On 25th May, the Commission had set up a new Task Force within its Directorate-General for Energy, to provide support to the EU Energy Platform and implement the REPowerEU goal of supply diversification. Following a mandate from the European Council in March 2022, the Commission and Member States have established the EU Energy Platform to […]
Read MoreWaste and recycling: Commission seeks views on revision of the Waste Framework Directive
The Commission is launching a public consultation on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), including setting of EU food waste reduction targets. The revision aims to improve the overall environmental outcome of waste management in line with the waste hierarchy and the implementation of the polluter pays principle. The public consultation is open for […]
Read MorePublic hearing on Commission’s classification of gas and nuclear
Parliament’s Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs and on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will hold a public hearing ahead of a scheduled vote on an objection on 14 June. The public hearing will contribute to MEPs’ ongoing scrutiny of the Commission’s proposal on how nuclear and gas activities should be classified in the […]
Read MoreIEO scientists evaluate the state of the habitats of the Mediterranean and South Atlantic coastline by diving
A scientific and technical team from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO, CSIC) is traveling the entire coastline from Girona to Huelva, including the island of Alboran and Ceuta, to carry out, in a single 45-day campaign, the comprehensive monitoring of habitats and protected species by diving and through visual censuses of three complete marine […]
Read MoreSocial Climate Fund: ensuring a just energy transition
The EU wants a just energy transition. Find out how the Social Climate Fund aims to help those who are most exposed to energy poverty. As part of its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the EU plans to introduce further requirements for reducing emissions in construction and transport. The new rules will stimulate Europeans […]
Read MoreJoint Statement between the European Commission and the United States on European Energy Security
Russia has demonstrated that it is an unreliable supplier of energy to Europe through unjustified and unacceptable actions such as cutting off electricity and natural gas to Finland, halting natural gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria, and threatening similar actions against other European nations. The European Commission and the United States condemn Russia’s use of […]
Read MoreCommission (Eurostat) publishes 2022 report on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published today the ‘Sustainable development in the European Union — 2022 monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context‘, which provides a statistical overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the EU. The data included in the report show that the […]
Read MoreCutting EU greenhouse gas emissions: targets 2030
The Effort Sharing Regulation sets national targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions to help the EU reach net zero emissions by 2050. To help fight climate change, the EU has set ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The EU wants to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and this target, along with an interim target of […]
Read MoreEU member states to collaborate to store and share gas supplies
An important step to improve EU security of supply in the context of the war in Ukraine was taken today with the provisional political agreement reached between the Council and the European Parliament on the legislation on gas storage. The proposed regulation aims to ensure that storage capacities in the EU are filled before the […]
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