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Vacant position at the JRC in Seville for site director and director of “Fair and sustainable Economy”

A vacancy for the function of director to lead Directorate “Fair and Sustainable Economy” of the Joint Research Center in Seville, which will also assume the functions of Site Director, is published in the Official Journal of the EU, on 27/03/2026. The mission of this Directorate (JRC.B)…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Skills & Employment, Climate / carbon
• Article # 435753
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FR / Comité National de la Biodiversité : 9 new members appointed

9 new members have been appointed to the French Comité National de la Biodiversité (CNB), by order of the Minister for Ecological Transition of 17/03/2026, published in the Journal officiel of 27/03. Each member, titular as well as alternate, is appointed for five years. Created by the law…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 435755
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The EU and Japan decide to deepen their climate cooperation five years after their "Green Alliance"

"Working together towards achieving climate neutrality and tackling shared economic and geopolitical challenges": this is what Japanese and European senior officials decided at the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change between the EU and Japan in Brussels on 24/03/2026. "In the context of the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, National bodies, …
• Article # 435630
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Approval of pesticides: Commission's lack of transparency ruled unlawful by the CJEU

The European Court of Justice ruled on 25/03/2026 that the European Commission's refusal to allow the NGO ClientEarth access to documents relating to the approval of pesticides was unlawful. The NGO's action for annulment challenged an implied decision by the Commission in 2021 refusing access…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Justice, …
• Article # 435676
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Norway: tax exemption for waste incineration under the ETS deemed compliant (EU)

Norway's introduction of an exemption from excise duty on waste incineration in companies covered by the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has been found to be in compliance by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority, in a decree published in the Official Journal of the EU…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 435658
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€2.7 Bn granted to 54 clean industry projects under Innovation Fund 2024, 2025 call for projects now open

"54 cutting-edge projects selected under the Innovation Fund 2024 Call for Net-Zero Technologies have signed their grant agreements, marking a crucial step in scaling up their technologies", announced the European Commission on 24/03/2026. Additionally, six projects will start to prepare their…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Renewable energies
• Article # 435605
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ETS / incineration: "The competitiveness of district heating jeopardized" (P. Guillaume, Fedene)

"If we increase the cost of waste incineration with the ETS, this will be reflected either in the cost of waste treatment or in the selling price of heat, and will therefore be passed on to citizens. What's more, it will jeopardize the competitiveness of heating networks, and therefore their…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Trade unions & federations, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 435633
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European Parliament: adoption of new measures to reduce water pollution, including "forever chemicals"

The European Parliament has adopted new measures aimed at reducing groundwater and surface waters pollution and improving EU water quality standards, at second reading, during a plenary session on 26/03/2026. This decision is following the deal reached on 23/09/2025 between the co-legislators…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Ocean / Water, …
• Article # 435575
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"Fast, affordable and climate-friendly transportation": a citizen's initiative endorsed by the Commission

The European Commission registered a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) on 25/03/2026. Entitled 'Fast, convenient, affordable, and above all, climate-friendly transportation for all Europeans', it aims to "make travel by train a true alternative to aviation by creating a strong continental…
Domain(s): Mobilities
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 435440
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European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): launch of a consultation about the proposed restriction of PFAS

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a consultation on the proposed restriction of PFAS, "to help inform its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis's final opinion by the end of 2026", declared the Agency on 25/03/2026. The consultation, open from 26/03 until 25/05, invites…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 435449
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