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Hey, welcome to the Brussels News Updates (BNU), EuChemS’ newsletter for policy makers, chemists, entrepreneurs and citizens who have an interest in chemistry. The BNU newsletter keeps you up to date on the latest chemistry-related and science-policy news, awards, consultations, and upcoming events in Europe and beyond. This month, EuChemS is pleased to invite you to the webinar of the 2019 EuChemS Lecture Awardee that will be held online on Wednesday 23 June (15:00 CEST). David Portehault, EuChemS 2019 Lecturer, will give a talk on “From water to molten salts: geoinspired syntheses and reactivity of nanomaterials”. At the policy level, Slovenia is about to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, ECHA released its five-year report on REACH/CLF and the ENVI Committee discussed a new strategy to reduce methane emissions. Although the 9th EU framework programme for Research and Innovation was just launched, debates around Horizon Europe are still ongoing. Is this your first BNU reading? Subscribe now to our BNU for your monthly updates!
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Join us for the webinar of the 2019 EuChemS Lecture Awardee We are pleased to invite you on Wednesday 23 June, from 15:00 to 16:30 CEST to the 2019 EuChemS Lecture Awardee Webinar. During this online event, David Portehault will give a talk on “From water to molten salts: geoinspired syntheses and reactivity of nanomaterials“. In recognition of the major achievements of one junior scientist working in chemistry in a country with a EuChemS Member Organisation, David Portehault will be awarded the EuChemS Lecture Award in 2019.
Discover more about it here.
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Portugal about to hand over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Slovenia Back in January 2021, Portugal took over the Council of the EU’s presidency from co-member state Germany and will be passing it over to trio closing-member state Slovenia on 30 June. While preparing for a new 18-months term, the trio agreed on its common policy framework for the June 2020-January 2022 period. This involved a number of ambitious actions such as the implementation of the Energy Union’s Governance, the 2030 Energy Framework, and milestone measures towards the Green Deal’s zero-carbon objective. Read more about it here.
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Horizon Europe’s most recent developments: Swiss associate status at stake and a transatlantic partnership On 26 May 2021, the Federal Council of Switzerland decided to terminate the negotiations of the EU-Swiss Institutional Framework Agreement, hence freezing bilateral cooperation between the EU and Switzerland. Chairman Roger Nordmann referred to this day as “Black Wednesday” and the European Commission “regrets this decision, given the progress that has been made over the last years”.
In the meantime, Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst programme partners up with the European Commission and sets up a €820 million to €1 billion fundraising objective to be invested in the clean energy sector. Read the full article here.
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G7 leaders to halve carbon emissions by 2030 After a three-day summit, the leaders of the G7 countries agreed on 13 June to back the “Nature Compact” to halve carbon emissions by 2030 and reverse biodiversity loss. With the adoption of this compact, the G7 countries – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – recognise the need to transition from carbon energy to more sustainable solutions and to commit to taking global actions on climate change. The G7 governments will tackle deforestation and will strive for a greener supply chain.
Read the full article here.
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Open Access and Infrastructure Cooperation for European Researchers On 25 May 2021, the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research (CESAER), the European University Association (EUA) and Science Europe released a joint statement supporting Open Science and Open Access. These associations demand less restrictions from scholarly publishers to facilitate the dissemination of scientific research findings. In this joint statement, CESAER, EUA and Science Europe ask for more flexibility, transparency and modernity from publishers. Read our full debrief here.
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STOA panel meets to discuss microbiome’s unsuspected benefits On 11 May, the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) met to discuss the “health and economic benefits of microbiome”. The meeting was chaired by STOA president and member of the European Parliament Eva Kaili and gathered speakers from the Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRAE) (France), the University of Ferrara (Italy) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Read the full article here.
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Reducing methane emissions: the new EU strategy On 27 May 2021, the ENVI committee hosted a public hearing on the new EU strategy to reduce methane emissions. Experts, members of the European Parliament, and Commissioners discussed measuring and reducing methane emissions in the waste, energy, and agriculture sector. Read our full debrief here.
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Mariya Gabriel receives the European Innovation Area Manifesto from MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho On 1 June, during the knowledge4innovation online event, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel was symbolically handed over the European Innovation Area Manifesto from MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho, member of the ITRE Committee . The document, presented as a manuscript, is to be complemented with additional input on the policy orientations that institutions shall pursue in building the European Innovation Area (EIA). A bottom-up method has been implemented by the European Commission to collect expertise from multiple European groups, such as industries and academic bodies, on potential opportunities to foster R&I in the EU.
Read the full article here.
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ECHA’s Five-year Report on REACH/CLP On 1 June 2021, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) issued a Five-year Report on the operations of Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction (REACH) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) – ECHA’s two central tools for managing the safety of chemicals in the European Union. The report assesses the impact of REACH and CLP by using data available to ECHA over the 2016-2020 period and looks into what needs to change to make these two regulations more effective. Amongst others, the report highlights that synergies between REACH and CLP shall be improved to reach the ‘one substance, one assessment’ ambition. Read our full debrief here.
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European Commission Public Consultations and Roadmaps A number of consultations and roadmaps put forward by the European Commission are currently open: Find out more about it here.
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European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) public consultations
A number of consultations put forward by ECHA are currently open.
Find out more about it here.________________________________
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) public consultations
A number of consultations put forward by EFSA are currently open. You can take a look at them here
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2021 Call for elected members of the EuChemS Executive Board The call for nominations for three (3) vacancies for elected members of the EuChemS Executive Board is now open. You are kindly invited to make nominations through the online form by Friday 16 July 2021, 18:00 CEST. The nomination of female candidates is particularly encouraged.
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ERC Advanced Grants
Researchers who would like to compete for an ERC Advanced Grant have from 20 May to 31 August 2021 to apply for the next round of funding. More information about it here.
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Creation of Open Access EU Food Composition Database (EU FCDB) and related datasets Researchers who would like to contribute to an Open Access EU Food Composition Database have from 26 May 2021 to 15 September 2021 to submit their proposals. More information about it here.
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EPS Emmy Noether Distinction
The call for the Emmy Noether Distinction of the European Physical Society (EPS) is now open. It aims to recognise the excellent research conducted by women physicists in Europe. You have until 11 June 2021 to submit a nomination. More information about it here. |
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EUCHEMS EVENTS CALENDAR
In the current environment and status of COVID-19, some events are being postponed or cancelled. For more details on the upcoming events from the EuChemS Events Calendar, which is being updated on a regular basis, please click here. |
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