Members of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) reiterated their support today for European Commission plans to promote...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...