Environment policy in the European Union
Today, Member States backed the EU Budget (MFF) Performance Regulation, sending a positive signal for stronger climate and environmental spending, by defining a horizontal framework for how such spending is tracked and applying environmental safeguards across the budget.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached a provisional agreement to introduce a binding intermediate climate target for 2040 of a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels.
The European Parliament and EU member state negotiators have reached a provisional deal to cut down on EU rules on sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies.
In trilogue talks, EU institutions signed off on a package of irresponsible measures, including a one-year delay, a narrowing of the regulation’s scope, and a review scheduled for April 2026 that could open the door to further weakening. The political compromise to dilute the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) marks another step in Brussels’ reckless drift towards environmental deregulation.
Eurosif, the European Sustainable Investment Forum, are currently looking for an Operations & Project Manager to support the organisation’s daily operations and strategic initiatives.
The European Commission has announced the opening of three new funding opportunities under the Innovation Fund with a total budget of €5.2 billion in EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) revenues.
The European Parliament and EU Council have reached a provisional agreement on a set of rules that establish a legal framework for new EU rules for plants obtained by using new genomic techniques (NGTs).
