Environment

PESTICIDES EU Commission adopts stringent residue limits for pesticides to protect pollinators EU Commission: Some facts...

GREEN INDUSTRIES The Green Deal Industrial Plan: putting Europe’s net-zero industry in the lead EU...

FOOD Opening contribution by Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in exchange of views on CAP strategic plans...

FOOD Main results of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 30 January 2023 BIODIVERSITY Bundestag: Stand der Umsetzung...

RAW MATERIALS Security, technology, raw materials, online platforms – updating the transatlantic partnership in the...

PFAS Banning PFASs in the EU – Media briefing on 7 February BIODIVERSITY EU Commission...

Brussels, 27 January 2023 Today, the Commission published a transition pathway for the chemical industry presenting a...

MARINE DATA The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) launches its fully unified marine...

Brussels, 26 January 2023 Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions,...

26 January 2023 The Commission has launched a multilingual campaign – ReSet The Trend – to engage...

Brussels, 26 January 2023 The Commission decided today to refer Slovakia to the Court of...

Brussels, 26 January 2023 Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions,...

Brussels, 25 January 2023 “Predictions for 2023” is a paper prepared by the Analysis and...

POLLINATORS Food security and ecosystem resilience: Commission boosts action on pollinators EU Commission Q&A on...

RAW MATERIALS Global Gateway: Commissioners Breton and Urpilainen visit Namibia to take forward partnerships in...

Brussels, 24 January 2023 “Check against delivery” Good afternoon everyone, Today is a positive step...

GREEN TRANSITION First meeting of the High-Level Forum picks out strategic standardisation needs to support...

R&I EU-funded research stimulates patented inventions according to a new study BIOCIDES Biocides Regulation: Judgment of...

Brussels, 20 January 2023 Tomorrow, the Estonian city of Tallinn will officially become the European Green...

Brussels, 20 January 2023 Today, the Commission has published a list of high-value datasets that public sector bodies will...

Brussels, 20 January 2023 Today, the Commission held a first meeting of the new High-Level Forum...

EU GREEN DEAL Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on...

ECHA ECHA adds nine hazardous chemicals to Candidate List Updated SCIP Candidate List package available...

CIRCULAR ECONOMY IW: Wie hoch sind die Rohstoffpotenziale durch Urban Mining? WATER MANAGEMENT Is water management...

BIODIVERSITY Exchange on COP15 Biodiversity Conference outcome with EU Commissioner Sinkevičius ASBESTOS EP Briefing: Protection of...

DRINKING WATER Zero pollution: Improved quality and access to drinking water CIRCULAR ECONOMY Zero Waste...

PLASTIC POLLUTION UNECE Protocol on PRTRs: supporting access to information on plastic pollution and promoting...

Brussels, 12 January 2023 As of today, Europeans can be assured of improved quality and access...

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS BMWK: Better protection of human rights and the environment along global supply chains...

EU TAXONOMY – ENVIRONMENT EU Commission provides additional guidance to companies on what and how...

Geneva, 4 January 2023 When a hydropower dam in Argentina threatened to wipe out the hooded grebe, a...

Helsinki, 3 January 2023 On 29 December 2022, the Government granted research permits for offshore...

Villigen, 30 December 2022 Researchers at PSI have joined forces with employees of the technology...

London, 28 December 2022 Turtle nests are thriving at beaches around military sites in Cyprus...

New York, 28 December 2022 Despite strong evidence that human activity played a role in...

Helsinki, 23 December 2022 Finland is supporting the acute needs of Ukraine’s energy sector and...

Brussels, 22 December 2022 EU energy ministers formally adopted a Council regulation laying down a...

Geneva, 16 December 2022 A new report on the effectiveness of international cooperation on cleaner air in...

This is the last daily Insight EU Monitoring before the Christmas recess of the EU...

EU ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL The Czech EU Presidency was highly appreciated at the last meeting of...

Brussels, 21 December 2022 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the...

Brussels, 20 December 2022 EU Council approves reinforced rules on granting trade preferences to developing...

BIODIVERSITY – COP15 COP15: historic global deal for nature and people – EU Commission Statement...

BIODIVERSITY – COP15 UNECE: Executive secretaries of UN commissions issue a joint statement to enshrine...

Brussels, 19 December 2022 Today, the Commission proposed a revised Regulation on classification, labelling and...

Brussels, 19 December 2022 Early this morning at the UN Biodiversity conference COP15 in Montréal,...

BIODIVERSITY – COP15 COP15: EU Commission, Member States and other donors commit to increase global...

COMMON POLICIES State aid: Commission adopts new rules for agriculture, forestry and fishery and aquaculture...

INDUSTRIAL R&D Industrial investments in research and development in the EU again on the rise...

NANOMATERIALS Nanomaterials’ (bio)degradation, persistence, and safe by design (SbD) examined in a recent study –...