EU Council adopts its position on EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism
On Friday, the EU Council agreed its position on strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), the EU’s tool to fight…
EU auditors question set-up and impact of Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
In its latest opinion, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) identified several weaknesses in the European Commission’s proposed Temporary Decarbonisation…
EU Commission safeguards availability and affordability of fertilisers
The EU Commission has proposed to suspend, for one year, the most favoured nation (MFN) duties on imports of several…
Main results of the Environment Council on 16 December 2025
Brussels, 16 December 2025 Europe’s environment 2030 EU environment ministers approved conclusions on ‘Europe’s Environment 2030...
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: EU Council signs off simplification
The EU Council today adopted a regulation that simplifies and strengthens the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). As part…
Carbon border adjustment: EU Parliament adopts simplifications to avoid carbon leakage
The European Parliament has approved changes to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that will exempt 90% of importers, mainly…
EU lawmakers agree to exempt SMEs and individuals from carbon border levy
The European Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on its proposal…
MEPs call for alignment between industrial competitiveness and climate action
Establishing the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank and the Action Plan for Affordable Energy are crucial for providing relief and structural reforms…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council, 27 May 2025
The EU Council started preparations for the June European Council, adopted a general approach on the EU’s carbon border adjustment…
Simplifying EU’s carbon border adjustment: EU Council agrees negotiating position
The EU Council adopted today its negotiating position (general approach) on one of the proposals of the so-called ‘Omnibus I’…
MEPs support proposals to simplify the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
The proposed changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are part of simplification efforts to reduce the administrative…
Main results of the informal meeting of EU Energy Ministers in Warsaw
Strengthening energy security and improving access to key clean tech, as well as the situation in Ukraine and Moldova, were…
MEP Q&A: Estimate of price rises caused by carbon border adjustment
The new carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) has two goals: to encourage industry worldwide to embrace greener technologies; and to…