Environment policy in the European Union
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.
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.
EU Member States agreed Wednesday on a position for the revision of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) that moves away from science as the benchmark for a credible green transition.
With less than two months before the first provisions of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) start to apply, Europe’s retail and wholesale sector is raising urgent concerns about gaps in guidance and the practical feasibility of implementation.
The European Union at the ‘Our Ocean Conference 2026’ in Kenya announced €338.35 million funding to support ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries and maritime security.
Today, the European Parliament failed to protect farmers, consumers and breeders in its final vote on new GMOs.
The European Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.
