Already on July 6, the Food Safety Authority EFSA issued a positive risk assessment for the extension of glyphosate. Yesterday, it published its conclusions. It becomes apparent: Although, according to EFSA, there are no critical problem areas that justify a ban on the controversial herbicide, the authority claims some data gaps.These concern in particular:As previously […]
Less than two weeks ago, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) gave the green light for the extension of the controversial herbicide glyphosate in its risk assessment. And already the Commission has submitted a draft extension to member states. The official proposal for a delegated act is expected as early as September. And this despite […]
As much as we appreciate your attention, on warm summer days you might want to read something other than Analyses and News about the EU. That’s why you’ll find book recommendations from our editorial team here from time to time in the coming weeks. However, our recommendations are not always light and easy, as Charlotte […]
This week, the time is finally set. The Commission wants to present a proposal for the coordinated EU and Euratom withdrawal from the Energy Charter. The College of EU Commissioners wants to decide by Friday in the written procedure. Rarely does so little information get through to us journalists. Even the deputies of the member […]
Just under a month ago, this news made headlines: Bayer is no longer allowed to market its glyphosate product Roundup as “safe” and “non-toxic” in the US. For $6.9 million, the company had settled one of many lawsuits Bayer inherited from Monsanto. The decision on whether glyphosate is “safe” is still pending in the EU. […]
Why do politicians write books? Journalists ask themselves this question every time a former or current minister or member of parliament writes a book. Or, in most cases: has it written for them. Gerhard Schröder, Annalena Baerbock, Heiko Maas, Sigmar Gabriel – they’ve all done it before.Rarer are politicians who write their own books – […]
Mr. Andersson, as a migration researcher, you coined the term “business of bordering Europe.” What do you understand by this?In the early 2000s, long before the so-called migration crisis, I watched as the EU increasingly relied on surveillance technology, border patrols, and cooperation with neighboring countries to control migration. However, such measures usually lead to […]
The corruption scandal in the European Parliament involving bribes from Qatar and Morocco has now been known for six months. Eva Kaili has meanwhile got rid of her ankle bracelet, is waiting for her trial and wants to return to Parliament. It has also been six months since the EU institutions promised to tighten controls […]
Today, the Brussels plenum will vote on the Due Diligence Act. It will be exciting. As reported on Tuesday, the group of MEPs from CDU/CSU wants to vote against the report of Lara Wolters (S&D). In doing so, they also opposed their party colleague Axel Voss, who as shadow rapporteur, has tried to negotiate an […]
Rarely does the Commission keep a legislative project as under wraps as the democracy defense package it plans to unveil on June 7. So far, hardly any information is leaking out of the Berlaymont.This is causing a certain amount of mistrust, especially among civil society. Particularly controversial: the planned directive on the funding of interest […]