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Climate diplomacy: "The EU needs a total rethink of how it negotiates" (Monique Barbut)

"The European Union must stop being naive and needs a total rethink of how it negotiates. It must be prepared to adopt firmer positions, define precise negotiating mandates, stand by its red lines, and be capable of rejecting a bad deal," said Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, on…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, National bodies, …
• News # 444705
• Published on 15/06/26 at 16:30
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2025 Climate Change Indicators: "Human-induced warming reached 1.37°C in 2025"

Global warming caused by human activity is increasing at an unprecedented rate and reached 1.37°C in 2025. It is expected to exceed 1.5°C by around 2030, according to the 2025 climate change indicators, updated by an international consortium of 73 researchers and published on 11/06/2026 in the…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, Academic, Decarbonisation , …
• News # 444357
• Published on 11/06/26 at 17:00
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"SAF will never take off without urgent price regulation" (O. Georgoutsakou / A4E)

As the European Commission published the prices of SAFs and the amounts of ETS quotas on 03/06, and a review of the EU ETS was announced for July 2026, Ourania Georgoutsakou, Secretary General of Airlines 4 Europe, reminds of the challenges and conditions of NetZero in 2050 for aviation…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, …
• Interview # 444305
• Published on 11/06/26 at 14:31
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"Environmental law: a comprehensive yet rather ineffective legal framework" (J-P. Rivaud)

"In France, environmental law currently covers almost 2,000 offences. It's a monstrous maze for French magistrates, but the corpus is not very powerful. There are no offences in the penal Code", Jean-Philippe Rivaud, vice-president of the network of European environmental prosecutors, told News…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, National bodies, …
• Interview # 440878
• Published on 12/05/26 at 17:30
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"Biodiversity is gradually emerging as a safe haven sector" (C. Sanson, Sienna Investment Managers)

The Sienna Biodiversity Private Credit Fund, a private debt fund dedicated to the restoration and protection of biodiversity in Europe, opened by Sienna Investment Managers in 2025, obtained a €60m guarantee from the European Investment Fund (EIF), a subsidiary of the EIB Group, on 02/04/2026…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, …
• Interview # 440693
• Published on 11/05/26 at 17:11
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PAN Europe: "25% of consumed fruit and vegetables contains pesticide residues not assessed by EFSA"

"41,6% of fruits and vegetables sold in the EU contain pesticide residues, with 25.5% containing more than one residue. This means that one out of four consumed fruit and vegetables exposes consumers to pesticide cocktails that are not assessed by EFSA, despite its legal obligation to do so"…
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• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• News # 440493
• Published on 07/05/26 at 17:40
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Circular Economy Act: European Commissioners discuss "the urgency of doubling down on circularity"

"It is our path to turning resource vulnerability into circular opportunity, innovation, and economic security and resilience. The current oil crisis underlines the urgency of doubling down on circularity", declares Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive…
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• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation
• News # 440305
• Published on 06/05/26 at 18:00
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EUDR: the Commission announces another revision of the law, following two postponements

"The Commission is focused on facilitating implementation, and ensuring a successful entry into application of the law by 30/12/2026", declares the European Commission on 04/05/2025, following another revision of the EU Deforestation Regulation, after two postponements of its entry into force in…
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• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Policies & Regulation, …
• News # 439759
• Published on 04/05/26 at 15:00
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PAN Europe questions the Commission's practice of allowing residues of banned pesticides in imported food

"Residues of at least 88 hazardous substances, including carcinogens, hormone disruptors, and “forever chemicals”, that are prohibited for use on European farms are allowed in everyday food products sold on the European market", according to a new policy brief of PAN Europe, released on…
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• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• News # 438618
• Published on 21/04/26 at 17:00
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MFF 2028-2034: "MEPs vote a 10% increase in the EU budget, +197.30bn" (BUDG Committee)

The Budgets Committee, which sets out the Parliament's negotiating position on the next MFF (2028-2034), voted in favour of a 10% increase in the overall budget compared to the Commission's proposal (€2.000 bn) on 15/04/2026 in Brussels, by 26 votes for, 9 against and 5 abstentions. "This is…
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• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Decarbonisation , …
• News # 438291
• Published on 17/04/26 at 17:37