The European Commission has presented a roadmap for the phasing out of animal testing in chemical safety assessments, setting out clear and concrete steps to ensure the transition to innovative, non-animal approaches. This roadmap will also safeguard the integrity of safety assessments, which ensure a high level of protection for human and animal health, as […]
PhD – Engineering – Italy
The Polytechnic University of Turin is offering a position for a highly motivated PhD student within the European doctoral network “CRITERIA” in the field of optimising excavation and mining methods applied to tailings and mining waste for the purposes of remediation and environmental protection. The CRITERIA network aims to train young researchers to tackle challenges […]
Chemicals top European Commission’s list of non-food products hazardous to health
The European Commission has released its annual report on the Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for hazardous non-food products. The report covers alerts issued in 2022, as well as the responses provided by national authorities. Health risks associated with chemical substances were the most frequently reported type of risk, which was also found […]
Commission creates first ever CBRN strategic reserve in Finland
The Commission is allocating today €242 million to Finland for the development of the first rescEU chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) strategic reserve. The Commission has already set up rescEU reserves for different areas across other EU Member States, such as the rescEU forest fighting airfleet (Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Sweden in 2022) and […]
Waste shipments: stricter rules to protect the environment and human health
The Environment Committee today adopted its position on revised rules governing shipments of waste to boost the EU circular economy, resource efficiency and zero pollution goals. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted a report on the reform of EU procedures and control measures on waste shipments, on Thursday with […]
Chemical weapons: EU imposes further restrictive measures on ten individuals and one entity
The Council decided to impose additional restrictive measures in view of the continued threat posed by the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. The new listings target ten individuals and one entity linked to the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent on 20 August 2020, and the productions of chemical weapons delivery systems in Syria. As concerns the Navalny […]
European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative
European Union Partner-to-Partner Programme on export control of dual-use goods in Southeast Asia – EU CBRN CoE Project 90 From August 30 to September 2, 2022, the EU P2P Export Control Partnership Programme for Dual-use Goods in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region (EU P2P Project 90) in partnership with the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear […]
EU mobilises emergency reserves for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats
Following a request from the Government of Ukraine for medical equipment, protective gear and specialised equipment for public health risks such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the European Commission has mobilised its new rescEU emergency reserves. EU provided equipment includes 300,000 specialised protection suits, 5,600 litres of decontaminants and 850 pieces of equipment for […]
Chemical Weapons Convention: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union to mark the 25th anniversary
On 29 April 2022, we mark the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (CWC). With 193 States Parties, the Convention today enshrines the international norm against the use of chemical weapons. Since it entered into […]