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Today, the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions have launched a Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform.

This year’s edition of EU Green Week on the topic of zero pollution has closed with record involvement from citizens and stakeholders around the EU.

Today at the EU Green Week, Europe’s biggest environmental event, the winners of the 2021 LIFE Awards were announced by the EU’s LIFE programme.

The annual Bathing Water report published today shows that in 2020 almost 83% of Europe's bathing water sites are of excellent quality.

Today, the European Commission provides guidance on the EU rules on single-use plastics.

From 31 May to 4 June 2021, EU Green Week will explore possibilities to make the EU’s zero pollution ambition a reality.

Commission published a report on the implementation of the first-ever EU Pollinators Initiative.

21 May is the Natura 2000 Day, the European Commission has launched the 2022 edition of the European Natura 2000 Award

Pollinator Park is now available in French, German, Spanish and Dutch, both online and in virtual reality.

Today, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre has published a summary for policymakers of the first EU–wide ecosystem assessment.

The European Commission has published a new methodology for assessing the impacts of trade liberalisation on biodiversity and ecosystems.

Dozens of world museums are showing the way by supporting the Global Coalition “United for Biodiversity”, a European Commission's initiative

The European Commission adopted the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil” – a key deliverable of the European Green Deal and the main topic of this year's EU Green Week.

The EC has published two Inception Impact Assessments, one on the revision of the CLP Regulation and one on the revision of the REACH Regulation.

Today, the European Commission is hosting the first meeting of the high-level roundtable on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.

The Commission has launched an online public consultation to seek views on the update of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD).

The 8th EU-China Ministerial Environment Policy Dialogue was held today with the participation of Commissioner Sinkevičius and Minister Huang Runqiu.

About 4.9 million hectares of the EU forests are ‘primary’ or ‘old-growth’, according to a new report by the EU’s Joint Research Centre

Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy: Commission takes further steps to channel money towards sustainable activities