07-03-2017 12:00 AM CET
Wide
differences exist between Member States in the treatment of municipal
waste (landfilling, incinerating, recycling and composting). As part of a
shift towards a circular economy, in 2015 the European Commission put
forward four legislative proposals intended to improve waste management
in the European Union. First-reading votes on the reports adopted by the
Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety are scheduled
for the March II plenary.
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International
Women's Day on 8 March provides an opportunity to take stock of
progress towards gender equality. Three own-initiative reports by the
European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
(FEMM), highlighting persistent gender inequalities and emerging issues
in the European Union, are on the agenda for the plenary in March 2017.
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07-03-2017 12:00 AM CET
Controls
undertaken by Member States to ensure the safety of our food are
essential. The operating principals of the 'official controls' are to be
updated and modernised. Parliament is expected to adopt during its
March II plenary its second-reading position, following a trilogue
agreement with the Council, on the proposal which aims to guarantee that
food business operators are controlled with equal effectiveness in all
Member States throughout the whole food chain.
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07-03-2017 12:00 AM CET
Fertilising
products are used to improve plant growth, mainly in agriculture,
enabling higher crop yields. However, they are associated with some
challenges as regards security of supply, the environment and health.
Although the 2003 Fertilisers Regulation, which aimed at ensuring an
internal market in fertilisers, has been effective, it mainly addresses
mineral fertilisers and deters the introduction of new types of
fertilisers. In March 2016, the Commission put forward a legislative
proposal on fertilising products, as announced in the circular economy
action plan. The proposal modernises the conformity assessment and
market surveillance in line with the ‘new legislative framework’ for
product legislation, covers a wider range of fertilising products
(including those manufactured from secondary raw materials), and sets
limits for the presence of heavy metals and contaminants in fertilising
products. Stakeholders’ reactions have been mixed. In the European
Parliament, the proposal is being considered by the Internal Market and
Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee. Two further committees are
associated: Environment and Public Health (ENVI) and Agriculture and
Rural Development (AGRI). The International Trade Committee (INTA) is
also to prepare an opinion.
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07-03-2017 12:00 AM CET
This
note gives an overview of the concept of lifelong guidance and the role
of career guidance in relevant Council Recommendations and Resolutions
adopted by the European Parliament in the fields of education and
employment policies. It presents cooperation structures in the field of
guidance (Europan Lifelong Guidance Policy Network, Euroguidance) and
discusses possible implications of the New Skills Agenda for future
European cooperation in lifelong guidance policies with a particular
view to the revision of the Europass framework.
The Note has been produced by Policy Department A for the Employment and
Social Affairs Committee.
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07-03-2017 12:00 AM CET
The
European Council's role - to 'provide the Union with the necessary
impetus for its development' and to define its 'general political
directions and priorities' - has developed rapidly over the past seven
years. Since June 2014, the European Council Oversight Unit within the
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), the European
Parliament's in-house research service and think-tank, has been
monitoring and analysing the European Council's delivery of the various
commitments made in the conclusions of its meetings. This overview,
presented in the form of a regularly updated Rolling Check-List of
Commitments to Date, is designed to review the degree of progress in
realising the goals which the European Council has set itself since
January 2010 and to assist the Parliament in exercising its important
oversight role in this field.
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07-03-2017 12:00 AM CET
This
report reviews the market trends for the development of digital
networks and applications for 2020 and beyond and, on that basis,
proposes a framework for an optimal regulation for telecommunications
services in the European Union. Against that framework, the report then
critically assesses the draft European Electronic Communications Code
proposed by the Commission in September 2016. We submit that the
Commission’s proposal goes in the right direction but in not ambitious
enough to protect the EU consumers in the App economy and to stimulate
the digital single market. We think that universal service should ensure
an extensive availability of Wi-Fi connections throughout the EU and
that citizens need to be protected by general consumer protection rules
that are smarter and better enforced instead of detailed and complicated
sector-specific rules.
This paper was prepared at the request of Policy Department A and the
IMCO Committee.
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08-03-2017 01:56 PM CET
General
: Palm oil is extensively used in food, cosmetics and biofuels, however
the unsustainable production of the cheap vegetable oil leads to
deforestation, loss of nature habitats and greenhouse gas emissions.
Czech GUE/NGL member Kateřina Konečná calls on the European Commission
to take measure to promote the responsible cultivation of palm oil and
phase out its use for biofuels. The environment committee votes on her
report on 9 March.
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08-03-2017 01:05 PM CET
Following
the recently adopted report on civil law rules in robotics, the
Committee on Legal Affairs has decided to launch a public consultation
on the topic in cooperation with the EPRS. The consultation aims to
encourage citizens and stakeholders alike to have a say on the future
political thinking and legislation in the fields of robotics and
artificial intelligence. Please note that the survey is available only
in English. Translations will be available soon.
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08-03-2017 01:02 PM CET
The
main objective of the hearing is to discuss the existence of a "demos"
which is typically European and which would thus allow for the
construction of a supranational European democracy.
It
should also allow to gather evidence from well-known experts on the
existence of such an element as well as to hear contrasting theories.
The hearing will take place during the regular AFCO meeting of 20 March 2017, from 15.00 until 16:30. Please see the draft agenda below, as well as the presentation received from one of the experts, Professor Daniel Innerarity.
Location : Brussels
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08-03-2017 04:29 PM CET
General
: When it comes to gender equality, much remains to be done, be it at
home, in the office, at school or in politics, according to MEPs
Constance Le Grip and Anna Hedh. We talked to the two member of
Parliament's gender equality committee on the occasion of International
Women's Day on 8 March, which this year focuses on economic empowerment.
Watch our video to find out what they had to say on the subject.Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP
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08-03-2017 07:10 PM CET
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
pursuant to Rule 216(2) of the Rules of Procedure
Cecilia Wikström
on behalf of the Committee on Petitions
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pursuant to Rule 216(2) of the Rules of Procedure
on obstacles to EU citizens’ freedom to move and work in the internal market
(2016/3042(RSP))Cecilia Wikström
on behalf of the Committee on Petitions
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08-03-2017 08:25 PM CET
Question for written answer P-001509/2017
to the Commission
Rule 130
Andrea Cozzolino (S&D)
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to the Commission
Rule 130
Andrea Cozzolino (S&D)
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