17 June 2024
During this Monday’s Environment Council, Environment Ministers reached an agreement [1] on the Soil Monitoring Law. The EEB welcomes the achievement of a compromise, but regrets […]
17 June 2024
During this Monday’s Environment Council, Environment Ministers approved conclusions on the mid-term review of the 8th environment action programme. The Council’s call to reduce the EU’s […]
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 […]
28 June 2024
The European Union leaders have officially adopted the Strategic Agenda for 2024-2029, recognising the urgent need to tackle the climate, nature, and pollution crises. The nomination […]
2 July 2024
Today, Hungary replaces Belgium at the steering wheel, taking over the rotating 6-month Presidency of the EU Council.This change occurs amid a shifting, more right-leaning political […]
3 July 2024
On July 3, 2024, the Great Lakes and Wetlands Association and the Civilisation Coalition launch the Civil EU Presidency – an initiative aiming to ensure a democratic, inclusive […]
18 July 2024
Strasbourg, France – 18.07.24: Members of the European Parliament have re-elected Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as President of the EU Commission with […]
4 September 2024
The new report published today [1] marks the end of seven months of debate between stakeholders (including green NGOs, consumer groups, farmers’ unions and industry actors […]
9 September 2024
Today, Mario Draghi’s report presented a stark mirror to EU leaders: the bloc is lagging behind its global counterparts due to the lack of investments, sluggish […]
18 September 2024
Children across Europe are threatened by daily exposure to toxic chemicals found in consumer products, show new findings by environmental and children’s rights organisations. NGOs/civil society […]
25 September 2024
Today, a majority of EU Member States agreed to adopt the European Commission’s proposal [1] to downgrade the protection status of the wolf under the Bern […]
30 September 2024
Combustion heating and cooking causes as many carbon monoxide deaths in Eastern Europe [1] as car accidents in Western Europe, according to a new Coolproducts research from […]
