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Ecology
HOW THE EU PROMOTES THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
To promote the circular economy, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a directive promoting the repair of damaged or defective goods, known as the Right to Repair Directive. Thanks to this Directive, it will be…
EU DIRECTIVE WILL ESTABLISH THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE FOR WATER TREATMENT
The European Commission reacted positively to the temporary political agreement concerning the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, which is a significant step in the protection of human health and the environment from the consequences of urban pollution. The revised directive…
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM (CBAM)
The EU laws that will regulate and define the activities of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) verification and the requirements for the accreditation of CBAM verifiers are currently being prepared, while its adoption is expected in the last quarter…
INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION AND ITS DETRIMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND HEALTH
Air pollution is one of the most dangerous types of pollution for the health of people and other living beings. An analysis conducted by the European Environment Agency (EEA) showed that the pollution coming from Europe’s largest industrial plants generates…
Fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances: Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions
The Council today has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and other substances that cause global warming and deplete the ozone layer. While existing EU legislation has already limited the use of these gases and substances significantly,…
NEW EU STANDARDS – WHERE IS THE BEST DRINKING WATER?
The European Commission has adopted new minimum hygiene standards for materials and products that come into contact with drinking water, which is a significant step towards improving the quality of drinking water throughout the European Union. The decision will enter…
Costs of industrial pollution from largest facilities decline in Europe but remain at two per cent of EU GDP
The 2024 update of the EEA briefing ‘The costs to health and the environment from industrial air pollution in Europe’ presents the latest assessment of the trends in externalities of industrial air pollution from about 10,000 largest facilities in Europe,…