2 August 2018

EEB publish Memorandum to the Austrian Presidency of the European Union

This Memorandum reflects on the issues that the EEB would like to see advanced during the Austrian Presidency. The most important issues are highlighted in the […]
21 December 2018

No more ‘small steps poorly implemented’, green groups tell incoming EU presidencies

The practice of ‘small steps poorly implemented’ is clearly now insufficient and inappropriate to protect Europe from harmful chemicals, polluted air, climate change and plastic pollution. This […]
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 […]