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Commission proposes ‘one substance, one assessment' chemicals assessment reform for faster, simplified and transparent processes
The Commission is adopting three legislative proposals to: streamline assessments of chemicals across EU legislation; strengthen the knowledge base on chemicals; and ensure early detection and action on emerging chemical risks.

Commission welcomes provisional agreement on improving classification, labelling and packaging of hazardous chemicals
While improving the functioning of the EU market regarding products containing hazardous chemicals, the new measures will better protect consumers, workers, and the environment.

Commission welcomes provisional agreement for more sustainable, repairable and circular products
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.
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The Road to Green
The European Commission produces a monthly TV magazine about the environment, in cooperation with Euronews. Watch the episodes here.

How clean is the air in the EU?

Nature restoration law
Discover the EU's initiative to restore degraded ecosystems through nature restoration targets, as part of the biodiversity strategy for 2030.
Success stories

Street LIFE: helping EU cities cope with extreme weather
Sustainable climate adaptation solutions can help protect cities against the devastating effects of climate change. Rotterdam is leading the way through the LIFE URBAN-ADAPT project.
- Lugares del proyecto
- Netherlands

‘Olives for life’ connect agriculture and biodiversity
The LIFE Olivares Vivos project developed an innovative model of olive growing that can be used elsewhere in Europe.
- Lugares del proyecto
- Spain

How LIFE is protecting Europe's degraded peatlands
Restoring and managing peatlands improves water retention and quality, stores carbon, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases biodiversity. Since 1992 LIFE has been working hard on this.
- Lugares del proyecto
- Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
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