ECHA’s Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) now contains 247 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment. Companies are responsible for managing the risks of these chemicals and giving customers and consumers information on their safe use.
A European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) investigation found that use of non-polymeric aromatic brominated flame-retardant additives pollutes the environment due to their persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity. These substances are released to the environment throughout the product lifecycle, with waste stage being of particular concern.
Today, the EU Council formally adopted the regulation postponing the application of the EU deforestation law by one year. This postponement will allow third countries, member states, operators and traders to be fully prepared in terms of their due diligence obligations to ensure that certain and products sold in the EU or exported from the EU are deforestation-free.
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the EU insurance supervisor EIOPA propose a possible EU-level approach to reduce insurance protection gap for natural catastrophes, building on existing national and EU structures. Learn more about the two-pillar solution they are aiming at.
The Council today adopted a set of two regulations aimed at helping member states affected by natural disasters. The measures are a direct response to the devastating floods and wildfires that ravaged Central, Eastern and Southern Europe this year.
The European Commission has greenlit a Cohesion Policy-funded project to upgrade sewerage infrastructure in Zadar and Petrčane aiming at protecting the region’s water and environmental quality while aligning it with EU water and wastewater directives.
EU environment ministers met in Brussels to reach a general approach for a regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses. They also discussed the proposed regulation on end-of-life vehicles and the communication on the EU’s 2040 climate target. EU Commission members presented their positions.
Building on the EU Commission’s original proposal, the Council’s general approach strikes a balance between introducing ambitious and effective measures to minimise plastic pellet losses and avoiding unnecessary administrative burden. The text also ensures a level playing field between EU and non-EU carriers and introduces obligations for sea-going vessels transporting plastic pellets.
“As citizens we can all relate to circularity. Recycling paper, glass and plastic has become a daily habit for many of us. More and more people use shared mobility solutions for their daily commute. Second hand fashion is increasingly popular, as are second hand furnishings. But the Circular Economy is much more than that!” – EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has evaluated data from Member States and found that imports of hazardous chemicals decreased by 56 % in 2023, dominated by substances containing benzene.
Today, the EU Council formally adopted a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The new rules will significantly reduce the generation of packaging waste by setting binding re-use targets, restricting certain types of single-use packaging and requiring economic operators to minimise the packaging used.
Batteries are key technologies in the pursuit of innovation and climate neutrality. New studies by the EU’s Joint Reseach Centre (JRC) suggest rules on classification, collection, and recycling to help us reuse the materials they contain.
More than one out of five Europeans are exposed to harmful long-term noise from road, rail and air transport. Published today, European Environment Agency’s (EEA) briefing shows that this noise exposure leads to over half a million children suffering from impaired reading ability and almost 60,000 having behavioural difficulties in Europe.
The European Commission has introduced new norms for smitheries and foundries to reduce their impact on the environment and human health. Known as Best Available Techniques (BAT) conclusions, they will be applied to approximately 1,000 ferrous or non-ferrous metal foundries.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €200 million German scheme for climate-adapted forest management. The scheme is aimed at strengthening forest resilience and adaptability, increasing forest biodiversity, and preserving forests as natural carbon sinks that absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere.
Today, new rules on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) enter into force to better protect consumers, workers and the environment, while improving the functioning of the EU market regarding products containing hazardous chemicals.
Today, stricter European air quality standards come into force. Member States now have two years to incorporate them into their national legislation. These new standards, aligned with the recommendations of the World Health Organization, will better protect the health of Europeans and contribute to achieving the European Union’s goal of “zero pollution” by 2050.
In 2023, listeriosis cases reached their highest level since 2007, while campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis remained the most frequently reported zoonotic diseases in the EU. Overall, reported cases of zoonotic diseases in humans increased, but foodborne outbreaks saw a slight decline. These are the main findings of the annual EU One Health Zoonoses Report by EFSA and ECDC.
Chancellor Scholz welcomed Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Freiberg. Together, they visited the Saxon Mining Authority and learned more about sustainable lithium mining.
Nearly 240,000 deaths annually in the European Union are linked to exposure to fine particulate matter, a major air pollutant, according to the latest air quality health impact assessment by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Released today, as new EU air quality rules take effect, two EEA reports highlight the grave threats air pollution poses to human health and ecosystems.
Concerns about pollution caused by “forever chemicals” (PFAS ) have increased in many European countries. But comprehensive monitoring data are often limited. A new European Environment Agency’s (EEA) assessment shows that most monitored rivers, waters, and a large part of lakes in Europe are polluted with at least one of the many extremely persistent chemical compounds.
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