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FR / Decentralisation: plans to integrate Ademe's staff into Dreals "not satisfactory" (Conseil d'Etat)

Drawing up a national spatial planning strategy, strengthening the role of the prefect, integrating the Ademe's regional delegations into the State's decentralised departments responsible for environmental matters... These are the elements of the bill "aimed at strengthening the State at local…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 442257
• Published on 26/05/26 at 17:37
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EC: publication of a guidance on European water legislation

The European Commission is publishing a guidance on the application of EU water legislation to facilitate its implementation and reduce legal uncertainty for project developers, particularly in the mining sector, on 22/05/2026. This guidance, which is not binding but explanatory, is part of the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 442198
• Published on 26/05/26 at 15:00
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FR / Commissariat général au développement durable: Amélie Le Nest Deputy Director of General Affairs

Amélie Le Nest has been appointed deputy director of general affairs at the French Commissariat général au développement durable with effect from 15/06/2026, for a period of three years, by an order published in the Journal officiel on 24/05. Prior to this appointment, she was Deputy Director…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Skills & Employment, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 442107
• Published on 26/05/26 at 09:37
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Nature credits: " Staying cautious on regulation and financialisation" (EESC opinion)

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted an opinion, published in the OJEU on 22/05/2026, on the creation of a European framework for "nature credits", instruments designed to finance the protection and restoration of biodiversity. For the EESC, these credits can complement…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity
• Article # 441924
• Published on 22/05/26 at 09:40
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Climate finance: 100 Bn$ goal exceeded for the third year in a row (OECD report)

Climate finance has continued to grow with developed countries providing and mobilising 132.8 Bn$ in climate finance for developing countries in 2023 and 136.7 Bn$ in 2024, according to new OECD data, released by the organisation on 21/05/2026. The latest report, named Climate Finance Provided…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Financing & funding, Climate / carbon
• Article # 441870
• Published on 21/05/26 at 17:30
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EC: entry into force of the revised Waste Shipment Regulation, launch of the DIWASS declaration platform

Most provisions of the revised Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR; 2024/1157) enter into application on 21/05/2026, announces the Commission. This includes the launch of the Digital Waste Shipment System (DIWASS), the EU's electronic platform to digitally process waste shipments and simplify…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation
• Article # 441829
• Published on 21/05/26 at 15:30
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OJEU: publication of the joint procurement agreement for the acquisition of a common CBAM platform

The joint procurement agreement, which aims to enable the European Commission and the 27 Member States to jointly purchase a common central IT platform for the CBAM, was published on 20/01/2026. It defines the legal and operational framework for this cooperation: the role of the Commission as…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 441819
• Published on 21/05/26 at 13:57
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MEP Bas Eickhout, co-Chair of the Green / EFA Group, resigns from European Parliament

The Dutch MEP Bas Eickhout, co-Chair of the Green Group at the European Parliament, announced his resignation from his mandate on 20/05. “After careful consideration, I have decided today to resign from my position as a Member of the European Parliament for the PRO and as co-chair of the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 441792
• Published on 21/05/26 at 12:30
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FR / Ademe reform: "Standing still has never saved anyone" (Françoise Gatel, Minister)

"It's not a question of abolishing the Ademe (the French public agency for Environment). The agency has the legitimacy to guide its policies, but it also implements a national project. So the idea is to work together rather than side by side. Standing still has never saved anyone and has never…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 441760
• Published on 21/05/26 at 09:56
Ademe: the Board of Directors votes in favour of a resolution against the Government's reform plan

Ademe's Board of Directors voted in favour of a resolution against the Government's proposed reform of Ademe at an extraordinary meeting on 19/05/2026. The resolution was adopted by representatives of employees, local elected representatives, members of parliament and qualified personalities. A…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 441755
• Published on 21/05/26 at 09:32