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Latest news on the environment policies of the European Union.

Euro-Parliament backs tightening of EU toy safety rules 13 March 2024, 19:17 CET
The EU Parliament approved its position Wednesday on revamped EU rules on toy safety, offering better protection to children from the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU single market.

EU targets microplastics for improved water quality 11 March 2024, 22:52 CET
The European Commission adopted two new measures Monday designed to enhance the EU’s water resilience and to improve water quality and quantity throughout the continent.

EU revisions to strengthen plant health law 06 March 2024, 23:39 CET
The EU Council and Parliament reached provisional agreement Wednesday on a targeted revision of the Plant Health Law, which aims to improve and streamline its application and enforcement.

EU sets targets to reduce packaging consumption 05 March 2024, 18:51 CET
The EU Council and Parliament reached agreement Monday to revamp rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, including a ban on 'forever chemicals' in food contact packaging.

Euro-Parliament extends list of environmental crimes 27 February 2024, 22:52 CET
MEPs extended the list of environmental crimes Tuesday to include illegal timber trade, depletion of water resources, and serious breaches of EU chemicals legislation and pollution caused by ships.

MEPs seal deal to restore degraded ecosystems 28 February 2024, 18:59 CET
The European Parliament adopted a law Tuesday which sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.

EUR 233m EU funding for eco projects across Europe 22 February 2024, 23:56 CET
The EU is investing over EUR 233 million in twelve strategic environmental projects benefitting nature and biodiversity, climate change and air quality, the EU Commission announced Thursday.

Electricity from renewable sources up to 41% in EU in 2022 21 February 2024, 23:50 CET
Renewable energy sources made up 41.2 per cent of the European Union's gross electricity consumption in 2022, according to figures released Wednesday by the EU's statistics agency Eurostat.

Political agreement on EU-wide certification scheme for carbon removals 20 February 2024, 18:40 CET
The European Parliament and EU Council reached a provisional agreement Tuesday on a first EU-wide voluntary framework for the certification of high-quality carbon removals.

EU to tackle ship-source pollution to clean up Europe's seas 19 February 2024, 16:59 CET
The EU Council and Parliament reached political agreement late Thursday to amend Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for pollution offences.

EU economy's greenhouse gas emissions down 7 pct in Q3 2023 14 February 2024, 23:31 CET
EU economy greenhouse gas emissions showed a 7.1% decrease compared Q3 in 2022, at 787 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), Eurostat, the EU's statistics agency reported Wednesday.

MEPs look to bring an end to greenwashing claims 16 February 2024, 19:49 CET
A European Parliament committee adopted new rules Wednesday on how firms can validate environmental marketing claims, and the information they need to provide to justify these claims.

European farmers to be exempted from EU rules on land lying fallow 13 February 2024, 23:52 CET
The European Commission officially adopted a regulation Tuesday which grants a partial exemption for European farmers from the conditionality rule on land lying fallow.

New EU rules on toy safety to protect children from harmful chemicals 13 February 2024, 23:42 CET
An EU Parliament committee approved stricter rules on toy safety Tuesday, aiming to bring down the number of unsafe toys on the single market and protect children better from toy-related risks.

Remaining intentional uses of toxic mercury to be banned in EU 08 February 2024, 22:21 CET
EU institutions reached political agreement Thursday to phase out use of dental amalgam and prohibit the manufacturing, import and export of a number of mercury-added products, including certain lamps.

EU looks to ease path towards 2040 climate targets 06 February 2024, 18:40 CET
The EU Commission proposed Tuesday a 90% cut in EU greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, but has dropped reference to a 30% cut in non-CO2 emissions from agriculture.

EU reaches provisional deal on environmental, social and governance ratings 06 February 2024, 19:03 CET
The EU institutions reached provisional agreement Monday on a regulation on environmental, social and governance rating activities to boost investor confidence in sustainable products.

EU reaches deal to strengthen consumers' right to repair 02 February 2024, 23:10 CET
EU negotiators reached a provisional deal Friday on a directive to reduce waste by promoting the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive.

European Sustainable Industry Summit 2024 (Brussels, from 25 June 2024, 09:00 CET to 26 June 2024, 13:30 CET) —
The European Sustainable Industry Summit 2024 will take place in Brussels on 25 June 2024 to 26 June 2024.

European Environmental Ports Conference 2024 (Lisbon, Portugal, from 28 May 2024, 09:00 CET to 29 May 2024, 17:00 CET) —
The 6th edition of The European Environmental Ports Conference will take place over 28th - 29th May 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Brussels looks to modernise river information services in EU 29 January 2024, 23:02 CET
The European Commission adopted a proposal Monday to improve the efficiency and reliability of traffic management on Europe's rivers and canals such as the Danube and the Rhine.

EU gives go-ahead for new rules to reduce harmful emissions 30 January 2024, 17:36 CET
The EU Council gave its green light Monday to two regulations that strengthen rules on the use of fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances that cause global warming.

Brussels authorises imports of GMOs for food and animal feed 26 January 2024, 22:47 CET
The European Commission authorised on Friday the use of a genetically modified maize, and renewed the authorisation of two genetically modified oilseed rapes, as food and animal feed.

Battery-only electric cars in Europe continue advance in 2022 24 January 2024, 23:42 CET
The number of battery-only electric passenger cars in the EU reached nearly 3 million in 2022, data released Tuesday by Eurostat said - a 55 per cent increase compared with 2021 (1.9 million).

EU reaches deal on voluntary digital labelling of fertilisers 24 January 2024, 00:03 CET
The European Parliament and EU Council reached a political deal Tuesday on the voluntary digital labelling of EU fertiliser products to make fertilisers' labelling, clearer, simpler.. and more digital.