Our IEU MONITORING headlines today:
AIR POLLUTION
- EU Court of Justice: Between 2010 and 2016, Germany systematically and persistently exceeded the limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
- Europa-SPD zum EuGH-Urteil zu Stickoxid-Werten: Schallende Ohrfeige für CSU-Minister
- Die Grünen/EFA zum EuGH-Urteil wegen zu hoher Stickoxidbelastung: Dieselskandal geht weiter
- DIW: Claudia Kemfert: „Stickoxid-Urteil des EuGH ist Folge einer noch immer verfehlten Verkehrspolitik“
NITROGEN
- Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze calls for a 2030 nitrogen reduction target
BIODIVERSITY
- Biodiversity: MEPs set to demand binding targets to protect wildlife and humans
- S&D: MEP César Luena on the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy
- UN: Restoration call for area ‘the size of China’ to protect falling biodiversity and food insecurity
PLASTICS
- Plastics Sustainability Webinar Series June 2021
TOY SUBSTANCES
- Toy Safety: EU Commission limits the presence of a harmful substance in toys
THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
- Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control – Rotterdam Convention
COVID-19
- New international approach to combat emerging health threats as crucial G7 health talks begin G7 UK Presidency 2021
- EU Digital COVID Certificate: safe travel without discrimination – EU Parliament
- Vaccine disinformation: platforms monitoring program extended until the end of the year – EU Commission
- OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices
ANIMAL TESTS
- On a 30-year mission to replace animal tests with alternative methods – EU Joint Research Centre
EFSA BRIEFS
- Ad hoc method for the assessment of animal diseases caused by bacteria resistant to antimicrobials
- Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting on Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (formerly Lactobacillus plantarum) CECT 8350 and Limosilactobacillus reuteri (formerly Lactobacillus reuteri) CECT 8700 (AQ02) for suckling piglets (AQUILON CYL S.L.)
- Safety and efficacy of feed additives consisting of Vitamin B2 (98%) and Vitamin B2 (80%) as riboflavin produced by Bacillus subtilis KCCM 10445 for all animal species (Hubei Guangji Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.)
- Safety and efficacy of an additive consisting of potassium diformate (Formi™ LHS) for piglets (weaned) and pigs for fattening (Addcon GmbH)
- Scientific opinion on the relationship between intake of alpha-lipoic acid (thioctic acid) and the risk of insulin autoimmune syndrome
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