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A proposal to merge the EU’s dedicated climate and environment programme into a broader ‘competitiveness fund’ has caused uproar among Brussels-based green groups.
Plans to include energy-from-waste (EfW) in the EU’s carbon pricing regime risk “pushing waste towards less sustainable ...
National authorities are set to start assessing the safety of two classes of pesticide additives, following a vote last week.
Currently distinct requirements for investments contributing to biodiversity and climate goals should be merged into one ...
EU member states have been urged to give the go-ahead for negotiations with the UK with a view to linking their emissions trading systems and creating a common sanitary and phytosanitary area.
The European Commission is set to unveil tomorrow the first of two packages setting out its plans for the EU’s budget for ...
The European Commission has been asked to review its decision to apply an 18-month phase-out period for flufenacet, a pesticide that was banned in May, in part because of its degradation into ‘forever ...
The far-right rapporteur for the 2040 climate target will be restricted from delaying progress on the file, following a deal struck by the EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens.
A handful of ministers in the Agriculture Council have said an upcoming simplification package should enable the continued ...
Progressive groups have failed to muster the votes needed to accelerate the adoption of the 2040 climate target, in a bid to ...
The European Commission has said a tax on e-waste, along with revenue from the EU’s emissions trading scheme and carbon border tax, could help take the strain off national capitals in the next ...
The European Parliament environment committee is due to vote on Tuesday on new rules on waste and adopt its opinion on certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. On ...