The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to Court over its failure to protect unique habitats and important species. The case concerns the Kaliakra region, a migratory...
The European Commission today (16 October) proposed amending the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) so that aviation emissions would be covered for the part of...
The first formal Environment Council under the Lithuanian Presidency will be held in Luxembourg on 14 October. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Commissioner for Climate Action...
On 10 October, Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Lithuanian Environment Minister Valentinas Mazuronis signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury on behalf of the European Union. The...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million (RUB 4bn) to support the modernisation of power and heat generation technology in Vladivostok. The project is...
On 30 September, the European Union and Indonesia signed a historic trade agreement which will contribute to halting the trade in illegal timber. Under the agreement,...
More than one billion tonnes of steel have been recycled by the North American steel industry since 1988 according to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), a...