27 June 2023
The European Parliament has sent a clear signal on the need to curb water pollution by voting in support of measures that will improve monitoring and […]
29 June 2023
Mirror measures on pesticides affect only half of the neonicotinoids banned in Europe. Loopholes in current EU regulation also allow for the continued export of banned […]
5 July 2023
Today, the European Commission adopted its long-anticipated food and biodiversity package of legislative measures aimed to strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming, including […]
12 September 2023
Today, the European Parliament approved new quality standards for surface and groundwater and sent a clear message on the need to curb water pollution in the […]
3 October 2023
Maroš Šefčovič, the EU Commissioner set to oversee the future of the EU Green Deal, today received a grilling from the European Parliament over his expanded […]
12 October 2023
213 products tested from 23 online platforms across 12 countries 90% had more mercury than legal limit set by the Minamata Convention Africa’s proposed amendment would […]
17 October 2023
Although the European Commission’s Work Programme 2024 (released today) shows plans to deliver on ongoing files related to air, water and nature restoration, plans to follow […]
6 February 2024
Today’s European Commission 2040 climate target communication and Industrial Carbon Management (ICM) strategy indicate some good intentions, but an overreliance on insufficient and expensive technologies and […]
15 March 2024
Today the European Commission weakened the few remaining environmental requirements in the current ‘green’ CAP[1], by removing conditionality – turning previously basic conditions that farmers must […]
10 April 2024
Today, the European Parliament approved the Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF) setting the scene for the quantification and accounting of emission removals in the EU through […]
10 April 2024
Although the proposal for a Soil Monitoring Law was passed, in a highly disappointing turn of events lawmakers significantly weakened the law, placing the future health […]
11 April 2024
432 MEPs voted in favour of accelerating the European Commission’s deeply flawed proposal aimed at “simplifying” the CAP by removing basic environmental requirements. The unlawful and […]
