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Research is one of the Maltese Presidency priorities, with a focus on strengthening the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in research and innovation, primarily through ensuring legislative deliberations on the Partnership for Research and… read more [http://www.euchems.eu/newsletters/priorities-for-the-maltese-presidency-of-the-council/]     EUCHEMS ANSWER TO THE INTERIM EVALUATION OF H2020 CONSULTATION EuCheMS has recently submitted its response to the public consultation on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020. In its answer, EuCheMS reaffirms the importance of Horizon 2020 as a research funding mechanism, the need for further simplification in the application process, the importance of further European collaboration as to avoid fragmentation and unnecessary duplication of… read more [http://www.euchems.eu/newsletters/euchems-answer-to-the-interim-evaluation-of-h2020-consultation/]     COUNCIL APPROVES THE EU'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR 2017 The Council of the European Union has recently approved the EU's legislative priorities for 2017 as agreed beforehand with the European Parliament and the European Commission. This will help the three EU institutions to pool their efforts and to ensure substantial progress in fields where they are most needed. In this concise document the EU… read more [http://www.euchems.eu/newsletters/council-approves-the-eus-legislative-priorities-for-2017/]     COMMISSION REGISTERS “BAN GLYPHOSATE” EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE Earlier this month, the European Commission has decided to register a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) inviting the Commission "to propose to Member States a ban on glyphosate, to reform the pesticide approval procedure, and to set EU-wide mandatory reduction targets for pesticide use". Should the ECI receive one million statements of support within one year,… read more [http://www.euchems.eu/newsletters/commission-registers-ban-glyphosate-european-citizens-initiative/]     CAR EMISSIONS COMMITTEE: FIRST FINDINGS AND DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS The ad hoc European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurement in the Automotive Sector (EMIS), has presented last month its findings and draft recommendations. The draft text is a result of 10 months’ intensive work to reconstruct the events and collect evidence, in particular on the role of the EU Commission and member states… read more [http://www.euchems.eu/newsletters/car-emissions-committee-first-findings-and-draft-recommendations/]     NEW RULES FOR MEMBER STATES TO DRASTICALLY CUT AIR POLLUTION In order to achieve the 2030 objectives of the Clean Air Programme, the Directive on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants has entered into force on 31 December 2016. 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