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Chemistry World December 4, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Chemicals Legislation Settled European Union negotiators announced that they had overcome the final hurdles that were holding up new legislation to control the use of chemicals.
Chemistry World November 15, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Mercury Legislation Rises Then Falls Plans for EU restrictions on mercury have been thrown into confusion by European Parliament moves to exempt small firms that make and repair barometers.
Chemistry World May 28, 2008 Arthur Rogers	EU strikes deal on Reach toxicity tests Under pressure from Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission has promised to speed up validation and authorization of toxicity tests that avoid the use of animals.
Chemistry World April 5, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Update: Europe Tightens Fluorinated Gas Restrictions A furious row between the European Parliament and the European Commission has stalled plans for further restrictions on use of fluorinated gases in the European Union.
Chemistry World October 25, 2007 Sean Milmo	New EU Legislation Would 'Ban 90 Per Cent of Insecticides' Agrochemical producers have warned that amendments to new European Union legislation on pesticides will lead to a drastic reduction in the crop protection agents available to farmers if they become law.
Chemistry World October 27, 2006 Arthur Rogers	European PFOS Restrictions European Union ministers are collaborating with the European Parliament to secure early restrictions on perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS), chlorinated compounds used in applications including surface coatings, photolithography, production of microchips, and certain hydraulic fluids.
Chemistry World May 23, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Budget Shortfall Threatens FP7 An agreement on European Union budgets signed on May 17 confirms that EU research investment between 2007 and 2013 will fall 20 billion euros short of the 67.8 billion euros suggested by the European commission.
Chemistry World May 3, 2006	US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers American industry has warned that upcoming regulation of the European Union chemicals sector is likely to cause massive product reformulations, business disruptions and unnecessary barriers to trade.
Chemistry World June 26, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Update: US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers With European governments poised to approve the EU regime of registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach), the US has launched a last-gasp campaign to persuade ministers to revisit the draft.
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Ned Stafford	European parliament refuses to back diversion of research cash Key European parliament committees have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to divert euro 2.7 billion of research funding to help finance a new EU-wide economic stimulus package.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2014	Peril, Not Progress on Transatlantic Trade Deal Pharma hopes for a deal are fading as the once-hot TTIP talks seem to be on the fizzle in Europe.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Sarah Houlton	Global Report: Chemicals Legislation in Europe Chemicals legislation in Europe may affect pharma's relationship with suppliers.
Chemistry World September 27, 2007 Arthur Rogers	European Institute Gets Green Light From MEPs Doubts persist over how the newly blessed European Institute of Technology will be funded. But already, EU member states are beginning to clamour for the kudos - and cash - they might attract by hosting the EIT governing board.
Chemistry World February 27, 2008 Arthur Rogers	European Institute of Technology to Open in 2010 A flurry of activity in Brussels and Strasbourg has cleared the way for a 2010 launch of the European Institute of Technology (EIT).
Chemistry World August 22, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	North Americans Unite to Control Chemicals As part of the latest North American Leaders' Summit, the US, Canada and Mexico have agreed to develop a regional partnership to assess and manage the potential risks from industrial chemicals.
Chemistry World June 25, 2008 Sean Milmo	EU pesticide threat A fight is brewing in Europe over tighter controls of pesticides - which crop protection companies are warning will cut crop yields and push up the price of food.
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Ned Stafford	GM maize poised for approval in Europe The European commission is on the verge of authorizing a genetically modified maize for cultivation after ministers from EU member nations last week failed to muster a large enough majority to reject the crop.
Chemistry World June 19, 2014 Ned Stafford	EU plan to let member states decide on GM The European council of environment ministers would allow member states to go it alone and ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops.
Chemistry World June 29, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Research Funding Faces Ethical Objection The EU's 37.6 billion pound FP7 funding program cleared first reading in the European Parliament, but now risks becoming mired in conflict over embryology issues.
Chemistry World June 1, 2015 Ned Stafford	Scientists hail partial victory on efforts to block cuts to European research programme All-night negotiations between European politicians led to the protection of key areas of the EU's research program.
Chemistry World May 3, 2007 Arthur Rogers	Uncertain Future for Europe's MIT Rival Plans for a European Institute of Technology to rival the U.S. Massachusetts' Institute of Technology are in disarray amid fears the EU flagship could be reduced to a virtual university.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2014	Whatever Happened To Faster Reimbursement For Generics In Europe? The plan to accelerate generic pricing and reimbursement has become another tragic European casualty.
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Chemistry World June 13, 2014 Ned Stafford	European chemical regulations failing consumers A leading consumer group says chemicals regulations in Europe are inadequate and fail to protect consumers from the risks posed by a broad range of products.
Fast Company David Lumb	Continuing Its Battle With Silicon Valley, The EU Will Probe How Ads Affect Search Results The EU commission is launching a separate investigation into how online platforms list search results and how they use customer data -- all as part of a general plan for a "unified digital market" announced last week.
Chemistry World September 10, 2014 Patrick Walter	Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014 The European chemicals sector has seen only sluggish growth in the first half of 2014, according to the latest European Chemical Industry Council report.
Chemistry World February 6, 2009 Sean Milmo	EU clash over pollution permits The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers - the two arms of the European Union's legislature - appear to be heading towards a confrontation over a proposed law to further cut emissions from chemical and other plants.
Chemistry World February 22, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Update: Europe Gets Hot and Bothered Over Sun Cream Labelling A month after international health experts queried any link between sun protection products and the incidence of melanoma, the European Union is side-stepping the whole issue, at least regarding occupational safety.
Chemistry World September 29, 2006 Simon Hadlington	WWF Study Slammed by Scientists As the long-running saga to get a new regulatory framework for the chemical industry onto the European statute book enters another key chapter, a frenzy of lobbying is underway.
Chemistry World October 29, 2007 Arthur Rogers	Deal to Allow Poor Nations Better Access to Cheap Drugs MEPs belatedly approved EU ratification of a 2005 World Trade Organization protocol on compulsory licensing -- potentially paving the way for developing countries to order generic drugs from manufacturers abroad without infringing patent rights.
Chemistry World February 22, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Chemical Regulation Could Save 150 Billion in Environment and Health Costs According to a new study, Europe's forthcoming registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach) is expected to offer savings that far outweigh expected costs to the chemicals industry.
Chemistry World June 25, 2007 Arthur Rogers	Golden Opportunity to Halt Quicksilver Trade The European Parliament is supporting plans to ban exports of mercury. Politicians hope such a ban would curb hazards in the developing world created by the use of mercury in activities such as wildcat gold mining.
Geotimes July 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Galileo Still up in the Air Hampered by financial delays and infighting among its private investors, the European Union has decided to build its 30-satellite Galileo navigation system entirely with public funds.
Reason May 2003 Rachel Alembakis	Comic Bureaucracy Watch out, Superman and Wonder Woman. There's a new hero in town, and she's a member of the European Parliament. In an effort to educate Europe's youth, the European Parliament has published a slick, glossy comic book, Troubled Waters, featuring crusading MEP Irina Vega.
Chemistry World March 11, 2015 Ned Stafford	State of Europe's environment scrutinized The European Environment Agency says progress has been made toward cleaning Europe's air and water and reducing waste disposal, but that major environmental challenges remain.
Chemistry World December 1, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Approves 54 Billion Euro Science Plan The European Parliament has finally approved the Seventh Framework Research Program, which promises to distribute 54 billion euro of science funding over the next seven years.
Fast Company Rose Pastore	Google Strikes Back Against Europe's Antitrust Charges Google published a blog post on Thursday responding to the European Commission's claims that some of its practices are anti-competitive.
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Chemistry World January 15, 2015 Ned Stafford	New EU law set to open door to GM crops After nearly five years of debate the European parliament has finally approved a new law that will allow EU nations to restrict or ban the cultivation of GM crops within their borders.
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Chemistry World January 2007 Mark Peplow	Editorial: The End of the Beginning for Reach It's been a long time coming, but the European Reach (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals) legislation has finally been settled, and should come into force progressively from June 2007.
Chemistry World January 24, 2008 Arthur Rogers	EU Extends Emissions Trading Scheme to Petrochemicals Proposals for reform of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) will impact the chemicals sector by extending the system to nitrous oxide (N 2O) emissions.
Chemistry World October 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US to Overhaul Industrial Chemicals Inventory A plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul its inventory of industrial chemicals could lead to a lot more paperwork for chemical firms, industry officials have warned.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2014	Eruptions on the Drug-Pricing Horizon in Europe An escalating political debate over pharma pricing and reimbursement nears the boiling point.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Sarah Houlton	EU to look into chemical mixture exposure The Council of the EU has called on the European Commission to look at whether current legislation adequately assesses the risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources.
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