EU Presidency

3 July 2017

‘Good on biodiversity but poor on climate and energy’: the EEB publishes its environmental assessment of the Maltese Presidency of the EU

An assessment of the performance of the Maltese Presidency of the EU in relation to environmental issues has been published by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). […]

22 December 2017

‘Good on chemicals and Aarhus, poor on climate and fisheries’ – Europe’s biggest network of environmental groups publishes its assessment of the Estonian Presidency of the EU

An assessment of the environmental performance of the Estonian Presidency of the EU has been published by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). Following a systematic assessment […]

7 January 2019

Ten green tests for Romania’s EU presidency

As Romania takes the helm of the EU’s rotating presidency for the next six months, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) assesses the challenges and opportunities ahead […]

28 June 2019

Memo to the EU: Blueprint for a greener Europe

As Finland takes up the helm of the European Union during its six-month presidency, it must deliver on its commitment and steer the EU towards a […]

9 January 2020

Finnish EU presidency’s environmental scorecard: Good, could do better

Finland’s presidency of the EU, in the second half of 2019, performed well on the circular economy, chemicals and wellbeing, and made significant efforts on climate, […]

1 July 2020

Germany’s EU presidency must tackle climate and biodiversity emergencies alongside COVID-19 crisis

The coronavirus crisis is not an excuse to delay environmental action but a reason to accelerate it and scale it up. As Germany takes over the […]

23 October 2020

Updated: Mid-term environmental report card for German EU presidency

The EEB has released its mid-term scorecard for the German presidency of the European Union. Germany has so far prioritised the environment, performed well on biodiversity and made some progress on climate, despite the challenges […]

1 July 2021

Portuguese and Slovenian presidencies: Environmental assessment and 10 green tests

Despite a major breakthrough on chemicals policy, the European Union made lacklustre progress towards a robust green transition during the Portuguese presidency, a comprehensive assessment reveals. […]