Photo by AleSpa (BRUSSELS) – The EU Council and Parliament reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a proposal for new financial benchmarks aimed at giving greater information on an investment…
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Solar panels (BRUSSELS) – As part of its Sustainable Finance Action Plan, the EU Commission launched Thursday a consultation with the objective to finalise new guidelines for company reporting on…
Trucks (BRUSSELS) – The EU is set to reduce CO2 emissions of lorries, following a provisional deal between MEPs and the EU Council on new rules which set binding CO2…
EU laws on vehicle emissions have been improved since the Dieselgate scandal, but challenges remain, according to a new Briefing Paper from…
A Reflection Paper published Wednesday by the EU Commission looks at options to deliver the Union’s commitment on UN Sustainable Development Goals, including…
Vella – Photo EC (DAVOS) – The EU Commission received the 2019 Circular Economy prize at the World Economic Forum Monday, in recognition of its work…
Photo by Brian Robert Marshall (STRASBOURG) – The EU Parliament put forward plans Wednesday to make the EU approval procedure of pesticides more transparent and accountable, including granting the public…
Trucks in traffic (BRUSSELS) – EU environment ministers adopted a ‘common position’ on future CO2 standards for trucks and buses Thursday afternoon, the first time the EU is setting CO2…
Plastic waste (BRUSSELS) – Provisional plans to ban single-use plastics, agreed Wednesday by the EU institutions, target products most often found on beaches such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton…
Plastics recycling (BRUSSELS) – A new Circular Plastics Alliance of of key industry stakeholders, launched Tuesday by the EU Commission, with the aim of improving the economics and the quality…
