European Green Deal.

Factsheet - Chemical Srategy for Sustainability

European Commission Factsheet Brussels, 14 Oct 2020 Factsheet - Chemical Srategy for Sustainability

Questions and Answers on the Renovation Wave

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 14 Oct 2020 Why is the Commission promoting building renovation?

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Commission adopts EU Methane Strategy as part of European Green Deal

European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 Oct 2020 The European Commission presented today an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions.

State of the Energy Union: Progress made on the clean energy transition and a basis for green recovery

European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 Oct 2020 The Commission adopted today the 2020 State of the Energy Union Report and its accompanying documents focused on different aspects of EU energy policy.

Questions and Answers on theState of the Energy Union report 2020

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 14 Oct 2020 What is the State of the Energy Union Report?

New publication: CPVO case-law Volume II 2015 -2020

The CPVO case-law 2015-2020 Volume II offers a summary of the latest decisions and judgments of CPVO's Board of Appeal, of the General Court and of the Court of Justice of the European Union.  Voume I is also available online and[…]

Public consultation: IP rights outside the European Union

In the framework of the European Union’s Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries, the European Commission (DG Trade) is launching a public consultation in order to gather information on the state of intellectual property protection and[…]

Investing in new energy infrastructure: Green light for EU grants worth nearly €1 billion

European Commission Press release Brussels, 02 Oct 2020 EU Member States agreed yesterday on a Commission proposal to invest €998 million in key European energy infrastructure projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).