EU Green Week 2022 News

Today, the Commission has launched an open public consultation as part of the evaluation of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD), the EU framework to prevent and remedy damage to land, water and biodiversity based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle.

The Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform, a joint initiative of the European Commission (EC) and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) , held its second meeting on 25 April with a focus on the Zero Pollution Action Plan as a key driver for reducing health inequalities in the EU.

The European Commission recently announced the much anticipated list of 100 cities that will participate in the Cities Mission, 30 of them have already signed the Green city Accord.

The growth of EU Ecolabel products continues in the year of its 30th anniversary.

In the 9th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities published today, the European Commission has added three new yards.

The Commission has finalised its scoping assessment to identify the priority list of waste streams for the development of further EU-wide end-of-waste criteria, as announced in the Circular Economy Action plan.

Updated rules will help guide industrial investments necessary for Europe's transformation towards a zero-pollution, competitive, climate-neutral economy by 2050.

Questions and Answers on Revised EU rules on Industrial Emissions

The EC has proposed new initiatives that align with the EU Ecolabel standard of environmental excellence.