Wildfires - Photo © European Union 2026

As catastrophic wildfires sweep across Southern Europe, WWF warns that the EU is sleepwalking into a permanent wildfire crisis while simultaneously weakening key environmental protections that help safeguard people, economies and nature from climate impacts.

Deforestation - Image by Robert Jones from Pixabay

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.

Biogas - Image by Jan Nijman from Pixabay

Today, the European Commission unveiled its new Bioeconomy Strategy, aimed at boosting circularity, climate neutrality, and competitiveness across the EU. The European Biogas Association (EBA) welcomes the recognition of biogases and their co-products as a core pillar of Europe’s sustainable bioeconomy.