Returnable single-use bottles in Germany

Plenary session - Sustainable use of pesticides

Press conference on “the authorisation procedure for pesticides” by PEST Committee at the EP in Strasbourg

EP plenary session - Union's authorization procedure for pesticides

EP plenary session - Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides

PEST Committee Meeting. Vote on the report on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides

EP plenary session - Persistent organic pollutants

Press conference - ' Pesticides: To live without them '

EP Press conference : Protecting workers from the risks associated with exposure to carcinogenic or mutagenic substances at work

Conference - Pesticide free Towns - European policies, local strategies and future perspectives

Press Conference on EU authorisation of pesticides

Use of water in the production of beer in the context of the drinking water directive

Plenary session- Organic production and labelling of organic products

Constitutive meeting of the Special Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides (PEST)

Fertiliser production site - Production line  - Packaging and preparation for transport

OECD-EPRS Policy Roundtable : ' The next production revolution : Implications for governments and businesses '

Plenary session Week 24 2017 in Strasbourg - Glyphosate and authorisation procedures

EP Plenary session - Need to impose sanctions on the import of Russian and Belarusian food and agricultural products to the EU and to ensure stability of EU agricultural production

A new “right to repair” must encompass long-lasting products that can be fixed, labelling to better inform consumers and extending guarantee rights. The draft text stresses that an effective right to repair should address a product’s lifecycle and take into account product design, ethical production, standardisation, labelling on reparability and on the expected lifespan of a product. Opening statements by Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens/EFA, DE), Author and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency.

Right to repair: opening statements by Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens/EFA, DE), Author and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

Votes on requests for urgent procedure, including: Medicinal products made available in the UK with respect to Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Ireland and Malta - Pascal CANFIN (Renew, FR); Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources; Security of gas supply and conditions for access to natural gas transmission networks; Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms - Samira RAFAELA (Renew, NL) and Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN (Greens/EFA, DK); Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System - Cyrus ENGERER (S&D, MT); Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road - Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR (EPP, PT); The future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU - Manuel PIZARRO (S&D, PT);

Voting session: votes on requests for urgent procedure

This strategy will help the EU shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient. It aims to ensure that the textile industry recovers from the COVID-19 crisis in a sustainable way by making it more competitive, applying circular economy principles to production, products, consumption, waste management and secondary raw materials and directing investment, research and innovation. Closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries.

The need for an ambitious EU Strategy for sustainable textiles: closing statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

This strategy will help the EU shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient. It aims to ensure that the textile industry recovers from the COVID-19 crisis in a sustainable way by making it more competitive, applying circular economy principles to production, products, consumption, waste management and secondary raw materials and directing investment, research and innovation.

The need for an ambitious EU Strategy for sustainable textiles: MEPs debate

The need for an ambitious EU Strategy for sustainable textiles: extracts from the debate

This strategy will help the EU shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient. It aims to ensure that the textile industry recovers from the COVID-19 crisis in a sustainable way by making it more competitive, applying circular economy principles to production, products, consumption, waste management and secondary raw materials and directing investment, research and innovation. Opening statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries.

The need for an ambitious EU Strategy for sustainable textiles: opening statement by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

This strategy will help the EU shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient. It aims to ensure that the textile industry recovers from the COVID-19 crisis in a sustainable way by making it more competitive, applying circular economy principles to production, products, consumption, waste management and secondary raw materials, directing investment, research and innovation. This infoclip illustrates the Circular economy: sustainable textile strategy with an organization that operates a used clothing collection service to create new and unique piece of clothes and with a leather goods workshop creating bags with recycled tarpaulin

Infoclip: Circular economy: sustainable textile strategy

On 10 February, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on proposed new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. MEPs are set to demand stronger sustainability and performance requirements and more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. Closing statements by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur.

Batteries and waste batteries: closing statements by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur

On 10 February, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on proposed new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. MEPs are set to demand stronger sustainability and performance requirements and more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. Second part of the debate.

Batteries and waste batteries: MEPs debate (Part 2/2)

On 10 February, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on proposed new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. MEPs are set to demand stronger sustainability and performance requirements and more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. First part of the debate.

Batteries and waste batteries: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

On 10 February, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on proposed new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. MEPs are set to demand stronger sustainability and performance requirements and more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. They also want the battery industry to follow internationally recognised due diligence standards across their entire value chain. Opening statements by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur, Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT), ITRE Committee; Antonius MANDERS (EPP,NL), IMCO Committee, Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and Ismail ERTUG (S&D, DE), TRAN Committee.

Batteries and waste batteries: opening statements by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur, Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), Ismail ERTUG (S&D, DE) and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted on Thursday, with 74 votes in favour, 8 against and 5 abstentions, its position on proposed rules to govern the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. Rapporteur Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), explaines that the report includes the possibility for any citizen to remove these batteries on their own and also having batteries that are more accessible to consumers. She also stressed that the EP added an ad hoc category: “Light Means of Transport” (batteries used for electric cars and also for mopeds, scooters) for these forms of batteries that will be increasingly used and available on the market.

Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries: statement by Simona BONAFÈ (S&D, IT), rapporteur

The Digital Services Act (DSA) proposal, debated in the plenary, on Wednesday, aims to create a safer digital space in which users’ rights are protected, including through rules to tackle illegal products, services or content online, enhance the accountability and transparency of algorithms, and deal with content moderation. On Thursday, MEPs adopted a set of measures with 530 votes to 78, with 80 abstentions.

Digital Services Act: extracts from the debate, results of the vote, statement by Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&D,DK), rapporteur

The Environment Committee of the European Parliament debates with Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, about the proposed new legislation that the European Parliament called for in order to stop EU-driven global deforestation and forest degradation by obliging companies placing products on the EU market to carry out due diligence. Extracts from the exchange of views and statement by rapporteur Delara BURKHARDT (S&D,DE).

European Parliament's legislative proposal to reduce the risk of deforestation/forest degradation: extracts from exchange of views between ENVI Committee and Virginijus Sinkevičius Commissioner for Environment, statement by rapporteur Delara BURKHARD

The infoclip is showing different smart home appliances in the showroom of Living Tomorrow Headquarter, Vilvoorde, Belgium.

Infoclip: Artificial Intellligence - Future smart homes

Members of the Public Health (ENVI) and Industry (ITRE) committees debate how to increase capacity and improve delivery of COVID-19 vaccines with pharmaceutical companies (AstraZeneca, Moderna, CureVac, Novavax, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer Group and Sanofi Pasteur) and Commissioners Thierry Breton and Stella Kyriakides. Statements of MEPs : CANFIN Pascal (Renew, FR), BUŞOI Cristian-Silviu (EPP, RO), GUTELAND Jytte (S&D, SE), BALDASSARRE Simona (ID, IT). Statements of CEOs of pharmaceutical companies : SORIOT Pascal, CEO AstraZeneca, BANCEL Stéphane, CEO Moderna, HAAS Franz-Werner, CEO Curevac, ERCK Stan, CEO Novavax, HWANG Angela, CEO Pfizer, STOFFELS Paul, CEO Johnson & Johnson, TRIOMPHE Thomas, CEO Sanofi.

How to increase the capacity of COVID 19 vaccine production and improve delivery: extracts from the Joint ENVI-ITRE hearing

Members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) have a joint hearing on "How to increase the capacity of COVID 19 vaccine production and improve delivery". Exchange of views with CEOs of the pharmaceutical industry on COVID 19 (Corona) vaccine production and delivery. Welcome and opening remarks by Pascal CANFIN (Renew,FR), ENVI Chair, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI (EPP,RO), ITRE Chair, Stella KYRIAKIDES, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety.

Joint hearing of the ENVI and ITRE Committee "How to increase the capacity of COVID 19 vaccine production and improve delivery": Welcome and opening remarks

Members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) have a joint hearing on "How to increase the capacity of COVID 19 vaccine production and improve delivery". Exchange of views with CEOs of the pharmaceutical industry on COVID 19 (Corona) vaccine production and delivery. Closing remarks by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market.

Joint ENVI - ITRE Hearing Joint hearing of the ENVI and ITRE Committee - "How to increase the capacity of COVID 19 vaccine production and improve delivery": Statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

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Returnable single-use bottles in Germany

Plenary session - Sustainable use of pesticides

Plenary session - Sustainable use of pesticides

Press conference on “the authorisation procedure for pesticides” by PEST Committee at the EP in Strasbourg

EP plenary session - Union's authorization procedure for pesticides

EP plenary session - Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides

PEST Committee Meeting. Vote on the report on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides

EP plenary session - Persistent organic pollutants

Press conference - ' Pesticides: To live without them '

EP Press conference : Protecting workers from the risks associated with exposure to carcinogenic or mutagenic substances at work

Conference - Pesticide free Towns - European policies, local strategies and future perspectives

Press Conference on EU authorisation of pesticides

Use of water in the production of beer in the context of the drinking water directive

Plenary session- Organic production and labelling of organic products

Constitutive meeting of the Special Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides (PEST)

Fertiliser production site - Production line - Packaging and preparation for transport

OECD-EPRS Policy Roundtable : ' The next production revolution : Implications for governments and businesses '

Plenary session Week 24 2017 in Strasbourg - Glyphosate and authorisation procedures