30 November 2022
The European Commission has just released a long-anticipated proposal for the Carbon Removals Certification (CRC) framework, offering a potentially game-changing opportunity to remove carbon emissions from […]
20 September 2023
MEPs in the European Parliament’s environmental committee agreed to update existing rules for wastewater treatment, but significantly weakened rules for the removal of micropollutants carried by […]
4 October 2023
In recent months, the call for an impactful Nature Restoration Law received unprecedented support from more than one million citizens, businesses, scientists, and multiple other stakeholders […]
5 October 2023
Today, the European Parliament approved new standards for wastewater management and treatment. Although Surfrider Foundation Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) welcome the EP’s overall […]
6 December 2023
On Sunday night, the European Commission headquarters in Brussels were lit up with bright lights beaming a clear message to EU policymakers: fulfil your promises on […]
20 December 2023
The European Commission has just published the results of an analysis of the available scientific and technical data on the situation of the wolf accompanied by […]
15 February 2024
Europe has been scarred by floods, droughts and forest fires – and yet the von der Leyen Commission is scrapping the promised “initiative for water resilience” […]
27 February 2024
Brussels/Strasbourg, 27 February 2024 Today, the European Parliament adopted the trilogue agreement on the Nature Restoration Law. They listened to the calls of over 1 million […]
10 April 2024
Today we are joined by colleagues and friends from across Europe in the centre of Brussels to discuss one of the most pressing issues of our […]
21 May 2024
Today, the EEB launches its first position paper on animal welfare. The message is clear: the benefits of improving animal welfare across the EU will be […]
19 June 2024
Today, Member States’ ambassadors to the EU have adopted an agreement giving EU countries the right to pollute rather than protect our water for the next […]
15 October 2024
A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals that Europe’s water resources are under serious pressure, with no significant progress made since 2009*. The […]
