{"id":1760,"date":"2016-06-30T12:15:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T10:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eebtestsite.oldcontinent.eu\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2017-05-22T18:08:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T16:08:57","slug":"slovakia-needs-to-put-environment-at-heart-of-eu-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/slovakia-needs-to-put-environment-at-heart-of-eu-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovakia needs to put environment at heart of EU reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span class=\"s1\">Slovakia is taking over the six-month EU rotating Presidency at a particularly testing time following on from the continuing fall-out of the Brexit vote. The future is far from certain, but it is clear that the time for business-as-usual is over.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The EEB is calling on the Slovak Presidency to help restore public confidence in the EU following the Brexit vote by promoting a greener, more sustainable Europe, where our negative impact on climate, biodiversity and public health in Europe and beyond is rapidly decreased in line with citizens\u2019 expectations and scientific imperatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Jeremy Wates, EEB Secretary General,<\/b> commented:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201c<i>We want to see Slovakia promoting an agenda of transformational change focused on people and the planet. The Brexit vote shows that people are dissatisfied with the status quo and want politicians to listen to their concerns. Successive opinion polls show that increased EU action on environmental protection has significant support among citizens across the EU. We now expect to see a change of direction across the EU and Slovakia has a significant role to play<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Every six months at the rotation of the two EU presidencies, the EEB publishes an assessment of the outgoing Presidency and Ten Green Tests for the incoming presidency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">As regards the Dutch Presidency, the EEB praised its achievements on promoting the circular economy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\u00a0and recognised its considerable efforts on measures to tackle air pollution through the National Emissions Ceiling (NEC) Directive revision process, though\u00a0expressed disappointment with the outcome so far from the NEC negotiations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The EEB assessment is also critical of the Netherlands\u2019 pursuit of a deregulatory agenda as well as its performance on trade, fisheries and climate change issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Notes for editors:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dutch pres\">Assessment of Dutch EU Presidency<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eebtestsite.oldcontinent.eu\/wpfd_file\/ten-green-tests-for-the-slovak-presidency-2016\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Ten Green Tests for Slovakia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eebtestsite.oldcontinent.eu\/wpfd_file\/green10-post-brexit-vote-letter\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Post-Brexit vote G10 letter<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovakia is taking over the six-month EU rotating Presidency at a particularly testing time following on from the continuing fall-out of the Brexit vote. 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