The EU executive has backtracked on earlier assurances that the European Parliament’s consent would be required prior to ...

Environmental group Oceana has urged Cyprus to “steer the EU towards ocean restoration and recovery” as it assumes the presidency of the EU Council.

As the European Commission moves forward with its simplification and competitiveness agenda, with several initiatives ...

Tentatively final draft rules for calculating recycled content in PET bottles, distributed to national capitals in late ...

The Aarhus Convention requires public authorities to examine whether they need to hold a fresh consultation on prolonging an environmental permit for an existing wind project, according to an adviser ...

Greenpeace’s European office has called on the EU to implement its now-delayed anti-deforestation rules and reject the EU-Mercosur trade agreement after an association of major soy buyers announced ...

The UK government has confirmed that it will legislate to allow greater alignment between the UK and EU as part of a ‘reset’ in relations post-Brexit, with ministers hoping to implement an agreement ...

The Cypriot presidency has indicated key environmental and climate files that it hopes to finalise over the coming six months, with a revision of the bloc’s carbon border tax and conclusion of free ...

The Commission president is aiming to placate national capitals resisting the EU’s trade deal with the Mercosur bloc by ...

EU agencies should set up a permanent group to investigate the cumulative effect of Europeans’ chemical exposure, building on the work of the ‘one health’ task force that is due to come to an end this ...

A surge in solar power helped to offset declines in wind and hydro output last year to maintain the share of renewables in Europe’s electricity supply at around 45%, according to updated industry data ...

The European Commission is asking stakeholders to submit information on the implementation and relevance of the Single Use Plastics Directive, in addition to their views on whether the rules are ...