Feedback from two public consultations has helped EFSA’s scientists prioritise reassessments of plasticiser substances used in food contact materials (FCMs) and define a protocol for assessing consumer exposure. Full risk assessments will follow in a second step.

What could a sustainable Europe look like in 2050? A European Environment Agency (EEA) web report, published today, presents four ‘imaginaries’, or scenarios, offering strongly contrasting approaches to achieving Europe’s socio-economic and environmental goals. The report is based on co-creative work by the EEA and its network (Eionet).

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) is seeking ten international experts in macroprudential policy and systemic risk to join its Advisory Scientific Committee (ASC).

The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 4.5% in March 2022, compared with 4.7% in February. For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.2% in March 2022, compared with 1.4% in February.

Hungary will not prevent Ukraine’s accession with the European Union when the time comes, István Íjgyártó, Hungarian ambassador to Kyiv, said in a television interview reviewed by the news portal European Pravda on Tuesday.

Fully 5,060 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Tuesday, while another 4,746 from Ukraine crossed via Romania, the national police headquarters said.

The consultations carried out by EFSA and ECHA on the draft assessments of glyphosate attracted an unprecedented number of comments, confirming the high level of interest in this substance. Such a level of public participation underlines the importance of transparency in the evaluation of active substances in the EU.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke by phone with the French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s press chief told MTI.