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Insight EU Environment Monitoring 28 July 2023

UN Secretary-General appoints Ms. Tatiana Molcean of Moldova as next Executive Secretary of UNECE +++ Eurometaux: Raw Materials & Clean Mobility debate +++ EU Commission steps up protection of children from unsafe toys +++ EU Commission Q&A on the Toy Safety proposal.

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01/08/2023
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Insight EU Environment Monitoring 27 July 2023

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE: A robust set of measures to boost sustainable investments for the transition. +++ The green transition: Sustainability disclosures in the financial services sector – what’s next? +++ GLOBAL FOOD SUMMIT: Deputy Secretary-General’s Closing Remarks and Introduction of the SG’s Call to Action: Food Systems Summit +++ Speech of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski on 27 July 2023 +++ EU HEALTH UNION: Digitalisation, mental health and open strategic autonomy, key issues

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29/07/2023

Canada, Mexico, United States: Outcome of second Fentanyl Committee meeting

On July 25, 2023 Mexico’s Secretary of Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez hosted U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas (virtually) in the second meeting of the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee to propel and expand actions on our shared commitment to combat the trafficking of synthetic drugs.

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28/07/2023

Switzerland/USA: MRA on the manufacturing practice for medicinal products takes effect

The Federal Council already approved the agreement with the USA for mutual recognition of inspections relating to the manufacture of medicinal products on 16 December 2022. On 12 January 2023, this agreement was signed in Washington, D.C. by delegations from Switzerland and the United States. Subsequently, the two partner authorities – the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Swissmedic – scrutinised each other’s processes for monitoring medicinal product manufacturers in

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27/07/2023
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Insight EU Environment Monitoring 25 July 2023

AGRIFISH COUNCIL: Main results of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 25 July 2023, including New Genomic Techniques and the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products +++ POLLINATORS: Draft EU Parliament Motion “A new deal for pollinators” +++ ANIMAL TRIALS: EU Commission acts to accelerate phasing out of animal testing in response to a European Citizens’ Initiative +++ EMA: Paving the way towards coordinated clinical trials in public

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27/07/2023

UN : Over 350,000 children in developing world missing out on cancer treatment

Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed with cancer in low and middle-income countries, severely limiting their chances of survival, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. Only a quarter of low-income countries cover childhood cancer medicines in through public benefits, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said at his weekly press briefing in Geneva.

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26/07/2023

Wild birds heavily affected by avian influenza

In Finland, exceptionally large numbers of deaths have been recorded this summer among wild birds as a result of the A(H5) virus infection. Avian influenza viruses are poorly transmitted from animals to humans or from person to person. In 2023, avian influenza has circulated extensively among wild birds throughout Europe. Black-headed gulls especially have been heavily affected by the virus.

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26/07/2023
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Insight EU Environment Monitoring 24 July 2023

ECHA’s committees: EU-wide PFAS ban in firefighting foams warranted +++ INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS: One step closer to the European market for Ukrainian manufacturers with the preparations on an Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) +++ SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION: EU consumer affairs chiefs discuss next steps on sustainable consumption and consumer rights.

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26/07/2023

Insight EU Climate Monitoring 21 July 2023

UNFCCC: All latest documents, party-submitted reports, decisions, and other resources +++ GLOBAL WARMING: Spike in dengue cases due to global warming, warns WHO +++ CLIMATE STATISTICS: UNECE: Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Climate Change-related Statistics 2023

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25/07/2023

Insight EU Environment Monitoring 20 July 2023

EU priorities at the 78th UN General Assembly: EU Council approves conclusions +++ MEPs call for renewed commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development +++ Non-transposition of EU legislation: EU Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives

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22/07/2023
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Insight EU Environment Monitoring 19 July 2023

CELAC Summit, Taiwan Hearing, Critical Raw Materials and Net-Zero Industrial Act (NZIA) +++ The ‘new geopolitics’ of mineral supply chains: A window of opportunity for African countries – Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik +++ Ahead of SDG Summit in September, countries commit to scaling up action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals +++ The EU’s Voluntary Review reaffirms commitment to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals at home and around the

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21/07/2023

Finland intensifies measures to combat avian influenza at fur farms

Highly pathogenic avian influenza was diagnosed in fur animals in Finland in July 2023. The addition of highly pathogenic avian influenza in fur animals to the category of other animal disease to be combated gives the animal health authorities the right to take the necessary measures to eradicate the infection and prevent the spread of the disease.

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20/07/2023

Greener and healthier Europe: EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition

Given the potential of the Missions instrument to galvanise change, and the fact that the New European Bauhaus initiative already shares several characteristics with EU Missions, the Commission today begins the preparatory phase for a dedicated new EU Mission, following the same process as for the first five. This includes the appointment of a Mission Board, and the drafting of a Mission Implementation Plan, both of which will help define

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19/07/2023

Preliminary outbreak assessment: Lumpy skin disease in Libya

The first outbreak started on 8 May 2023 in Swanee, Al Jifarah and was confirmed on 8 June 2023 (WOAH, 2023). The second outbreak started in Janzour, Al Jifarah on 20 May 2023, approximately 11km from the first outbreak. The third outbreak occurred in Alzaytua, Tripoli, approximately 11km from Swanee, and started on 1 June 2023 (ProMed, 2023).

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19/07/2023

France: Foreign minister Colonna visits  Germany and Alsace

Mme Colonna and her counterpart will visit the water treatment and storage plant in Steinfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate. The plant, designed to produce drinking water for the southern Palatinate and North Alsace areas, is part of the Franco-German PAWENA (Palatinat Alsace Wasser Eau Nature) project, paid for with European funding. The facility illustrates bilateral cooperation on the environment.

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19/07/2023

Health: EU steps up action to prevent shortages of antibiotics for next winter

The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are today issuing recommendations for actions to avoid shortages of key antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections for European patients in the next winter season. These recommendations, which have been developed through the Executive Steering Group on Shortages and Safety of Medicinal Products (MSSG), complement the process to develop an EU list of critical medicines.

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17/07/2023
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