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Tag: Tonio Borg

Syngenta takes EU to court over pesticide ban - 28 August 2013 - News

Syngenta, one of the main producers of thiamethoxam, a pesticide used to coat seeds before germination, has launched a legal challenge against the European Commission’s decision to temporarily ban the chemical overs fears it harms bees.

Parliament wants stricter rules on food for vulnerable groups - 12 June 2013 - Video

EU slams US over data scandal - 12 June 2013 - Video

MEPS on US data scandal - 11 June 2013 - Video

EU to impose bigger fines for food fraud after horsemeat scandal - 06 May 2013 - Video

EU tables revised food safety rules on back of horsemeat scandal - 06 May 2013 - News

In the wake of the horsemeat scandal which rocked Europe’s food industry, the European Commission has proposed measures to tighten controls on the health of animals and plants entering the European food chain.

5% of EU beef products contain horsemeat, says EU - 17 April 2013 - Video

Parliament agrees rules to settle consumer disputes out-of-court - 13 March 2013 - Video

Borg signals compromise possible on tobacco additives - 05 March 2013 - News

EXCLUSIVE / The Commissioner for health and consumer affairs has signalled that European tobacco producers may include additives in Burley tobacco, offering East European tobacco producers a compromise that could enable them to continue production.

Borg: Labelling isn't the answer to the horsemeat scandal - 05 March 2013 - Interview

The Commissioner for health and consumer affairs tells EurActiv that the horsemeat scandal should be seen for what it is: a fraud rather than a flaw in the regulation. He favours introducing tougher penalties for such incidents, but believes food labelling should be kept as a separate issue.

Borg on Tobacco and Horsemeat - 05 March 2013 - Video

EU begins month of intensive DNA tests for horsemeat - 04 March 2013 - News

The EU has begun one month of extensive DNA testing on food products, after companies found horsemeat in numerous beef dishes.

EU lawmakers ready to confront tobacco industry 'Goliath' - 27 February 2013 - Video

EU ministers to meet over horse meat scandal - 12 February 2013 - Video

Plan Bee: Brussels pitches two-year pesticide ban - 01 February 2013 - Video

Borg's confirmation leaves Socialists split over gay rights - 21 November 2012 - News

Tonio Borg was confirmed by European lawmakers in Strasbourg today (21 November) but the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) group was left divided after its decision to reject the Maltese candidate for the job of EU health Commissioner was ignored by MEPs.

Parliament lists conditions for Borg's approval - 16 November 2012 - News

EXCLUSIVE / MEPs are due to vote next Wednesday (21 November) on the nomination of Tonio Borg as health and consumer protection commissioner. With three political groups lining up against his appointment, he will be asked to make a series of commitments if he is to get the job, EurActiv has learned.

Malta's Borg sails through parliamentary hearing - 14 November 2012 - News

Tonio Borg, the Maltese nominee for the European Commission's health and consumer protection portfolio, sailed through a three-hour Parliamentary vetting yesterday (13 November) despite repeated questioning about his views on abortion and gay rights.

Tonio Borg hits back over Kazakh allegations - 09 November 2012 - News

EXCLUSIVE / Tonio Borg, the replacement candidate for John Dalli as Malta's EU commissioner in Brussels, has denounced attacks against him as "gross calumny and lies" ahead of a European Parliament confirmation hearing next Tuesday. German lawyers and politicians have piled pressure on Borg ahead of the hearing. EurActiv Germany reports.

Malta's choice for Commission faces grilling over Kazakh connection - 06 November 2012 - News

EXCLUSIVE: MEPs are slated to grill Tonio Borg, the replacement candidate for John Dalli as Malta's EU Commissioner in Brussels, about his ties to Rakhat Aliyev, a former Kazakh ambassador to Austria suspected of human rights abuses and involvement in the murder of two bankers. EurActiv.de reports.

Malta nominates foreign minister as new EU commissioner - 22 October 2012 - News

Malta has nominated Foreign Minister Tonio Borg to replace John Dalli as its European Commissioner.

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