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EU Council: adoption of a position to fast-track environmental assessments, raising concerns among NGOs

The Council set its position on a Commission's proposal to simplify and accelerate environmental assessments procedures, including single points of contact, digitalisation, and streamlined timelines, on 30 September 2026. This proposal is part of the Omnibus VIII simplification package, which…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 455711
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COP31: adoption of the priorities ahead of Antalya climate summit by the ENVI Committee

The draft resolution on the European Parliament’s priorities ahead of the COP31 Antalya climate summit, was adopted by the ENVI Committee, by 50 votes to 16 and with 3 abstentions, during an ordinary meeting in Brussels on 1 October 2026. The text calls on all parties for a faster fossil fuel…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 455557
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©  Ministère des Transports

France: Current situation, conditions and benefits of the emergence of an e-SAF sector (IGF/IGEDD report)

To assess the current situation, future prospects and benefits for France of an e-SAF production sector: this is the subject of a report submitted to Philippe Tabarot, Minister for Transport, by a joint task force comprising the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) and the General Inspectorate…
Domain(s): Energies
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 455706
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Biotech Act: ENVI Committee backs opinion balancing innovation with consumer and environmental safeguards

Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee adopted their opinion on the first Biotech Act proposal on 1 October 2026. The vote was 53 in favour, 11 against and 5 abstentions. Members tabled almost 450 amendments: twelve compromise amendments…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 455656
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©  Mathieu Lefevre

"We absolutely must step up our efforts in the circular economy" (Mathieu Lefèvre, Minister)

“It is imperative that, collectively, we step up our efforts in the area of the circular economy,” said Mathieu Lefèvre, French Minister of State for Ecological Transition, during his opening address at the 19th National Conference on Waste and the Circular Economy in Nantes on 30 September…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 455662
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©  ClientEarth 2026

'Europe is managing its rivers with outdated decisions on dams and barriers' (ClientEarth reports)

“Europe is managing today’s rivers with yesterday’s decisions,” two new ClientEarth reports argue. Published on 1 October 2026, they examine how ageing large dams are assessed and how obsolete river barriers are identified and removed in selected EU Member States. They follow a summer in which…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Academic, …
• Article # 455579
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Veolia: 25-year contract worth €1 Bn for the supply of drinking water in Barcelona's metropolitan area

Veolia has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Barcelona Metropolitan Council worth €1 billion over 25 years to manage essential drinking water services in eight municipalities within the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB),representing around 230,000 residents, on 30 September…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Ocean / Water
• Article # 455609
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EEB: withdrawal from the Critical Chemicals Alliance “over industry capture and deregulation risks”

The European Environmental Bureau announced its withdrawal from the Critical Chemicals Alliance "over industry capture and deregulation risks" on 1 October 2026. Part of the European Chemicals Industry Action Plan, the Alliance was launched in January 2026 by the European Commission to…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 455530
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©  ECHA 2026

ECHA: Szilvia Deim appointed chair of the management board

The Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has elected Hungarian member Szilvia Deim as its new chair for the next two years, the agency announced on 24 September 2026. In this role, she will lead the Board as ECHA's governing body, overseeing the Agency's budget and planning…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Skills & Employment, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 455535
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Ocean: "The average sea level has increased by about 4.2 mm per year since 2012" (Copernicus)

“Around 25% of the top 1,000m of the ocean is now impacted by over two climate change stressors simultaneously (such as warming, salinity changes, deoxygenation, and acidification). The impacts of these trends are far-reaching across marine ecosystems and human society,” stated the authors of the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Conservation and preservation, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 455407
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