Clearer rules and cleaner air are among the aims of the Industrial Emissions Directive approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday. Stricter limits will apply for air pollution, for example,…
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Euro-MPs renewed their appeal for a ban on food from cloned animals when they voted on novel foods legislation on Wednesday. They also demanded a moratorium on foods using nanotechnology…
A “European Youth Guarantee” to ensure that young people who are unemployed do not remain jobless for more than four months is among proposals made by MEPs in a resolution…
Compulsory separate collection and recycling of biowaste should be a central plank of a new EU biowaste directive, said MEPs in a resolution adopted on Tuesday.Every year, between 118 and…
Any reform of labour law should seek to protect workers in “non-standard” employment, such as part-time or temporary work, and make it easier to move between various types of work…
Ships entering and departing from EU ports will no longer be subject to complex, repetitive administrative formalities thanks to a new directive approved by European Parliament on Tuesday.All Member States…
New legislation is needed to ensure fair returns to farmers and transparent prices to consumers, by enforcing fair competition throughout the food supply chain, said the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee…
The European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee approved today new proposals for a European trust mark to encourage cross-border e-trading by building consumer trust.The internet is the fastest growing retail channel,…
The European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee passed today two resolutions, calling for legislation on remuneration in the EU financial service sector and on the management of cross-border banking crises.These resolutions…
Proposed EU rules on derivatives trading must be made clearer and tougher, so as to reduce speculative trading and ensure that as many derivatives as possible are traded through open…
