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PFAS: ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment final opinion on TFA's classification as reprotoxic substance

The ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) final opinion, recommending the classification of Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), as well as its inorganic salts, as a reprotoxic substance, has been sent to the European Commission, the Agency said on 6 October 2026. RAC's final opinion was…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Conservation and preservation, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 456258
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©  European Biomethane Week

European Commission: Ion Codescu appointed Director for Biodiversity at DG Environment

The European Commission has appointed Romanian national Ion Codescu as Director for Biodiversity within its Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), the Commission announced on 6 October 2026. The date on which he will take up the post has not yet been set. In this role, he will drive…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Skills & Employment, Biodiversity
• Article # 456263
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Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund: acquisition of Miya Water, a specialist in water efficiency

Eurazeo, through its Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund (EPBF), has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Miya Water, the investment fund announced on 7 October 2026 in Paris. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. Miya Water, founded in 2007 and headquartered in…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, Producers, …
• Article # 456254
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©  Pxhere

Source-to-sea: new assessments for eight Member States underline pollution is one of the main obstacles

The European Commission has published new Assessments of third River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) and second Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) for 8 Member States, which underline that “pollution remains one of the biggest obstacles to achieving good ecological and chemical status,” on 5…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, National bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 456095
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©  Capture d'écran

ENVI Committee: rejection of the objection regarding carbon sequestration certification methods

The draft resolution opposing the European Commission’s delegated regulation establishing methods for certifying carbon stock activities was rejected by the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee by 40 votes to 38 on 5 October 2026. According to the German MEPs Tiemo Wölken (S&D), Michael Bloss…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate / carbon, …
• Article # 456177
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Biotech/AI: Germany launches first challenge on the development of AI-steered microbial consortia

Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND) launched their first joint challenge, "Engineering Microbial Consortia", on 1 October 2026. They are looking for teams that…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Bioeconomy, Circularity, …
• Article # 456143
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©  Ready Made/ Pexel

Extended producer responsibility: MEPs support simpler rules for SMEs on packaging, textile and battery

MEPs have voted to support simplification measures impacting producer responsibility rules on batteries, packaging, textiles, footwear, electronics and single-use plastics, during an ENVI Committee extraordinary meeting on 5 October 2026. While the Commission proposed “a complete suspension of…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Circularity, …
• Article # 456078
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©  Bruegel 2026

“The European Union is gradually becoming less competitive in green value chains” (Bruegel study)

Europe is slightly losing ground in clean-tech value chains, and funding should go where local industrial ecosystems fit best, according to a new study published by Bruegel in October 2026. The paper pairs two datasets, arguing that together they highlight the importance of geography for…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Manufacturers , European bodies, Academic, …
• Article # 456097
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©  D.R.

ReHubs: Béatrice Moureaux appointed Chief Executive Officer

Béatrice Moureaux has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rehubs, the European federation dedicated to textile-to-textile recycling, who announced it on 5 October 2026. She had been a member of the Board of Directors since December 2025 and succeeds Robert van de Kerkhof, who had been acting…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Skills & Employment, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 456105
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©  European Commission

ETS1 review : EEB, CAN Europe and CMW “urge EU Environment ministers to keep sight of what is at stake”

“Europe’s industrial challenge is real. But the answer cannot be to weaken one of the EU’s most important tools for cutting emissions and driving the clean transition. We urge you to keep sight of what is at stake as you consider the revision of the ETS”, stated CAN Europe, the European…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 456032
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