Coal firms get €50+ million ‘free pass’ on water bills – investigation
Hidden subsidies for major polluters, while public forced to pay Auf Deutsch | W języku polskim 11 December 2020, Brussels – Officials are shielding the coal industry from tens of millions of euros in...
View ArticleSustainable batteries: Revised EU laws can pave way for greener transport
EU officials want to make durable, repairable, and recyclable batteries the norm. From transport to energy storage, this is the way forward to reduce the environmental impact and downside risks of our...
View ArticleMake-or-break talks on EU climate action to begin this week
National governments hope to reach a common position on Europe’s emissions reduction for 2030 in a key meeting this Thursday. The bloc’s 27 heads of state and government in the European Council are...
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Three quarters of EU urban population exposed to toxic air as governments...
Air pollution health impacts make us more vulnerable to Covid-19, report highlights Most Europeans living in cities are still breathing air that is dangerous to their health, confirms the European...
View ArticleMaking Europe work again: A blueprint for employment and wellbeing in...
The economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of job losses. But it need not be so. A new report provides a blueprint for wellbeing in times of economic and ecological...
View ArticleEU offshore wind strategy must ensure protection of marine habitats
NGOs welcome a proposal to scale up offshore windfarms but raise concerns over its potentially negative impact on marine habitats. UPDATE: This press release was updated at 2:30pm after the publication...
View ArticleUpdated: Mid-term environmental report card for German EU presidency
The EEB has released its mid-term scorecard for the German presidency of the European Union. Germany has so far prioritised the environment, performed well on biodiversity and made some progress on...
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EU locks in billions of euros to nature-trashing farming
Thunberg: “this isn’t how democracy is supposed to work” Transition to ecological farming frozen, say NGOs The EU has voted through hundreds of billions of Euros in public subsidies for intensive...
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Farm ministers resist EU Green Deal
Farm ministers today gave a cool welcome to EU plans for new laws to greatly reduce pesticides, fertilisers and boost ecological farming. At a meeting in Luxembourg, the European Environmental Bureau...
View ArticleCommission proposal to strengthen access to justice tackles main obstacle but...
The EU has taken an important first step to correct a glaring imbalance in access to justice to protect the environment with a proposal from the European Commission today, but failed to fully address...
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