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EP: MEPs in favour of a swift and easier implementation of biological control products

590 MEPs voted in favour of faster approval and authorisation procedures for biological control agents, 28 voted against, and 32 abstained, during the plenary session in Strasbourg on 25/11/2025. “More biodiversity in the countryside, less harmful chemicals in our food and water, and a safer…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 420810
• Published on 25/11/25 at 16:26
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EIB/Commerzbank: a new cooperation to support €1.2Bn of energy investments in Germany under G4E

The EIB (European Investment Bank) and Commerzbank have launched a new cooperation to support €1.2Bn of energy investments in Germany, under the new G4E (Growth 4 Energy) initiative, announced the EIB on 21/11/2025. The announcement was made on the margins of the trade agreement meeting between…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, European bodies, National bodies, …
• Article # 420757
• Published on 25/11/25 at 15:31
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"We need to support biological control, not dismantling safeguards for chemical pesticides" (MEPs letter)

A letter to the European Commission, including Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, has been sent by 5 MEPs from the Greens-EFA (European Free Alliance) group on 24/11/2025 about the DG Sante draft proposal for an Omnibus Regulation on Food and Feed Safety…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 420790
• Published on 25/11/25 at 14:18
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"Politics and policy remain the main bottleneck to decarbonisation" (L. Gilliam / One Planet Port)

“While working on shipping policy in my earlier career, I realised that replacing fuels on board would not be enough. Even if we manage to produce enough renewable fuels, what is the point if the ships continue to carry goods with a high material and climate footprint? However, if we succeed in…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Decarbonisation , Sea / ports / inland navigation
• Article # 420723
• Published on 25/11/25 at 12:11
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EIB/ Edison: €800M loan to promote Italy’s energy transition

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a first €200M loan to Edison to promote Italy’s energy transition, announced the bank on 21/11/2025. This announcement was made during the signature ceremony between Gelsomina Vigliotti, EIB Vice-President, and Nicola Monti, Edison Chief Executive…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, European bodies, Service providers, …
• Article # 420664
• Published on 24/11/25 at 18:00
Carbon metrics / ESG reporting: acquisition of French start-up Sami by Swiss group SGS

SGS, the Swiss testing, inspection and certification company, has acquired a majority stake in Samu, a French start-up founded in 2020, operating in France and the UK, with offices in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lyon and London, announced the companies on 21/11/2025. The French start-up, which…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Service providers, ESG & CSR
• Article # 420608
• Published on 24/11/25 at 16:45
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COP30: "The pace remains far too insufficient to meet the urgency of the climate crisis" (M. Chahim, MEP)

Reactions to the "Global Mutirão", the multilateral agreement adopted at the end of the COP30 in Bélem (Brazil), on 22/11/2025, were rarely positive in the EU, except for the European Commission's President, Ursula von der Leyen, who declared that "strong EU efforts helped to secure a deal at…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, …
• Article # 420584
• Published on 24/11/25 at 16:40
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COP30 outcomes: no roadmap to phase-out fossil fuels, a step towards creating a Just Transition Mechanism

On 22/11/2025, the Brazilian Presidency of the COP30 released its "Global Mutirão (Task Force): Uniting humanity in a global mobilization against climate change", representing the official outcomes agreed upon at the Conference of the Parties, which took place in Bélem (Brazil) from 10 to…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): International bodies, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 420538
• Published on 24/11/25 at 14:21
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CEFLEX: Arne Jost, Mike Jefferson and Liz Morrish appointed new Leadership Team from 01/01/2026

Arne Jost will join the new Leadership Team of CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative) as Head of Policy and External Affairs on 01/01/2026, alongside Mike Jefferson and Liz Morrish, announced the association on 21/11/2025. He is currently Senior Manager Circularity, Packaging…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Producers, Circularity, Skills & Employment, …
• Article # 420573
• Published on 24/11/25 at 14:15
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Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between 24 and 28/11/2025

This week's highlight will be the Plenary Session in Strasbourg (France) from 24 to 27/11/2025. MEPs will vote on simplification proposals regarding the EUDR (EU deforestation regulation) on 26/11/2025. On 27/11/2025, they will also have a debate jointly with the Commission on the results of the…
Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 420242
• Published on 24/11/25 at 09:00