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HEAL is a leading alliance of health and environment groups working at EU level. Working for better health, through a healthy environment.
Feb 19 โ€ข 5 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’จ It's the final week of negotiations for the revision of the EU's Ambient Air Quality directive (#AAQD).

๐Ÿƒ Together with health experts & over 143 THOUSAND citizens, we are calling for #CleanAirActionNow!

๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡ Here's what to expect this week. Image ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Tomorrow, EU institutions & governments are set to conclude the negotiations on new EU #CleanAir standards.

๐Ÿญ This is a not-to-be-missed moment to improve people's health by tackling harmful #AirPollution across Europe.

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Nov 15, 2022 โ€ข 5 tweets โ€ข 5 min read
Today, EU governments will be invited to vote on the @EU_Commissionโ€™s proposal to extend the approval period of the health-harming pesticide #glyphosate by 1 year.

What does this mean exactly? A thread ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

#StopGlyphosate Glyphosate is currently approved for use on the EU market until 15 December 2022.

Earlier this year, @EFSA_EU announced they would not have their scientific review ready by that time, putting a hard pause on the authorisation renewal process.

#StopGlyphosate