The EU Council formally adopted Wednesday a new law to protect the environment through criminal law, to improve the investigation and prosecution…
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Specialised public prosecutors from the United States and EU Member States agreed Monday to step up cooperation on tackling major cross-border and…
Plastic waste on Pixabay (BRUSSELS) – The EU took legal steps against 11 Member States Thursday, calling on them to step up implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive to reduce…
Implementation by EU Member States of environmental legislation has been sluggish in a number of key areas such as pollution,…
The EU Commission launched a consultation Thursday on the Environmental Liability Directive, the EU framework to prevent and remedy damage to…
The EU Parliament and Member States reached provisional political agreement Monday on amending the Aarhus Regulation to allow for increased public scrutiny…
Energy efficiency (BRUSSELS) – The European Parliament endorsed the EU’s new Climate Law Thursday, raising the EU’s 2030 emissions reductions target from 40% to at least 55%, 57% with the…
Car exhaust (LUXEMBOURG) – German car manufacturer Volkswagen could be sued for damages in the courts of EU member states’ where their cars are resold with manipulated car emissions data,…
Photo Jasper Greek Golangco (STRASBOURG) – Fruit, vegetables or animals obtained from conventional breeding processes, such as crossing, must not become patentable, the European Parliament said in a non-legislative resolution…
Wind energy (LUXEMBOURG) – A German law that gave support to businesses producing electricity from renewable energy sources did not involve state aid, the EU Court said Thursday in a…
