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EuCheMS Publishes Conclusions from Glyphosate Debate
The conclusions of the workshop Glyphosate: Harmless Tool or Sneaky Poison? are now available online. Among other, the conclusions call for more research regarding maximum daily intake of glyphosate, to develop standard methods for reliable measurements, or to increase transparency through the funding of dossiers submitted to ECHA/EFSA. The conclusions and other materials from…
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ERC Plan for 2018: Nearly €2 Billion Investment in Top Researchers in Europe
Earlier this month, the European Research Council (ERC) announced its 2018 grant competitions with a total budget of around €1.86 billion, most of which earmarked for early- to mid-career researchers. In addition, the ERC is reintroducing Synergy Grants, the funding scheme for groups of two to four scientists who jointly address ambitious research problems. The…
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Acrylamide: Vote in Favour of Commission's Proposal to Reduce Presence in Food
Member States´ representatives voted in favour of European Commission's proposal to reduce the presence of acrylamide in food. Once implemented, the new regulation will require that food business operators (FBOs) apply mandatory measures to reduce the presence of acrylamide, proportionate to the size and nature of their establishment.
The agreed text will now be…
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Council Agrees its Position for the 2018 EU Budget
Earlier in July the EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on the 2018 EU draft budget, ahead of the negotiations with the European Parliament starting in October. The Council's position for 2018 amounts to €158.9 billion in commitments and €144.4 billion in payments, up by 0.6% and 7.4% respectively compared to the 2017 EU budget. Payments increase significantly…
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Open Access to JRC Research Infrastructures
As early as December 2017, researchers will be able to use the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) research facilities located in Ispra (Italy), and thereafter in Geel (Belgium), Karlsruhe (Germany) and Petten (Netherlands), thus helping to maximise the benefits of these world-class infrastructures and laboratories. Past successful cooperation with universities, research institutes and SMEs…
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Organic Food: New Rules for EU Label Agreed Between Parliament and Council
New rules to increase consumer trust in organic products and promote growth of this market were informally agreed between European Parliament and Council of the EU negotiators. Among other, the new rules include strict, risk-based controls along the supply chain; imports should comply with EU standards; farmers will be obliged to apply precautionary measures to…
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EU Action to Combat Marine Litter
The European Parliament has recently published the outcomes of the workshop EU Action to Combat Marine Litter. This report summarises four presentations by experts and discussions which took place at this workshop held on 3 May 2017 in the European Parliament. The aim was to provide background information to the Environment, Public Health and Food…
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International Research Cooperation on the Atlantic Ocean
The EU, Brazil, and South Africa have recently signed in Lisbon the Belém Statement on Atlantic Research and Innovation Cooperation. Recognising that Oceans play a key role in developing national and regional economies, in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and addressing climate change, the parties state in this document their commitment towards further collaborative scientific…
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New Report on Air Pollution
The annual European Union emission inventory report 1990-2015 under the The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) shows that NH3 emissions fell by 23 % between 1990 and 2015, but increased in the EU-28 between 2014 and 2015 by 1.8 %. The other main pollutants covered…
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New Catalogue of Nanomaterials Used in Cosmetics is Now Online
The European Commission has recently published a catalogue collecting information received from operators (e.g. manufacturers, importers, etc.) on nanomaterials present in cosmetic products. This includes nanomaterials used as colourants, preservatives and UV-filters. The catalogue indicates the categories of cosmetic products and foreseeable exposure conditions. In the EU, operators must notify the cosmetic products notification…
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Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Academic Staff – 2017
Eurydice has just released its latest publication “Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Academic Staff – 2017”. This report explores the current realities for academic staff within the changing higher education landscape in Europe. It focuses on the qualification requirements for academic staff, the recruitment process, employment and working conditions in academia, the impact…
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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RISE - Bridging R&I Sectors in Europe and Worldwide
80 successful consortia have been selected under the 2017 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) call for proposals, which is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. The RISE programme promotes cross-border and cross-sector collaboration through sharing knowledge and ideas from research to market and vice versa within Europe and beyond. With an overall budget of…
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Consultations and Roadmaps
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Roadmap: Fitness check of the EU Ambient Air Quality Directives
Air quality has improved across Europe over the past decades, as emissions of many pollutants were curbed successfully. Nevertheless, significant compliance gaps for some key pollutants prevail – most noteworthy exceedances are for particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and to a certain extent the ozone target values. This fitness check will look at the performance of…
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Public Consultation on Draft Bisphenol A Hazard Assessment Protocol
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Unit on Food Ingredients and Packaging has launched an open consultation on the draft Bisphenol A (BPA) hazard assessment protocol. This protocol details a priori the strategy and methodology for data collection, study inclusion, evidence appraisal and integration that will be applied in the future EFSA’s re-evaluation of BPA…
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Public Consultation of the Draft Opinion “Reflection on Interpretation of Some Aspects Related to Genotoxicity Assessments”
In line with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) policy on openness and transparency and in order for EFSA to receive comments from the scientific community and stakeholders, EFSA has launched public consultations on the draft document “Reflection on Interpretation of Some Aspects Related to Genotoxicity Assessments”. Deadline: 6 September 2017
Website: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/
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Public Consultation on Aluminium in Toys
The European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) have launched a public consultation on the preliminary Opinion Tolerable intake of aluminium with regards to adapting the migration limits for aluminium in toys. The Commission has requested SCHEER to review the currently available data on the toxicity of aluminium, taking…
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Public Consultation to Support the Evaluation of the European Environment Agency and its European Environment Information and Observation Network
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union, which relies on a network of several hundred organisations across EU member States and other member and co-operating countries, the European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET). The objective of the EEA and EIONET, as set out in the founding regulation, is to…
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Calls for Funding and Awards
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Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry - ABCChem
23 – 26 January 2018 Cancún, Mexico Website: http://abcchem.org/ |
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Chemistry in Europe
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EuCheMS Year Book 2016 Online
The 2016 edition of EuCheMS Year Book is online here. |
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