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A Better Regulation for Plant Protection

The European seed industry is pleased with the improved provisions for seed treatment and minor uses but remains wary on possible loss of important crop protection solutions due to strict cut-off criteria. Innovation and practical implementation will be key to maintain competitiveness.

EBF - European Banking Federation

Rail sector welcomes publication of “truth about trucks” study

The European rail sector warmly welcomes the publication yesterday of the CE Delft study “Are trucks taking their toll?” which provides solid and unbiased scientific evidence on environmental, safety and congestion impacts of lorries in the EU.
 

EHFG - European Health Forum Gastein

The EUROPEAN HEALTH FORUM GASTEIN (EHFG) was founded in 1998 as a European health policy conference with the aim of providing a platform for discussion for the various stakeholders in the field of public health and health care. Since then the EHFG has developed into a key annual event, bringing together, 

Majority supports pesticide legislation; Industry looks forward to more science and less fiction during implementation

Brussels --- The Plant Protection Industry looks forward to more and better science in the wake of the European Parliament’s majority support for its pesticide regulatory package.  Parliament voted in favour of the trialogue agreement on the regulation governing authorisation of plant protection products and in favour of the trialogue agreement on the framework directive ensuring the sustainable use of pesticides. The package must now be officially adopted by the Council before being published in the Official Journal of the EU.

MEPs call for immediate end to hostilities in Gaza

MEPs have co-signed a crucial resolution regarding the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza which is due to be approved tomorrow in Strasbourg. The resolution calls on both sides to respect UN Security Council resolution 1860 that demands an immediate end to the hostilities, the withdrawal of the Israeli troops from Gaza, the sustained re opening of the crossing points, the lifting of the blockade and the prevention of smuggling of illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition.

5th IRU Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference to be held in Almaty

The IRU’s 5th Euro-Asian Road Transport Conference, “The Reopening of the Silk Road: from Vision to Reality”, will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 11 and 12 June 2009, gathering some 400 international figures from the political and business worlds.

European farming sector has mixed views of outcome of European Parliament’s vote on plant protection

The European Parliament adopted two major pieces of legislation on plant protection today: one on the authorisation and marketing of plant protection products, the other on their sustainable use. The farmers and agri-cooperatives represented by Copa-Cogeca have mixed views of the outcome of this three-year process.
Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of Copa-Cogeca, said, “We are relieved that the EU will continue to base its legislation on sound science and has not given in to the most extreme voices.

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