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Environment7 years ago

Environment: Commission proposes to reduce use of plastic bags

On 4 November, the European Commission adopted a proposal that requires member states to reduce their use of lightweight plastic carrier bags. Member states can choose...
Environment7 years ago

Commission to propose new measures to reduce plastic bags

The European Commission will put forward on 4 November a proposal that aims to reduce the use of single-use plastic carrier bags. Through an amendment of...
Agriculture7 years ago

€40 million for new EU research on resource efficiency

The European Commission has approved funding for 14 new research projects to shape a more resource-efficient economy in Europe. The projects, which involve the collaboration of...
Environment7 years ago

Russia to ignore Greenpeace court hearings in Hamburg

The Russian government has said it will not attend international court hearings in Hamburg over the detention of a Greenpeace ship by its border guards. Russia...
Environment7 years ago

Parliament backs plans to halt reckless scrapping of old ships

Plans agreed with EU ministers to end the scrapping of old EU-registered ships on third-country beaches and ensure they are recycled in EU-approved facilities worldwide instead...
Environment7 years ago

Environment: Water pollution is decreasing but much remains to be done

Water pollution caused by nitrates has decreased in Europe over the past two decades, but agricultural pressures are still putting water resources under strain. The latest...
Environment7 years ago

Environment: How can we reduce marine litter?

The seas and oceans are increasingly becoming the waste dump of the planet. Plastic waste forms 80% of the enormous waste patches in the Atlantic and...

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