EEB input to the EU Environment Council Meeting, Brussels, 25 March 2024

In this letter, the EEB provided input to the EU Environment Council Meeting, Brussels, 25 March 2024, addressing all Environment Ministers of EU Member States, the Commission President, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal and Commissioners for Environment, Transport, Energy, Industry, Agriculture, Health and Food Safety, and the Chair of the European Parliament Environment Committee.

The EEB’s demands come structured according to our understanding of the 25 March Council Agenda, i.e., under the following headlines:

1. Directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste 
2. Regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution
3. Proposal for a Regulation on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests
4. EU climate target for 2040 
5. Climate risk management 
6. Mid-term review of the 8th Environmental Action Programme
7. Other issues of concern: EU fiscal rules
8. Information from the delegations: Lowering the protection status of wolves and bears