An EU-funded product testing campaign to evaluate the safety of hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers found that 13 of 17 samples passed laboratory tests. Questions over the four remaining samples indicate a need to make consumers more aware of the risks of using these products and the importance of market surveillance. Market surveillance authorities (MSAs) in […]
Continue ReadingThe gatekeepers designated on 6 September 2023, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft, have submitted reports on their updated compliance measures under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), outlining the changes they have implemented and measures they have taken during the past year. The gatekeepers also submitted to the Commission updated independently audited reports on consumer profiling techniques. The public versions of the updated […]
Continue ReadingOn 5 and 6 March, the EU as a Chair of the coastal states consultations on mackerel, called for a meeting with a view to continuing discussions towards a comprehensive sharing arrangement and ensuring the sustainable management of this ailing fishery. The Commission regrets that, unfortunately, no progress could be made despite prior assurances from […]
Continue ReadingPlastic pollution is found in all habitats on Earth, and is considered a major environmental hazard. The EU is committed to tackling plastic pollution through its plastics strategy, adopted in 2018 as part of its circular economy action plan. While definitions vary, plastic in the environment is split by size into macroplastic particles (pieces of >5 mm […]
Continue ReadingOlive farming generates a range of by-products from pruning and harvesting, as well as wastewater and materials from the olive oil extraction process and the pomace (skins, pulp and seeds). These organic waste materials contain compounds which can be either detrimental or beneficial to the environment, depending on how they are managed. For example, olive […]
Continue ReadingMarch 9, 2026, 12:50 p.mMarch 9, 2026, 12:50 p.m Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Israel of illegally using white phosphorus in an attack on a residential area in southern Lebanon last week. The human rights organization was able to verify seven recordings and assign them geographically, it said in a report. An employee spoke […]
Continue ReadingWhen: Tuesday 10 March 2026, 17.30 CET Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (WEISS N -1/201), European Parliament in Strasbourg and via Interactio. You can also follow it via Parliament’s webstreaming. Interpretation will be available in English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Polish. Background On 18 December 2024, Parliament established a Special Committee on […]
Continue ReadingTwo teenagers have been arrested after inadvertently leaving the knapsack for staff to find.
Continue ReadingWhen: Monday 9 March at 16.30 Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio Key topics this week include: Debate on the US-Israel military operation against the Iranian regime and on the 19-20 March EU summit. Tackling Europe’s housing crisis: debate and vote on the recommendations by Parliament’s special committee on housing Debate and […]
Continue ReadingThe final session of the Young Citizens’ Assembly on Pollinators concluded over the weekend, marking the end of a nine-month process during which around 100 randomly selected young Europeans aged 18 to 29 worked together to explore how to reverse the alarming decline of wild pollinating insects. The Assembly presented a series of recommendations to […]
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