Denmark: EU Commission approves €122m state aid for aquaculture and fisheries
The scheme is aimed at supporting large Danish fish-processing companies in reducing CO2 emissions stemming from their energy consumption, by investing…
A vision for agriculture and food: EU Commission presents its roadmap
The EU Commission is presenting its Vision for Agriculture and Food, an ambitious roadmap on the future of farming and…
One Health Task Force: ECDC hosts cross-agency workshop on stakeholder engagement
The workshop brought together the five agencies of the Task Force – the ECDC, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),…
OECD calls for redirection of government support for fisheries
More targeted government support is needed to boost resilience and productivity in fisheries, a new OECD report finds. It warns…
Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference: Remarks by EU Commissioner Costas Kadis
"We are deeply concerned about the state of the Baltic Sea ecosystem and its declining fish stocks, which negatively impact…
SEARICA Conference: Opening Speech by EU Commissioner Costas Kadis
"The Ocean Pact should be an integrated framework that aligns all EU ocean-related policies under a comprehensive and coherent framework.…
State of water in the EU: Statement by EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall
"Already today in Spain, 74% of the country is at risk of desertification. Already today, 78% of European citizens say…
EU Life Programme: Protecting wetlands for our common future
In early February each year, a tiny village around 100 km south-east of Madrid plays host to one of Europe’s…
Water scarcity poses risk to Mediterranean marine life and economy
Climate change is reducing the flows of rivers into the Mediterranean. This could in turn devastate marine life and inflict…
Marine litter on the EU coastline dropped by by almost one-third
The newly-published EU Coastline Macro Litter Trend report found that the amount of marine macro litter (items bigger than 2.5…
Water management and flood risks: EU Commission report calls for faster progress
The European Commission has published its latest reports on the state of water in the European Union. Covering the implementation of the…
EU maritime transport: Progress made while sustainability challenges persist
Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming years…
EU Commission seeks different views on the future European Ocean Pact
Interested parties will have until February 17, 2025 to provide input. The feedback gathered will be used to shape the…
Water, marine, maritime ecosystems: EIT builds new knowledge and innovation community
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), as part of Horizon Europe, Europe's largest research programme, has launched a…
European Green Capital and Green Leaf: EU Commission launches 2027 call
The EU Commission has launched a call for European cities committed to sustainability. They can apply for the 2027 edition of the European…
EU Water Resilience Strategy: Speech by EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall
"Water is probably the most precious and at the same time the most undervalued natural resource we have. I think…
New rules for modern urban wastewater management enter into force
The EU is taking an important step towards achieving its ‘Zero Pollution’ ambition, with the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive…
Expanding offshore renewable energy: EU Member States agree on new ambition
EU countries have updated their goals for the deployment of offshore renewable energy up to 2050 in each of the…
Croatia: EU Cohesion Policy supports the expansion of the wastewater infrastructure
The European Commission has greenlit a Cohesion Policy-funded project to upgrade sewerage infrastructure in Zadar and Petrčane aiming at protecting the…
EU Council endorses mandate to tackle non-sustainable fishing outside the EU
Member states' EU ambassadors today agreed on the Council’s negotiating position on a proposal to improve the EU tools that can be…
Fishing opportunities in EU and non-EU waters: EU Council secures agreement
EU fisheries ministers have reached a political agreement on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean and…
Main results of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 9 and 10 December 2024
The EU Council reached a political agreement on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the…
Main results of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 9 December 2024
During the first day, the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council unanimously endorsed conclusions on a farmer-focused post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy.…
EU Fisheries Council approves EU-UK fishing deal for 2025
The agreement secures the fishing rights of EU fishers in the Atlantic and the North Sea for 2025. Its timely…
EIB joins Multilateral Development Banks in commitment to water security
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) committed to enhancing water security globally through a joint…
EEA Signals 2024: Improving health and resilience of waters in Europe
Europe’s water is under pressure from pollution, over-use, habitat degradation, and increasing impacts of climate change. Explore why improving the…
Plastics pollution: Talks continue in South Korea to clinch global deal
Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal on plastics pollution, led by…
World Meteorological Organization calls to close the gaps in Earth Observation
"Closing the Gaps in Earth Observation: At COP29, the UN's Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) underscores the…
EEA: How to unite offshore wind energy growth and marine ecosystem protection
Europe's marine environment faces increasing demands from maritime sectors and this briefing addresses the often-conflicting demands on the marine space.…
Main results of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 18 November 2024
The EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council welcomed the Ukrainian Minister for Agrarian Policy and Food, Vitalii Koval, who presented information…
EU fishing fleet sees improved profitability but structural challenges remain
Today, the EU Commission released the 2024 Annual Economic Report on the European Union fishing fleet, showing a substantial improvement in the…
Maritime safety: EU Council adopts new laws to modernise shipping in the EU
To support clean, safer, and modern shipping in the EU, today the EU Council adopted a "maritime safety package". It…
EU Commission and Norway agree on Svalbard cod quota for 2025 and beyond
The EU Commission and Norway have reached an agreement on a number of outstanding issues in the area of fisheries,…
EU Members and Albania to protect Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries
The EU and neighbourhood countries agreed to continue strengthening sustainability at sea basin level, including through subregional cooperation. They also agreed…
EP Committee Hearing of EU Commissioner-designate Costas Kadis
The Committee on Fisheries questioned Costas Kadis, Cypriot candidate for the Fisheries and Oceans portfolio, on Wednesday. In his introductory speech,…
Urban wastewater: EU Council adopts new rules for more efficient treatment
The EU Council gave the final green light for a revised EU directive on urban wastewater treatment. The revised directive…
COP16 adopts landmark biodiversity agreements
The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded this weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever…
Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak: EU Commission proposes fishing catch limits for 2025
Today, the EU Commission published its proposal to set catch limits, or total allowable catches (TACs), for ten fish stocks in the EU waters…
UNECE: Governments affirm role of UN Water Convention in building climate resilience
Amid floods in Central and Eastern Europe and droughts in Southern Africa, governments are turning to the UN Water Convention…
Main results of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 21-22 October 2024
Luxembourg, 22 October 2024 Fisheries Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2025 The Council reached a political...
Baltic Sea: EU Council agrees on fishing catch limits for 2025
The EU Council today reached a political agreement on new limits on fish catches for the Baltic Sea's key fish…
EU working towards implementation of global biodiversity framework at COP16
During the conference, the EU will work towards agreements on key issues including biodiversity mainstreaming in other policies until 2030, capacity-building and evidence-based policy…
Pollution, over-use and climate change threaten water resilience in Europe
Pollution, habitat degradation, impacts of climate change, and the over-use of freshwater resources are putting pressure on Europe’s lakes, rivers,…
INCITE platform out today for submission of clean technologies
First-of-its-kind information hub brings together EU industrial stakeholders to foster innovative technologies. INCITE will chart a path with industry towards depollution,…
WMO: Drought Resilience Conference calls for accelerated action
An international drought resilience conference has called for global collaboration to find actionable solutions to address the escalating threat of…
Ocean Dialogue calls on countries to strengthen ocean protection in climate plans
Ahead of COP29, the recently released informal summary report of the 2024 Ocean dialogue highlights the growing recognition of the…
Global water resources: New WMO report highlights growing shortfalls and stress
The year 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, according to a new report coordinated…
OECD: Global action could nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2040
Comprehensive global policies addressing the entire plastics lifecycle can reduce plastic leakage into the environment by 96% by 2040, according…
UNGA High-level meeting on sea level rise: Statement by EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
"It is important to recall the advisory opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on…
High Ambition for the High Seas: Remarks by EU Commissioner Hoekstra
"I am heartened to hear the many commitments made here today. This is such an important signal that underlines the…