11 július 2023
Europe’s largest ever screening programme for toxic chemicals has found significant parts of the population exposed to multiple hazardous substances above levels that could cause serious […]
10 november 2023
Last week, 115 Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury were present in Geneva for the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP-5) and took important decisions, among […]
16 november 2023
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is a commonly used plastic that exposes people and the environment to toxic, carcinogenic chemicals and contaminants. PVC can be found in everything […]
29 november 2023
NGOs call on the European Commission to phase-out PVC by 2030 Civil society organisations welcome the publication of the investigation report on PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and […]
12 január 2024
Yesterday, the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament set the pace by adopting the Commission’s proposal to ban dental amalgam as early as 1 January […]
31 január 2024
Blood tests show EU politicians also exposed to “forever chemicals”, a silent threat to public health BRUSSELS, 31 January. The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and […]
19 február 2024
The Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, representing the nation’s Presidency of the EU Council, is hosting an industry summit tomorrow in collaboration with the European […]
4 március 2024
To Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo Belgian Presidency of the […]
23 április 2024
BRUSSELS, 23 April 20224 Slow progress on chemical protections as elections approach. The EU is lagging in its commitment to “significantly reduce” people’s exposure to hazardous […]
4 június 2024
In a move to prioritise public health and environmental sustainability, 19 leading environmental and health organisations have united to call on EU candidates to commit to […]
13 június 2024
Chemical experts have told the EU that it must ban polyvinyl chloride (PVC) if it wants to comply with its own laws. The move by European […]
17 június 2024
As part of the EU Green Week, Pro(to)topia and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) are organizing an innovative event in the interface of arts, science and […]
