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Avian Influenza in Emilia-Romagna, Italy: Commission endorses Italian control measures»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 27 August 2013 A decision confirming the risk areas set up by the Italian authorities in relation to the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry farms located in Emilia-Romagna was today adopted by the Commission.

It-Tixjiħ Attiv u f’Saħħtu: Bliet u reġjuni tal-UE jiġu kklassifikati f'kategoriji ta' stilel meta jirrikonoxxu proġetti eċċellenti»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, it-2 ta' Lulju 2013 Tnejn u tletin belt u reġjun madwar l-Ewropa ġew ippremjati għal modi ġodda ta' kif jiġu megħjuna l-anzjani. Dawn ir-rebbieħa ilhom jimplimentaw soluzzjonijiet innovattivi, teknoloġiċi, soċjali jew organizzazzjonali biex itejbu l-effiċjenza tas-sistemi tal-kura soċjali u tas-saħħa, u ġew ippreżentati bi premijiet mill-Viċi President tal-Kummissjoni...

Medicines for children: more research, more availability and more information compared with 5 years ago»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 June 2013 Today, the Commission publishes a progress report on medicines for children covering the five years since the Paediatric Regulation came into force. This preliminary snapshot points to improvements in the paediatric medicines landscape: better and safer research, more medicines for children on...

June infringements package: main decisions»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 20 June 2013 June June AGRICULTURE EDUCATION & CULTURE EMPLOYMENT & social affairs ENERGY ENVIRONMENT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY INTERNAL MARKET & SERVICES JUSTICE TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION TRANSPORT AT 1 BE 2 1 3 BG 1 CY 1 1 CZ 1 1 DE 1 1...

GMO: Commission refers Poland to Court for failure to comply with EU rules on monitoring of GMO cultivation»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 June 2013 Today, the Commission decided to take Poland to the European Court of Justice for non-compliance with EU rules on monitoring of Genetically Modified Organisms' cultivation.

Animal Health: Commission refers Sweden to Court for failing to end paratuberculosis testing on bovines»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 June 2013 Today, the Commission has decided to take Sweden to the European Court of Justice over the failure to correctly implement Directive 64/432/EEC by continuing the practice of testing bovine animals imported from other Member States for paratuberculosis.

Council of Employment, Social Policy and Health Ministers, 20-21 June 2013, Luxembourg»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 19 June 2013 The EU's Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Ministers will meet to discuss employment, social policy and health on 20-21 June in Luxembourg under the Irish Presidency chairmanship of Joan Burton, Minister for Social Protection, Richard Bruton, Minister for...

Il-Kummissjoni tniedi l-Premju tal-UE tal-2013 għall-Ġurnalisti fil-Qasam tas-Saħħa»

Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, l-14 ta’ Ġunju 2013 Il-Kummissjoni Illum jinfetħu l-bibien virtwali għall-ġurnalisti mill-UE kollha li jixtiequ jieħdu sehem fil-Premju annwali tal-UE għall-Ġurnalisti fil-Qasam tas-Saħħa. Ir-rebbieħa jistgħu jirbħu somom ta’ flus u jirċievu rikonoxximent fl-UE kollha għall-eċċellenza fil-ġurnaliżmu fil-qasam tas-saħħa billi jibagħtu l-artikli tagħhom fuq l-internet sat-30 ta’ Settembru 2013.

Food: Questions and Answers on new rules for specific groups of consumers»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 June 2013 What does this Regulation change? The Regulation amends the legislation that applies to foods for particular nutritional uses ('dietetic foods'). For example, the Regulation: Abolishes the concept of 'dietetic foods', and repeals the existing legislation that sets the framework for these products (Directive...

Il-Kummissjoni tirrakkomanda lill-Istati Membri biex ikollhom fis-seħħ mekkaniżmi ta' rimedju kollettiv biex jiżguraw aċċess effettiv għall-ġustizzja»

Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Strasburgu, il-11 ta' Ġunju 2013 Il-Kummissjoni Illum il-Kummissjoni Ewropea stabbilixxiet serje ta' prinċipji komuni u li ma jorbtux għall-mekkaniżmi ta' rimedju kollettiv fl-Istati Membri biex iċ-ċittadini u l-kumpaniji jistgħu jinfurzaw id-drittijiet mogħtija lilhom skont il-liġi tal-UE fejn dawn ikunu ġew miksura.

Frequently Asked Questions: European Commission recommends collective redress principles to Member States»

European Commission MEMO Strasbourg, 11 June 2013 What is collective redress? Collective redress is a procedural mechanism which allows for reasons of procedural economy and/or efficiency of enforcement, many single claims (relating to the same case) to be bundled into a single court action.

New strengthened rules for food for infants, young children and food for specific medical purpose»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 June 2013 Today, the European Parliament gave its green light on a set of clearer rules protecting specific groups of consumers such as infants and young children. The aim is to better protect consumers on the content and marketing of these “special” food products,...

2012 Report on Europe’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed: Questions & Answers»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 10 June 2013 What is RASFF? Launched in 1979, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is primarily a tool to exchange information between national competent authorities on consignments of food and feed in cases where a risk to human health has been identified...

Inneħħu l-ikel perikoluż mis-suq : Il-Kummissjoni tippubblika r-rapport annwali dwar is-Sistema ta’ Twissija Rapida għall-Ikel u l-Għalf tal-UE»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, l-10 ta’ Ġunju 2013 Rapport annwali dwar is-Sistema ta' Twissija Rapida għall-Ikel u l-Għalf (RASFF), ippubblikat illum, żvela li fl-2012 ġew rifjutati kważi 50 % tan-notifiki relatati mal-ikel u l-għalf fil-fruntieri tal-UE minħabba r-riskju li ppreżentaw għas-sikurezza tal-ikel.

EU Food Additives : making our food safer»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 31 May 2013 What are food additives? Additives are substances used for a variety of reasons - such as preservation, colouring, sweetening, etc. - during the preparation of food. EU legislation defines them as "any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not...

World No Tobacco Day - message from Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner, Tonio Borg»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 30 May 2013 "On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, I call on Members of the European Parliament and on Europe's Health Ministers to support the Commission's proposal on tobacco products. As 70% of smokers in the European Union start before the age of 18,...

Tobacco products proposal: Setting the record straight on 10 common myths»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 30 May 2013 Every year, smoking kills almost 700,000 people in Europe and causes millions more to suffer from diseases associated with smoking, including cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Around 50% of smokers die prematurely - on average 14 years earlier than non-smokers.

Speech: HIV AIDS and Human Rights: The urgent need to overcome stigma and discrimination»

European Commission Tonio BORG Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Speech: High-level meeting on HIV and Human Rights / Brussels 27 May 2013 Thank you Chairman for your kind introduction. It is my pleasure to open this first high-level meeting on HIV and human rights in the EU and neighbouring...

Is-saħħa tan-naħal: Mill-1 ta’ Diċembru għandhom jidħlu fis-seħħ restrizzjonijiet mal-UE kollha dwar l-użu tal-pestiċidi»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-Istampa Brussell, l-24 ta' Mejju 2013 Illum il-Kummissjoni adottat restrizzjoni rigward l-użu ta’ tliet pestiċidi li jagħmlu parti mill-familja tan-neonikotinojdi. Dawn il-pestiċidi (clothianidin, imidacloprid u thiametoxam) ġew identifikati bħala ta’ dannu għall-populazzjoni tan-naħal tal-għasel tal-Ewropa. Din ir-restrizzjoni se tidħol fis-seħħ mill-1 ta’ Diċembru 2013 u mhux se tiġi riveduta qabel sentejn oħra.

Questions and answers - RAPEX in 2012»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 16 May 2013 1. What is RAPEX? RAPEX is a European rapid alert system for dangerous products. It ensures that information about dangerous products withdrawn from the market and/or recalled from consumers anywhere in Europe is quickly circulated between Member States and the European Commission, so...

It-tisħiħ tal-kooperazzjoni fl-UE jagħti aktar sikurezza lill-konsumatur»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, is-16 ta' Mejju 2013 Fl-2012, l-Istati Membri ħadu 2,278 miżura kontra prodotti mhux tal-ikel perikolużi, li ġew rapportati fis-sistema ta' Informazzjoni Rapida tal-UE (RAPEX).

European Patients' Rights Day: 10 benefits the EU brings to patients»

Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 European A high level of health protection; the right to benefit from medical treatment; access to healthcare - preventive, diagnostic and curative treatment regardless of financial means, gender or nationality.

Speaking points of Commissioner Borg on the Animal & Plant Health Package»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 May 2013 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, "Smarter rules for safer food"! This is how I can best summarize the important package of measures adopted today by the Commission to reform Europe's agri-food chain. We have to be proud of the system in place.

Regoli aktar intelliġenti għal ikel aktar sikur: Il-Kummissjoni tipproponi pakkett importanti biex timmodernizza, tissimplika u ssaħħaħ il-katina agroalimentari fl-Ewropa»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, is-6 ta' Mejju 2013 Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea llum adottat pakkett ta’ miżuri biex issaħħaħ l-infurzar tal-istandards tas-saħħa u tas-sikurezza tal-katina agroalimentari kollha. Is-sikurezza tal-ikel hija essenzjali biex jiġu żgurati l-fiduċja tal-konsumaturi u s-sostenibbiltà tal-produzzjoni tal-ikel.

Smarter rules for safer food: Commission proposes landmark package to modernise, simplify and strengthen the agri-food chain in Europe»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 May 2013 1) What is "from farm-to-fork" policy? The EU "from farm-to-fork" policy covers legislation to protect health by ensuring that the food we produce and import that ends up on our plates is safe to eat.

Bees & Pesticides: Commission to proceed with plan to better protect bees»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 29 April 2013 Today, EU Member States did not reach a qualified majority – either in favour or against - in the Appeal Committee1 which discussed a Commission proposal to restrict the use of 3 neonicotinoid insecticides.

Mr Neven Mimica named as Commissioner-designate for consumer protection»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 April 2013 Mr Neven Mimica has today been named by Croatia as Commissioner-designate. President Barroso has met with Mr Mimica and has confirmed his agreement for Mr Mimica's candidacy.

April infringements package: main decisions»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 25 April 2013 April April CLIMATE ACTION DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION BE 1 CY 1 1 DE 1 1 DK 1 EE 1 EL 1 1 ES 1 1 1 HU 1 IE 1 IT...

Animal Welfare: Commission refers Greece and Italy to Court for failure to enforce ban on cages for laying hens»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 April 2013 Today, the European Commission decided to take Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to correctly implement Directive 1999/74/EC banning "un-enriched cages" (battery cages).

Joint Statement by Commissioners Andris Piebalgs (Development), Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (Research and Innovation) and Tonio Borg (Health and Consumer) on the eve of the World Malaria Day»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 24 April 2013 Millions of people living in highly endemic areas continue to lack access to effective malaria prevention, diagnostic testing, and treatment. As a result, this disease kills more than 660,000 people a year, most of them children under the age of five.

Commission publishes European test results on horse DNA and Phenylbutazone: no food safety issues but tougher penalties to apply in the future to fraudulent labelling»

European Press release Brussels, 16 April 2013 Commission Launched last month, the coordinated EU-wide testing for horsemeat DNA and phenylbutazone1 requested, and co-financed, by the European Commission in the wake of the horsemeat scandal has revealed that less than 5 % of the tested products had horse DNA and that...

A step forward for EU consumers: Commissioner Tonio Borg welcomes adoption of Out-of-court Dispute Resolution»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 12 March 2013 Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, welcomed the vote of the European Parliament on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution (ADR-ODR) today. This vote confirms the agreement on the two proposals put forward by the European Commission in 2011.

Pass 'il quddiem għall-konsumaturi tal-UE: Mistoqsijiet u tweġibiet dwar is-Soluzzjoni Alternattiva tat-Tilwim u s-Soluzzjoni Onlajn għat-Tilwim 0}»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea MEMO Brussell, it-12 ta' Marzu 2013 I. IL-PUNTI BAŻIĊI X'inhuma s-soluzzjoni alternattiva tat-tilwim (ADR) u s-soluzzjoni onlajn tat-tilwim (ODR)? Is-soluzzjoni alternattiva tat-tilwim (ADR) tgħin lill-konsumaturi jsolvu t-tilwim li jkollhom ma' negozjanti minħabba problema li jkollhom b'xi prodott jew servizz li jkunu xtraw, pereżempju jekk negozjant jirrifjuta li jsewwi...

Questions and Answers: Animal testing and cosmetics»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 March 2013 Cosmetic products range from everyday hygiene products, such as soap, shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste to luxury beauty items including perfumes and decorative cosmetics. These products are regulated at European level1 in order to ensure consumer safety and to secure an internal market for...

Tidħol fis-seħħ il-projbizzjoni totali tal-UE dwar l-ittestjar fuq l-annimali għall-kożmetiċi»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-Istampa Brussell, 11 ta’ Marzu 2013 Illum tidħol fis-seħħ l-aħħar fażi tal-iskadenza biex jieqaf l-ittestjar fuq l-annimali għall-prodotti kożmetiċi fl-Ewropa. Mil-lum, il-kożmetiċi li jiġu ttestjati fuq l-annimali ma jistgħux jiġu kummerċjalizzati fl-UE.

Questions and answers: New 'black symbol' for medicinal products»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 7 March 2013 What is the black symbol? The black symbol is an inverted equilateral black triangle to be included in product information for certain categories of medicinal products. The symbol identifies, to patients and healthcare professionals, medicinal products that are subject to additional monitoring after...

Farmaċewtiċi: Simbolu ġdid biex jiġu identifikati l-mediċini li jkunu għaddejjin minn monitoraġġ addizzjonali»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, 7 ta’ Marzu 2013 Trijanglu maqlub se jibda jidher dalwaqt fuq ġewwa tal-fuljett ta’ ċerti prodotti mediċinali fis-suq tal-UE, wara att legali adottat illum mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea.

Q&A on 26 new EU research projects on rare diseases»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 28 February 2013 1) Why is research at European level important? There is a huge need for European cooperation in rare diseases research. Individual Member States are not able to gather enough knowledge and expertise in a specific disease due to scarce resources and the relatively...

It-tabakk fl-UE : l-esponiment għal tipjip passiv naqas, imma għadu għoli wisq, jgħid rapport tal-Kummissjoni»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, it-22 ta' Frar 2013 Il-ħarsien mit-tipjip passiv tjieb b’mod konsiderevoli fl-UE, skont rapport ippubblikat illum mill-Kummissjoni. 28% tal-Ewropej ġew esposti għat-tipjip passiv fil-barijiet fl-2012 - tnaqqis mis-46% tal-2009.

Preparation of Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 25-26 February 2013»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 22 February 2013 The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of February will take place in Brussels on 25 and 26 February 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

February infringements package: main decisions»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 21 February 2013 February February DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY INDUSTRY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION AT 1 BE 1 1 3 CY 1 1 DE 1 DK 1 EL 1 1 ES 1 1 FI 1 FR 1...

Animal Welfare: Commission increases pressure on Member States to enforce group housing of sows»

European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 February 2013 Today, the European Commission, via a letter of formal notice, called on Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Portugal to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of EU legislation concerning the welfare of animals, and specifically to...

Horse meat: Member States endorse the Commission's control plan to detect fraud in the marketing of foods»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 February 2013 Today, at an extraordinary Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) organized by the European Commission, the Member States endorsed the coordinated plan announced by Health & Consumer Policy Commissioner Tonio Borg on Wednesday 13th February.

Statement by Health & Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, following the French authorities' announcement on their horsemeat investigation»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 February 2013 I welcome the announcement by the French authorities that they have identified and suspended a company which had knowingly sold horse meat as beef. This is indeed a major step forward in an investigation which has been mobilizing the EU's and Member States'...

Commissioner Borg proposes Member States a coordinated control plan on horsemeat»

European Commission Tonio BORG Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Commissioner Informal Ministerial Meeting with AGRI Ministers of the concerned Member States 13 February 2013 I would like to update you on the most recent developments regarding the unlabelled presence of horsemeat found in certain processed food products, including...

Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package 2013 - Questions and answers»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 February 2013 1. What does the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package consist of? The main elements of the Package are: a proposal for a new Regulation on Consumer Product Safety and a proposal for a single Regulation on Market Surveillance of Products.

Statement by Commissioner Borg on the findings of horse meat in meat products containing different type of meat »

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 February 2013 Since we are talking about safety I want to take this opportunity to assure EU citizens that I am following very closely the situation that has arisen in the last few days in some EU Member States over fraudulent labelling of horsemeat contained...

SPEECH - Adoption of Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package 2013»

European Commission Tonio BORG Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy SPEECH - Press Conference/Brussels 13 February 2013 Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, As you just heard from Vice-President Tajani, the European Commission adopted today a comprehensive package of proposals to improve product safety in the European Union.

Prodotti aktar siguri u kondizzjonijiet ekwivalenti ta’ kompetizzjoni fis-suq intern»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, it-13 ta' Frar 2013 Illum il-Kummissjoni Ewropea pproponiet regoli ġodda li jtejbu s-sigurtà tal-prodotti għall-konsumatur li qed jiċċirkolaw fis-Suq Uniku u li jsaħħu s-sorveljanza tas-suq li jikkonċernaw il-prodotti kollha li mhumiex għall-ikel, inkluż dawk importati minn terzi pajjiżi.

Joint Statement on the International Day against Female Genital Mutilation»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 February 2013 On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation (6 February 2013) High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton, Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, Development Commissioner...

Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Tonio Borg, and Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Cioloş on the re-opening of the Japanese market for imports of EU beef and beef products since 1 February 2013 and on today's endorsement by Member States to allow beef imports from Japan to the EU»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 February 2013 "We welcome the lifting of the Japanese ban on imports of beef and beef products from France and the Netherlands, since 1 February 2013. This is a positive first step, although it took longer than had been desirable.

World Cancer Day: 10 Facts on EU Action to Fight Cancer»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 1 February 2013 In 2008 (latest figures available), an estimated 2.4 million new cases of cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers, were diagnosed in EU countries - 55% in men, and 45% in women. The most commonly diagnosed cancers were prostate, colorectal, breast and lung cancer1.

L-UE tippremja għar-raba’ darba l-eċċellenza tal-ġurnaliżmu fil-qasam tas-saħħa»

Il-Kummissjoni Ewropea Stqarrija għall-istampa Brussell, it-30 ta' Jannar 2013 Ir-rebbieħa tar-raba’ Premju tal-UE lill-Ġurnalisti fil-qasam tas-Saħħa tħabbru l-bieraħ filgħaxija minn Tonio Borg, il-Kummissarju Ewropew għas-Saħħa u l-Politika tal-Konsumatur, waqt ċerimonja ta’ premjazzjoni fi Brussell. L-artikli rebbieħa, magħżula minn 557 sottomissjoni, minn ġurnalisti ġejjin mill-UE kollha, ikopru kwistjonijiet relatati mal-kura tas-saħħa u mas-servizzi tas-saħħa.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 28 January 2013»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 25 January 2013 The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of January 2013 will take place in Brussels on 28 January 2013, under the presidency of Mr Simon Coveney, Irish Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

January infringements package: main decisions»

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 24 January 2013 January January COMPETITION DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY INDUSTRY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE INTERNAL MARKET & SERVICES TRANSPORT HEALTH & CONSUMER POLICY TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION AT               1 2     BG 1     2  ...

Temi dwar is-saħħa: Minn A sa Z

L-avviżi bl-aħbarijiet u l-avvenimenti ta' Saħħa-UE jiġu ġġenerati awtomatikament fuq kriterji pprovduti mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea. Jista jkun fihom xi żbalji ta' klassifikazzjoni.