A ReCAP in tweets: A tumultuous week for farming
Amid exasperated calls for a genuine reform of the destructive and expensive policy, last week MEPs voted on...
Month: October 2020
German EU presidency scores well on biodiversity and badly on CAP reform, midterm review shows
Germany has so far prioritised the environment, performed well on biodiversity and made some progress on climate, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. It...
Industrial pollution: it’s time to enter the digital age
The European Commission needs to enter the ‘digital decade’: it’s about time that it creates a monitoring and...
The unsustainability of the electric car
Shifting to electric vehicles while maintaining current travelling habits will not deliver emissions reductions required by European Green...
EU locks in billions of euros to nature-trashing farming
As Europe began its so-called Green Week, farm ministers and the European Parliament agreed to channel hundreds of...
Will the EU pay €350 billion to trash nature? This week we will know
Forget the ‘million-dollar question’. This week, Brussels will answer one worth €358 billion: the shape of the next...
MEPs call for more climate action in Europe’s industrial strategy
A key vote in the European Parliament’s industry committee may bring Europe’s manufacturing sector closer to decarbonisation. But...
Building on shaky foundations: EU’s renovation strategy needs more climate action
The European Commission plans to double the renovation rate of homes, schools, and hospitals by 2030. But its...
Environmental activist and EEB Board member Daniel Lešinský passes away
We are deeply saddened to learn that Daniel Lešinský passed away on October 7, 2020 at the age...
NGO’s access to justice made easier but not guaranteed
Campaigners welcomed the European Commission’s proposed changes to the Aarhus Regulation to make access to justice for NGOs easier but...
