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Commission to amend the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation as part of its simplification effort

“Simpler, more efficient rules, and better aligned with market realities”: this is how the European Commission presented its amendment to the transparency framework for sustainable financial products, adopted in Brussels on 20/11/2025. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, in force…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, ESG & CSR, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 420049
• Published on 20/11/25 at 11:57
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EUDR: Council in favour of a one-year postponement and a simplification review clause

The Permanent Representatives Committee of the Council decided on 19/11/2025 in Brussels to postpone by one year, to 30/12/2026, the entry into force of the EUDR for medium and large operators. Member States met to reach an agreement on the Commission proposal presented on 21/10/2025. The…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity
• Article # 420119
• Published on 20/11/25 at 11:41
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COP30: "Europe will fully deliver on the New Collective Quantified Goal and on adaptation" (W. Hoekstra)

"I very much welcome the sense of urgency the Brazilian presidency is giving to the whole endeavor, because indeed, there is no time to waste. For the European Union, success here is about ambition, in particular in addressing the implementation and ambition gap. That has to be our starting point…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 420128
• Published on 20/11/25 at 11:17
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EU/Pesticides: "The Commission erred in law by extending the approval of active substances" (EU Court)

On 19/11/2025, the Court of Justice of the EU found the Commission had erred in law by extending the approval of active substances in several cases filed in 2022-2023 by NGOs PAN (Pesticide Action Network) Europe, Pollinis, and Aurelia Stiftung. Between 2022 and 2023, the Commission extended…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 420033
• Published on 19/11/25 at 17:46
Ultra-processed foods: "A strong, coordinated global response is needed" (call from 43 scientists)

"There is now a need for a bold and coordinated global response to put in place food systems that prioritise the health and well-being of populations": this is the emergency call from 43 international scientists in a series of three articles published in The Lancet on 19/11/2025. These 43…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Academic, Public health & nutrition, Farming / food production
• Article # 420003
• Published on 19/11/25 at 17:42
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EU/ Pesticides: "More protection is needed, not less!" (PAN Europe's open letter to Jessika Roswall)

A letter to the European Commissioner for Environment, Jessika Roswall, has been sent by PAN (Pesticide Action Network) Europe on 18/11/2025, after the NGO viewed the DG Sante draft proposal for an Omnibus Regulation on Food and Feed Safety. In its letter, PAN Europe urges Jessika Roswall to block…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 419965
• Published on 19/11/25 at 16:00
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Removal of renewal of approval for all active substances proposed as a simplification measure (DG Health)

On 04/11/2025, Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare proposed, in a draft simplification package to be presented by the end of the year 2025, to remove systematic periodic renewals of approval for all active substances, except candidates for substitution…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 420000
• Published on 19/11/25 at 15:30
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Entry into force of the first SAF tax on air travellers in Singapore on 01/10/2026

Air travellers departing from Singapore Changi Airport will pay a SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) levy from 01/10/2026, announced the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on 10/10/2025. This new SAF levy will be applicable for tickets or services sold from 01/04/2026. It will concern all…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities
• Category(ies): Service providers, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 419929
• Published on 19/11/25 at 15:00
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Finance for Biodiversity Foundation's Summit to take place on 04/12/2025 in Amsterdam

"From Pledge to Progress" is the title of the 2025 Finance for Biodiversity Summit, which will take place in Amsterdam (Netherlands) on 04/12/2025. Financial institutions, insurers, asset managers, policymakers, biodiversity experts, and sustainability leaders are expected to attend, with the aim…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, Biodiversity
• Article # 419967
• Published on 19/11/25 at 14:45
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EU: Recommendation of four substances, including melamine, to be placed in REACH Authorisation List

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recommended four substances to be included in the REACH Authorisation List to protect health and environment on 18/11/2025: Barium diboron tetraoxide, Phosphorodithioate, Diphenyl phosphine oxide, and Melamine. Their intrinsic properties, which, according to…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 419916
• Published on 19/11/25 at 13:00