Photo Grafenrheinfeld Nuclear Power Plant, Germany (BRUSSELS) – Two key European Parliament committees rejected Tuesday the classification of fossil gas and nuclear power as environmentally sustainable under the EU’s so-called…
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The European Parliament gave its support Wednesday to revised CO2 emissions standards for new passenger cars and light commercial…
Greek LIFE support for the Prespa Lakes (LUXEMBOURG) – The EU missed a self-imposed target of spending at least 20 per cent of its 2014-2020 budget on climate action, according…
Euro-MPs called Tuesday for the EU’s Emissions Trading System to be reformed and its scope enlarged, in order to incentivise industries to reduce their…
The EU’s auditors launched an audit Tuesday to look into the effectiveness of Commission efforts to develop a globally competitive…
The EU at a conference renewed its pledges towards international ocean governance, presenting a list of 44 commitments for the 2020-2022 period…
The European Commission presented proposals Tuesday to update the Industrial Emissions Directive, to advance progress towards ‘a zero-pollution, competitive,…
The EU Commission set out plans Wednesday to tackle fast fashion, textile waste and the destruction of unsold textiles with a…
Goods on the EU market would need to be more environment-friendly, circular, and energy efficient throughout their lifecycle, under proposals…
Factory pollution (BRUSSELS) – EU environment ministers agreed Thursday to negotiate an agreement with the European Parliament on a regulation that aims to further restrict the presence of persistent organic…
