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RSS![View of the Ciudad de la Artes y Ciencias in Valencia](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Valencia_Ciudad_Arte_Ciencia.jpg?itok=Ow7lHfKu)
Valencia is getting ready for a very special and memorable year. In 2024, the city will represent the European Green Capital at the European and international level.
![Velenje citizens at a market](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Velenje_1.jpg?itok=68PP6uO-)
The next cities to take over the title of the European Green Leaf in 2024 are Elsinore (Denmark) and Velenje (Slovenia). Both cities are busy preparing their title years.
![EU Clean Air Forum poster depicting buildings, houses, vehicles, trees and wind generators.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-04/general_visual_779964623.png?itok=6d57Ra42)
On 23 and 24 November 2023, the fourth EU Clean Air Forum is bringing together decisionmakers, stakeholders and experts from across the EU to focus on how to further reduce and prevent air pollution.
![Sonian Forest](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-08/david-bruyndonckx-F_hft1Wiyj8-unsplash.1112.jpg?itok=-73uxRNf)
The Commission is proposing a Forest Monitoring Law that will plug existing gaps in the information on European forests and create a comprehensive forest knowledge base.
![Aerial view of plastic pollution on a beach](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/GettyImages-1208182476.jpg?itok=q-pyz7rY)
The International Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution has agreed on a draft that will be the basis for further negotiations in April.
![Patch of arid land surrounded by thick forest.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/GettyImages-1461631614_0.jpg?itok=JTfyfXvg)
The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law.
![Plastic litter in bundles.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-02/Plastic%20waste%20shipments.jpg?itok=2fImqj0K)
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on waste shipments.
![The word 'Life' written in yellow surrounded by yellow stars, on a blue background.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-06/Life.jpg?itok=HI6_VYrh)
Thanks to the programme's co-funding requirements, it will mobilise a total investment of more than €722 million.
![Man keeping in his hands a tube](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/1080x608_cmsv2_8aea7ff5-ce05-5b8f-a6ed-da6b06c7fd45-7990128.png?itok=hxM4--bG)
'The Road to Green' looks into the issue of air pollution in European cities and tracks down potential solutions.
![Nature restoration targets image](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-12/Nature%20Restoration%20targets.jpg?itok=VJh-oWmN)
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Nature Restoration Law.