12 Dezember 2025
Early on 12 December, EU lawmakers struck a political agreement on new rules meant to make the automotive sector more circular – but the deal falls […]
12 Dezember 2025
Accelerating global mineral demand, rising geopolitical tensions, and mounting environmental harm are converging into a global challenge. While the recent UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) talks confirmed […]
16 Dezember 2025
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) welcomes the European Commission’s first-ever Affordable Housing Plan [1] as a long-overdue and encouraging step to tackle Europe’s housing crisis, while […]
17 Dezember 2025
The lack of a standardised charger is slowing green mobility and fuelling e-waste 19 environmental NGOs, consumer organisations, and tourism and mobility businesses [1] urge the European Commission to harmonise charging systems for electric bicycles and other […]
18 Dezember 2025
A new NGO-led evaluation finds that implementation of the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) is underway in most Member States, marking a crucial first step towards repairing […]
23 Dezember 2025
Every six months, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) publishes an independent reality check on the EU Council Presidency – what it delivered, what it failed to […]
22 Januar 2026
Brussels, 22 January 2026 – The first plenary meeting of the European Board for Agriculture and Food (EBAF) of 2026, taking place today and meant to […]
10 Februar 2026
Brussels, 9 February – The adoption of new EU rules on RENURE fertilisers raises serious concerns about transparency, evidence-based policymaking and democratic accountability, warns the European […]
11 Februar 2026
Brussels, 11 February 2026 – With EU leaders meeting on 12 February to discuss competitiveness, civil society organisations are sounding the alarm. The push to rollback […]
17 Februar 2026
EU Council adopts improved water quality standards – but weakens cornerstone EU law to protect water
Brussels, 17 February 2026 – Today, EU Member States rubber-stamped the agreement on updating the list of priority water pollutants regulated under the Water Framework Directive, the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) and the Groundwater Directive – […]
26 Februar 2026
Brussels, 26 February 2026 — A roundtable on Europe’s flagship water law, the Water Framework Directive (WFD), is scheduled for 2 March in Stockholm and will be chaired by Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall, the […]
4 März 2026
The European Commission today unveiled its long-awaited Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), a flagship proposal to fast-track Europe’s clean industrial transition. NGOs welcome the direction, but warn […]
