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"Nature is not a luxury, it is a must-have for Europe" (L. Ylä-Mononen, European Environment Agency)

"The 2025 Europe's environment report serves as an environmental health check to inform European and national decision makers, as well as our citizens. To be frank, we are not doing well", declares Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the EEA (European Environment Agency) in Brussels on…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Research & innovation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 413175
• Published on 29/09/25 at 16:08
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Team Europe package for Africa's transition: €545 million for nine countries

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, announced, on 27/09/2025, that Team Europe would provide a €545 million package to support nine African countries in their clean energy transition. The Ivory Coast will be the main beneficiary of this sum: the country will receive…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Renewable energies
• Article # 413189
• Published on 29/09/25 at 14:55
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Agenda of the week: events not to be missed between the 29/09/2025 and 05/10/2025

The highlight of this week will be the informal meeting of heads of States or governments, taking place in Copenhagen on 01/10/2025. EU leaders will attend on this occasion an informal meeting chaired by the President of the European Council, António Costa, and hosted by the Danish Prime Minister…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Article # 412970
• Published on 29/09/25 at 09:00
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Luxembourg Peace Prize: Outstanding Environmental Peace Prize to T. Rinaudo for his FMNR technique

"Tony Rinaudo has been instrumental in tackling deforestation and desertification, beginning his efforts in Africa’s Sahel region, where he developed his FMNR (farmer-managed natural regeneration) technique, which has benefited millions of livelihoods", declares the Luxembourg Peace Prize, which…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Research & innovation, Farming / food production, …
• Article # 413004
• Published on 26/09/25 at 15:55
RE-Source 2025 event for clean energy buyers and suppliers, Amsterdam (NL), 4-5/11/2025

The 2025 edition of RE-Source will take place at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam on 4-5/11/2025. RE-Source 2025 will bring together at least 200 clean energy buyers from a variety of sectors, including fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), IT and communications, minerals and metals…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Environment
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Freight & Logistics, Infrastructures & Grids
• Article # 413022
• Published on 26/09/25 at 15:50
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BBNJ: Ratification by more than 60 countries, entry into force in 2026

"The entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement marks a historic step forward for the protection of the oceans and marine biodiversity. This agreement, the result of years of negotiations, shows that the global community is capable of cooperating to preserve our planet's most fragile ecosystems. It is…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 412969
• Published on 26/09/25 at 13:27
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EU / CRCF: a "transparent" European register to be set up in 2028 (Valeria Forlin, DG Clima)

"The scope of the CRCF Act includes all natural activities, as well as technological activities that can remove carbon from the atmosphere or reduce emissions from land. It covers carbon storage in bio-based materials, such as construction materials, and emerging technologies, such as biochar or…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 412878
• Published on 25/09/25 at 17:14
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UN Climate Summit 2025: "The world can count on the EU's continued climate leadership" (U. von der Leyen)

"Europe will stay the course on our climate ambition. Our emissions are down nearly 40% since 1990. They now represent only 6% of global emissions. We are on track to reach our 2030 target and cut emissions by 55%. And I am happy to announce that last week, Member States agreed that our NDC…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Climate / carbon
• Article # 412749
• Published on 25/09/25 at 11:58
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EU/Water: agreement between Council and Parliament on inclusion of new substances in the pollutants lists

The Council Presidency and representatives of the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater and the corresponding regulatory standards, the European…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Ocean / Water
• Article # 412621
• Published on 24/09/25 at 13:54
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Omnibus I/CS3D: "This is politics, and politics at its worst" (Lara Wolters, MEP / S&D / Netherlands)

"Earlier this year, the EU Commission took a U-turn on its social and climate commitments in a sweeping deregulation drive. This was exemplified by the widely criticised Omnibus I proposal, which was pushed through without public consultation and any impact assessment, allowing them to reopen and…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 412572
• Published on 24/09/25 at 13:29