EU Green Week 2022 News

Discover the applications for the 2022 edition of the European Natura 2000 Award on the new website, presenting all you need to know about the Award in a user-friendly way.

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) welcomed the EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil'. The CoR looks forward to the announced actions and proposals and calls for them to be coherent and consistent with each other and with other relevant Green Deal initiatives.

Today, the Commission is launching a public consultation on the revision of the Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

Following a decision by the Commission today, drinking water across the EU will have to be monitored more closely for the potential presence of two endocrine disrupting compounds (beta-estradiol and nonylphenol) throughout the whole water supply chain.

Today, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics, open for feedback until 15 March 2022.

This Saturday, the French city of Grenoble will officially become the European Green Capital for 2022. It follows the city of Lahti in Finland, the 2021 title holder.

The European Commission published on 30 December 2021 an implementing decision to reduce emissions from large combustion plants.

The Commission has developed guidance to assist EU Member States in identifying and prioritising barriers that could be removed to help achieve the Biodiversity Strategy’s goal of restoring 25 000 km of rivers to be free-flowing, and in identifying possible funding sources.

The European Commission organised a conference to listen to expert views in the context of the ongoing review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, a key piece of EU legislation protecting our seas.