Proposal for a REGULATION on the European Maritime Safety Agency +++ Swedish EU Presidency: Towards a green transatlantic marketplace +++ ‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk.
Research and innovation making EU agriculture fit for the future +++ S&D Group on Due Diligence: Putting people and planet first with responsible business conduct +++ Pigs do fly: Growing use of animal fats in cars and planes increasingly unsustainable
The Commission is also closing 62 cases in which the issues with the Member States concerned have been solved without the Commission needing to pursue the procedure further.
The proposals will equip the EU with new tools to support clean and modern shipping.
ECHA sees broad use of alternatives for chemical safety assessment +++ EU Commission hosts meeting of European ministers meet to discuss chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear preparedness +++ MEPs press conference: Companies to tackle human rights and environmental impact
EIB at the WCEF2023: Scaling up financing for the circular economy +++ EU Commission launches call for EFSA’s next Executive Director +++ EU Commission secures follow-up agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer
The EU Commission encourages Italian freight transport to shift from road-only to combined road-short-sea shipping transport.
The World Meteorological Organization will elevate the cryosphere to one of its top priorities, calling for more coordinated observations and predictions, data exchange, research and services.
“Next generation risk assessment”: Berlin conference discusses new testing methods for chemicals +++ Joint business statement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) +++ The G7 and Global Food Security
The EU Council calls for a European approach on space traffic management. A new Eurostat report shows the EU’s progress on Sustainable Development Goals. And the EU Council and EU Parliament are starting their negotiations on waste shipments. See more headlines of our Insight EU Environment Monitoring.
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Brussels, 24 May 2023 Today the Council adopted its negotiating mandate to start talks with
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DISASTER RISKS United Nations: First Person: Rising from disaster EU reaffirms support at Sendai Framework
GREEN TRANSITION Green transition – What Think Tanks are thinking – EP – Research Service Bruegel: Cleantech
New York, 18 May 2023 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message
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Brussels, 16 May 2023 Today, the Council gave the final go-ahead to a regulation that