First of all, I should like to welcome you to our EPP-ED Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety website. The purpose of this site is to present our aims and day-to-day work in the EU for a better environment, improved food safety and an efficient health policy for all citizens and for future generations.
We believe that politics is about making choices, defining clear political messages to the electorate and taking often tough decisions to tackle the challenges of the day...

PRESS RELEASES

03/09/2008	Better packaging and labelling of substances supported by the European Parliament. Amalia Sartori MEP and Andreas Schwab MEP
28/08/2008	EU food labelling must be consumer-friendly but not absurd. Renate Sommer MEP
26/08/2008	Cross-border healthcare - John Bowis appointed Rapporteur on new EU Directive
09/07/2008	Tougher stance on biofuels. Anders Wijkman MEP
08/07/2008	Aviation Emissions Trading Scheme agreed by the European Parliament. Peter Liese MEP

NEWS

Classification and labelling of substances The EU is implementing a UN agreement on the worldwide harmonisation of the classification and labelling of chemical substances, the so-called Globalised System for Classification and Labelling (GHS). Amalia Sartori MEP (Italy) presents her reports on the subject to plenary in Brussels on Wednesday 3rd September in the the European Parliament. The Parliament and Council have reached agreement on the new provisions that create a level playing-field for producers and more transparency for consumers. The EU's chemicals policy REACH will be based on the new classification.

Three reports: Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

John Bowis appointed rapporteur on cross-border healthcare directive Long-time campaigner for EU patient mobility, John Bowis MEP, has been appointed the European Parliament's rapporteur on a directive that sets a clearer framework for cross-border patient rights...

POLICY

Environmental problems are increasingly taking on a world-wide dimension and will continue to worsen if they are not dealt with decisively. In the European Union it is now recognised that environmental and economic problems are inextricably linked. Therefore, one of the European Union's fundamental tasks is to promote sustained, environmentally-friendly growth...

PAST EVENTS

Hearing on food labelling German MEP Renate Sommer organised a hearing on the future of food labelling regulation in the EU on Thursday 28th June in the European Parliament in Brussels...

Herbicides on Railway Tracks An EPP-ED conference on the herbicides used around railway tracks takes place in the European Parliament on 12 June...

Emissions Trading Scheme Avril Doyle MEP is Rapporteur for the European Parliament on the Commission's Proposal for a Directive on the Review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).

The aim of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme is to help EU Member States achieve their commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective way. Allowing participating companies to buy or sell emission allowances means that emission cuts can be achieved at the least cost economically.

On Thursday 15 May, Avril Doyle MEP addressed the hearing 'The future of the EU Emissions Trading System' on the Commission’s post-2012 proposal which took place in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament. The hearing comprised four thematic sessions focusing on allocation, competitiveness, scope and operation and the international dimension. If adopted, Doyle's report will be one of the most important pieces of legislation to come out of the European Parliament during the 2004-2009 mandate.

Video: Avril Doyle on ETS