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MEPs adopted their proposals to revamp EU pharmaceutical legislation, to foster innovation and enhance the security of supply, accessibility and affordability of medicines.

The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to better prevent plastic pellets losses throughout the supply chain, with the goal of achieving zero losses.

EP and Council negotiators agreed on the creation of a European Health Data Space to ease access to personal health data and to boost secure sharing for the public interest.

On Wednesday, MEPs gave their green light to new EU rules to reduce emissions from passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers.

On Wednesday, Parliament adopted its proposals to better prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.

The new rules will reduce harmful emissions from industrial installations and large pig and poultry farms to protect human health and the environment.

To improve the health of soils in line with the EU Zero Pollution ambition, MEPs want concrete targets to improve soil ecological status in member states.

Co-rapporteurs Andrus Ansip (Renew, Estonia) and Cyrus Engerer (S&D, Malta) will brief journalists following the plenary vote on the green claims directive.

On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.

On Monday, MEPs on Transport and Environment Committees adopted a single EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport services.