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Top News from the European Commission 11 February - 9 March 2012

Source country nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 11:53:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Food security[1]; food security[1]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[11];

Entities: null[2]; Máire Geoghegan-Quinn[1]; Aung San Suu Kyi[10]; Amadeu Altafaj[1]; Dirk Niebel[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; European Training Foundation; Social situation; Laszlo Andor; Development; Science; European Council; Ecology; Innovation; Environmental protection; Alternative Energy; Máire Geoghegan-Quinn; EC News; Environment (general); Europe 2020; Institutional Affairs; Reform; Europe 2020; Market; Agriculture; Competition; Development; Employment and Social Affairs; Energy; Environment; Humanitarian aid; Institutional affairs; Research and Innovation;

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | European Union ] Sunday 12 to Tuesday 14 February: Commissioner Piebalgs in Burma/Myanmar 2...

Blue economy needed to protect Mediterranean Sea and world's oceans - UN official

Source country un-org Friday, February 10, 2012 11:46:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)European Union[1];

Entities: Achim Steiner[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; UN Bodies; Environment (general); EU - Latin America; Development; Environment; External Relations;

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Achim Steiner said: “The time has come for us to rethink how we manage our oceans,”

The Mediterranean Sea is a "key pillar" for the development of the countries in the region, a senior United Nations official said today, warning that continued degradation of the aquatic environment could put its entire ecology at risk....

Deciphering a Looming Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel

Source country reliefweb-headlines Friday, February 10, 2012 10:50:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[3]; food security[1]; (EU)European Union[1];

Entities: Muammar Gaddafi[1];

Other categories: Human Trafficking; Food Security & Aid; UN Bodies; Immigration; FRA-EU; Development; Humanitarian aid;

Posted by Jérémie Labbé In recent weeks, the United Nations, the European Union, and a number of international humanitarian agencies warned of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in the semi-arid region of the Sahel—notably in parts of Niger, Mali, Chad, and Mauritania—due to a rapidly deteriorating food security situation....

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Chad: Deciphering a Looming Humanitarian Crisis in the Sahel

Source country reliefWeb Friday, February 10, 2012 8:33:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[3]; food security[1]; (EU)European Union[1];

Entities: Muammar Gaddafi[1];

Other categories: Human Trafficking; Food Security & Aid; UN Bodies; Immigration; FRA-EU; Development; Humanitarian aid;

Source: International Peace Institute Country: Chad , Mali , Mauritania , Niger (the) Posted by Jérémie Labbé In recent weeks, the United Nations, the European Union, and a number of international humanitarian agencies warned of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in the semi-arid region of the.......

Bulgaria Vows to Comply with EC Hens Directive by April

Source country novinite Friday, February 10, 2012 8:22:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)animal welfare[2]; (EU)EU[6];

Entities: Miroslav Naidenov[1];

Other categories: EC News; Animal Health - Animal Welfare; Market; Agriculture;

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Miroslav Naidenov declared: "A total of BGN 50 M has been allocated to ensure compliance with EU animal welfare legislation. I defended the interests of Bulgarian business,"

Miroslav Naidenov responded: "You call for my resignation on a daily basis, and if you do this on the grounds of the hens' issue, I will not be surprised"

Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov has vowed that Bulgaria will comply with EU hen welfare standards by April 2012. In end-January, the European Commission launched infringement procedures against 13 EU member states, including Bulgaria, over their failure to implement EU legislation concerning the welfare of laying hens....

La police du Nigeria présente le membre de Boko Haram réappréhendé

Source country panapress-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 7:39:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; (EU)UE[1];

Entities: Déby Itno[1]; Théodore-Adrien Sarr[1]; Ely Ould Mohamed Vall[1]; Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh[1]; Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz[1]; Ibni Oumar[1]; Omar el-Bashir[1]; Idriss Déby[2]; Oumar Mahamat Saleh[1]; Ould Abdel Aziz[1];

Other categories: Humanitarian Aid; Food Security & Aid; UN Bodies; Society; EU-Asia; Humanitarian aid;

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Le Service de sécurité de l'Etat (SSS) a présenté vendredi le membre présumé de Boko Haram, Kabir Abubakar Dikko (alias Kabir Sokoto), confirmant ainsi la nouvelle de sa réarrestation. Société...

Evira: China and US biggest sources of bad produce

Source country yle-en Friday, February 10, 2012 7:36:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Food Safety[1]; (EU)EU[2];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); EU-USA;

Dangerous foodstuffs were imported into Finland from China and the United States, among other countries, last year. The number of reports of dangerous foods wasnevertheless down on previous years....

Ractopamine concerns aired at public hearing

Source country taipeitimes Friday, February 10, 2012 6:57:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food safety[1]; Plant Health[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Imports Exports; EU-Asia; External Relations;

Academics and representatives of local meat and civic groups yesterday expressed concern about the controversial animal feed additive ractopamine, saying the government should be cautious about opening up to imports of US meat products containing the drug....

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EU development cooperation with Burma/Myanmar

Source country nieuwsbank Friday, February 10, 2012 3:25:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[1]; animal health[1]; Food Security[2]; Food security[1]; (EU)EU[16];

Entities: Andris Piebalgs[2];

Other categories: Animal Health - Animal Welfare; Environment (general); Development; EC News; Andris Piebalgs; Food Security & Aid; Social situation; Rural Development; Public Health (general); EU-Asia; Agriculture; Budget; Development; Environment; Humanitarian aid; Public Health;

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | European Union ] The European Commission has been providing development assistance to Myanmar (Burma) since 1996, and to the tune of EUR174 million...

Top News de la Commission Européenne 11 février – 9 mars 2012

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 12:50:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; Sécurité alimentaire[1]; (EU)Union européenne[2];

Entities: Máire Geoghegan-Quinn[2]; Dirk Niebel[1]; Aung San Suu Kyi[10];

Other categories: Market; Europe 2020; Europe 2020; Food Security & Aid; Development; European Council; Science; Máire Geoghegan-Quinn; Institutional Affairs; EC News; Development; Humanitarian aid; Institutional affairs;

AGENDA/12/6 Bruxelles, vendredi 10 février 2012 Note de Background du Service du Porte-parole à l’attention des journalistes. La Commission se réserve le droit d'effectuer des changements Du dimanche12 au mardi14février: Visite du commissaire Piebalgs ......

Food crisis in Mauritania amid drought

Source country news24 Friday, February 10, 2012 11:39:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; UN Bodies; Humanitarian aid;

A food crisis in Mauritania as a result of drought is expected to be three times worse than in 2010, when the Sahel was crippled by food shortages, WFP says....

Cholesterin: In der Margarine lauern ungeahnte Gefahren

Source country BerlinMorgenpost Friday, February 10, 2012 9:03:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Lebensmittelsicherheitsbehörde[1]; (ECnews)Europäischen Kommission[1];

Other categories: Market; Food Safety (general); EC News; Science;

Eigentlich soll die Margarine Becel von Unilever den Cholesterin-Spiegel senken. Doch jetzt klagen deutsche Verbraucherschützer gegen den Lebensmittelkonzern. Die Inhaltsstoffe der Margarine sollen so gefährlich wie Cholesterin sein....

Rights group hails progress in Guinea massacre probe

Source country panapress-en Friday, February 10, 2012 8:57:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[1]; food security[1]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[3];

Entities: Dakar-Senegal[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; William Lacy Swing[1]; Omar el-Bashir[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Dalai Lama[2];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Gender Equality; UN Bodies; Society; Food Security & Aid; Conflict; Echo; FRA-EU; EU-Asia; Humanitarian aid; Justice, freedom and security;

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The decision by investigative judges in Guinea to file charges against a high-level military official allegedly implicated in grave violations of human rights during a massacre of protesters in 2009 is an important step toward ensuring justice for the victims, Society...

Inauguran moderna planta para el secado de granos básicos

Source country elheraldo Friday, February 10, 2012 5:36:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)seguridad alimentaria[1]; (EU)Unión Europea[1]; UE[4];

Entities: Lobo Sosa[2]; Porfirio Lobo[2]; Miguel Barreto[1];

Other categories: Market; EU - Latin America; Humanitarian aid;

Los productores de la región norte de Olancho han iniciado el año con gran expectativa. Y es que gracias al apoyo del Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA), a través del Programa Alimentos para el Progreso, conocido como P4P, y la ayuda financiera de la Unión Europea, a partir de ahora contarán con un centro para el secado de granos básicos....

Articles published more than 1 day ago

EU development cooperation with Burma/Myanmar

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 1:27:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[1]; animal health[1]; Food Security[2]; Food security[1]; food security[1]; (EU)EU[18];

Entities: Andris Piebalgs[2];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Rural Development; Society; Environment (general); Reform; Environmental protection; Food Security & Aid; Social situation; Development; EC News; Animal Health - Animal Welfare; Andris Piebalgs; Public Health (general); Ecology; EU-Asia; Agriculture; Budget; Development; Environment; Human rights; Humanitarian aid; Public Health;

MEMO/12/89 Brussels, 9 February 2012 The European Commission has been providing development assistance to Myanmar (Burma) since 1996, and to the tune of €174 million. Bilateral relations are framed by the EU Council Decision which imposes sanctions on ......

COAG intensifica sus protestas contra el acuerdo UE-Marruecos, que desmantela el tejido productivo español

Source country agrodigital Friday, February 10, 2012 1:20:00 AM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)seguridad alimentaria[1]; (EU)UE[6];

Other categories: Members of the European Parliament; Trade; European Parliament; Rural Development; Agriculture;

10/2/2012 Nota de COAG COAG intensifica sus protestas contra el acuerdo UE-Marruecos, que desmantela el tejido productivo espa�ol La Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos, COAG, ha insistido en la necesidad de que el gobierno y los parlamentarios espa�oles conviertan el rechazo.......

Inauguran planta procesadora de granos en Olancho

Source country latribuna Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:10:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)plaguicidas[1]; seguridad alimentaria[1]; (EU)Unión Europea[1]; UE[5];

Entities: Lobo Sosa[1]; Miguel Barreto[1];

Other categories: Market; EU - Latin America;

SALAMÁ, Olancho.- El gobierno inauguró este jueves, una moderna planta procesadora de granos en Salamá, Olancho, la que beneficiará a cientos de productores de la región norte de ese departamento, La planta forma parte de un proyecto de cuatro procesadoras más que se inaugurarán próximamente en el.......

Carrefour takes all beef products off shelf over ractopamine scare

Source country ChinaPost Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:51:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)pesticides[2]; (EU)European Union[1];

Other categories: Environmental protection; Environment (general); Ecology; Consumers; Agriculture; Consumers; Environment;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan's biggest wholesale business Carrefour announced that it would remove all American beef products in its 63 branches across the island until the products are legally certified to be free of ractopamine, yesterday morning....

Coag se concentrará de forma permanente ante el edificio de la UE en Madrid a partir del día 14

Source country teleprensa Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:25:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)seguridad alimentaria[1]; (EU)Unión Europea[1]; UE[7];

Entities: José Bové[1]; Miguel López[2]; David Bisbal[1];

Other categories: Members of the European Parliament; Trade; European Parliament; European economy; Rural Development; Agriculture;

, QUE DESMANTELA EL TEJIDO PRODUCTIVO ESPAÑOL- El rechazo al acuerdo debe considerarse una “cuestión de estado” y el propio presidente del gobierno debe impedir que la UE ratifique un documento que destruye empleo y nos condena a una mayor dependencia en la producción de alimentos....

UNESCO invites broadcasters to celebrate World Radio Day 13 February

Source country panapress-en Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:23:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[1]; food security[1]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[3];

Entities: Dakar-Senegal[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; William Lacy Swing[1]; Omar el-Bashir[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Dalai Lama[2];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Gender Equality; UN Bodies; Society; Food Security & Aid; FRA-EU; EU-Asia; Humanitarian aid; Justice, freedom and security;

Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has invited broadcasters around the world to celebrate the first edition of the World Radio Day next week, 13 February, the UN agency announced here Thursday. Society...

Merkel ermahnt Athen: Sparbeschlüsse umsetzen

Source country az-web Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:40:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Lebensmittelsicherheit[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Hans-Peter Friedrich[1]; Hans Peter[1]; Wolfgang Schäuble[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Harald Range[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Market; Food Safety (general); European Central Bank; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

Berlin. Kanzlerin Angela Merkel hat Griechenland ermahnt, das nun beschlossene Sparpaket ohne Abstriche umzusetzen. Manche dringend notwendige Maßnahme sei zwar auf dem Papier angenommen, aber noch bei weitem nicht durchgeführt worden, sagte Merkel der «Passauer Neuen Presse»....

Lancement d'une campagne internationale pour sauver les singes mauriciens

Source country panapress-fr Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:09:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; (EU)UE[1];

Entities: Déby Itno[1]; Théodore-Adrien Sarr[1]; Ely Ould Mohamed Vall[1]; Abdoulaye Wade[1]; Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh[1]; Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz[1]; Ibni Oumar[1]; Omar el-Bashir[1]; Idriss Déby[2]; Oumar Mahamat Saleh[1]; Ould Abdel Aziz[1];

Other categories: Market; Society; Food Security & Aid; Humanitarian Aid; Echo; EU-Asia; Humanitarian aid;

Port-Louis, Maurice (PANA) – L’Ong britannique, British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), a lancé jeudi une campagne internationale visant à sauver les singes mauriciens qui sont exportés à des fins de recherches médicales. Société...

Detained Coordinator of Oppressed black Mauritanians released from detention

Source country panapress-en Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:22:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[1];

Entities: Dakar-Senegal[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; William Lacy Swing[1]; Omar el-Bashir[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Dalai Lama[2];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Gender Equality; UN Bodies; Society; Food Security & Aid; Natural Disasters; FRA-EU; EU-Asia; Humanitarian aid; Justice, freedom and security;

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Abdoul Birane Wane, coordinator of the movement against Oppressed black Mauritanians, was released on Wednesday after four days in police custody in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania. Society...

Libération en Maurritanie du coordonnateur du mouvement "Ne touche pas à ma nationalité"

Source country panapress-fr Thursday, February 9, 2012 3:08:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; (EU)UE[1];

Entities: Déby Itno[1]; Abdoulaye Wade[1]; Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz[1]; Ibni Oumar[1]; Omar el-Bashir[1]; Idriss Déby[2]; Ould Abdel Aziz[1]; Théodore-Adrien Sarr[1]; Ely Ould Mohamed Vall[1]; Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh[1]; Oumar Mahamat Saleh[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Market; Humanitarian Aid; Society; Echo; EU-Asia; Humanitarian aid;

Nouakchott, Mauritanie (PANA) – Le coordonnateur du mouvement «Ne touches pas à ma nationalité», Abdoul Birane Wane, a été libéré mercredi après-midi après quatre jours de garde à vue dans un commissariat de police Nouakchott, la capitale de la Mauritanie. Société...

Chief Justice of Nigeria suggests measures to tackle corruption in the judiciary

Source country panapress-en Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:51:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[1];

Entities: Dakar-Senegal[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; William Lacy Swing[1]; Omar el-Bashir[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Dalai Lama[2];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Food Security & Aid; UN Bodies; Society; Natural Disasters; Fight against Fraud; Gender Equality; FRA-EU; EU-Asia; Fight against fraud; Humanitarian aid; Justice, freedom and security;

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, has called for a new judicial code of ethics that will reflect current realities and challenges to tackle judicial corruption in the country. Society...

Race against time to avert hunger in the Sahel

Source country nieuwsbank Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:47:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food insecurity[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; Union European[1]; EU[2];

Entities: Kristalina Georgieva[2];

Other categories: EU-USA; Food Security & Aid; Market; EC News; UN Bodies; Environment (general); Civil Protection; Humanitarian Aid; Kristalina Georgieva; Echo; EU - Latin America; Development; Environment; External Relations; Humanitarian aid;

[ Donderdag 9 februari 2012 | European Union ] Brussels, 08 February 2012 - The European Commission is scaling up its humanitarian assistance to EUR123...

Further analysis needed to evaluate the spread of “Schmallenberg” virus in ruminants in the EU

Source country euroalert Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:38:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Seguridad Alimentaria[1]; bienestar de los animales[1]; (EU)EU[1]; UE[2];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Public Health (general); Science; Institutional affairs; Public Health;

en los próximos meses, concluye que el número de vectores y la temperatura pueden tener un impacto sobre la posible propagación del virus en una población de animales susceptibles. Sin embargo, faltan datos sobre muchos aspectos, como por ejemplo cómo los animales son propensos a ser inmunes....

L'aide humanitaire de l'UE au Sahel portée à 123,5 millions d'euros

Source country panapress-fr Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:23:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; (EU)UE[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Market; Humanitarian Aid; Society; Echo; EU-Asia; Humanitarian aid;

Bruxelles, Belgique (PANA)- L'Union européenne a décidé d'octroyer une aide humanitaire supplémentaire de 18,5 millions d'euros à la région du Sahel, faisant ainsi passer de 95 à 123,5 millions d'euros le total de l'assistance humanitaire de l'UE pour les pays affectés par la famine dans cette.......

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