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The Awards promote and reward the efforts of European towns and cities that strive to reduce their impact on the local and global environment improving the quality of life for their inhabitants.

The health and cleanness of our seas is a growing concern in Europe and the world. The ocean currents carry an increasing amount of litter, and it does not stop at country borders.

At the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the European Commission is continuing efforts with partner countries to ensure a successful transition to deforestation-free supply chains.

The guidance establishes harmonised methods for monitoring marine litter based on developments in research and Member States' efforts to improve data and assessment comparability.

The new Team Europe Initiative is designed to halt deforestation and support partner countries in successfully transitioning to sustainable, deforestation-free, and legal value chains.

The Declaration marks a step forward in EU-Egypt environmental cooperation, which is already long-established.

The Observatory will help protect and restore world’s forests and ensure that Europeans consume deforestation-free products.

At the COP 23 of the Barcelona Convention, the contracting parties agreed on several outcomes aiming to improve the environmental state of the Mediterranean Sea.

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.