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— last modified 21 June 2016 Key EU Environment Ministers discussing the reform of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) after 2020 today acknowledged that the Paris Agreement created new…

— last modified 21 June 2016 In a new report, Swedwatch presents the practical implications of existing regulations on conflict minerals and concludes that EU negotiations have failed to address…

— last modified 16 June 2016 Today, the European Commission announced the start of an infringement procedure against Poland relating to plans that would see an increase in logging in…

— last modified 09 June 2016 In a highly unusual move, the Dutch presidency today cancelled its much anticipated and politically charged Ministerial Conference on ?Future-proof Nature Policy?, which was…

— last modified 09 June 2016 New research by Ecofys reports that the total public funding for energy efficiency in the EU grew from about ?6 billion in 2012 -…

— last modified 09 June 2016 Poor air quality, climate change, unhealthy lifestyles and the disconnection between people and the environment are increasingly affecting human health in the region, finds…

— last modified 05 June 2016 WWF welcomes the entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) today as a huge step in the global fight to eliminate…

— last modified 26 May 2016 Following the May 25th trilogue meeting, MedTech Europe, the alliance of Eucomed and EDMA, are pleased to hear that a political agreement has been…

— last modified 26 May 2016 The European Patients’ Forum welcomes the deal reached yesterday between the Council and the European Parliament on medical devices. However, more information on reprocessing…

— last modified 19 May 2016 The tobacco industry?s High Court challenge to the Regulations on standardised (“plain”) tobacco packaging met with a humiliating defeat today. The landmark judgement in…