Main results of the EU Environment Council on 12 October 2026
Meeting in Luxembourg, EU environment ministers debated reforming the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS1) to align it with the 2040…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 12 October 2026
Emissions trading system The meeting will start with a policy debate on the review of...
EU environment ministers debate cars, water resilience, nature credits and REACH
EU environment ministers reviewed progress on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans, the European water resilience strategy, biodiversity as…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 25 June 2026
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans The Council will take stock of the progress...
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 17 March 2026
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans EU environment ministers will hold a policy debate on...
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...
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 16 December 2025
Europe’s environment 2030 EU environment ministers are expected to approve conclusions on ‘Europe’s Environment – Building...
Main results of the EU Environment Council on 4-5 November 2025
EU Environment Ministers reached an agreement on the amendment to the European climate law, which establishes an intermediate net emissions…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 4 November 2025
European climate law Following the policy debate held on 18 September and the political guidance...
EU Council endorses holistic strategy to safeguard water resources and boost resilience
The EU Environment Council approved conclusions on the European water resilience strategy. The conclusions reflect a unified call from environment…
Main results of the EU Environment Council on 21 October 2025
EU Ministers adopted two sets of Council conclusions: on the preparations for COP30 on climate change; and on the European…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 21 October 2025
COP30 climate change conference EU environment ministers are expected to adopt Council conclusions on the...
Main results of the EU Environment Council on 18 September 2025
The EU Council approved a statement of intent on the EU’s post-2030 nationally determined contribution (NDC), with a view to…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 18 September 2025
European climate law EU environment ministers will hold a policy debate on a proposal to...
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 17 June 2025
EU Environment ministers adopted a general approach on the end-of-life vehicles regulation and held a discussion on the EU's position…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 17 June 2025
End-of-life vehicles Ministers are expected to reach an agreement on the Council’s position regarding a...
EU Environment Council to adopt vehicle recycling rules and prepare position for COP30
Meeting in Luxembourg, EU environment ministers will adopt a general approach on the end-of-life vehicles regulation and discuss the path…
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 27 March 2025
EU Environment ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss the environmental dimension of the clean industrial deal and to exchange views…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 27 March 2025
Clean industrial deal Ministers will focus on the environmental dimension of the clean industrial deal,...
Main results of the EU Environment Council and EU Commission statements
EU environment ministers met in Brussels to reach a general approach for a regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses. They…
Agenda of the EU Environment Council, 17 December 2024
Plastic pellet losses EU environment ministers will be invited to reach a general approach for...
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 14 October 2024
EU environment ministers met in Luxembourg to approve conclusions on the EU’s position in view of the upcoming UN conferences…
Briefing on the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg on 14 October 2024
The EU Environment Council is set to approve two sets of conclusions: on the UN Conference of the Parties on…
EU Environment Council: Press remarks by EU Commissioners Sinkevičius and Hoekstra
The two EU Commissioners comment on the agenda and outcome of the EU Environment Council.
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 17 June 2024
EU environment ministers met in Luxembourg and reached a general approach on the green claims directive, the soil monitoring directive…
Background briefing on the EU Environment Council
EU environment ministers will be invited to reach a general approach on three proposed directives: the targeted revision of the…
Press statement by EU Commissioner Hoekstra after the EU Environment Council
"This morning, we started by discussing our proposal on managing climate risks. Our current progress on adaptation simply is not keeping…
Main results of the Environment Council, 25 March 2024
EU environment ministers held policy debates on two Commission proposals: the targeted revision of the waste framework directive and the…
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 18 December 2023
Brussels, 18 December 2023 Packaging and packaging waste EU environment ministers reached an agreement (‘general...
EU Environment Ministers: Ambitious mandates for environmental summits COP27 and COP15
Luxembourg, 24 October 2022 The Czech Republic already knows what position it will take as...
Fit for 55 package: EU Council reaches general approaches on emissions reductions and their social impacts
Luxembourg, 29 June 2022 The Council today adopted its negotiating positions (general approaches) on important...
Main results of the EU Environment Council on 17 March 2022
Brussels, 17 March 2022 Fit for 55 package The Council held a policy debate on...
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 20 December 2021
Infographic – How the EU delivers the green transition: See full infographic Fit for 55...
Background briefing on the Environment Council Brussels, 20 December 2021
Brussels, 13 December 2021 Chair: Andrej Vizjak, Slovenian Minister for the Environment and Spatial Planning European...
Background Briefing on the EU Environment Council on 6 October 2021
Brussels, 4 October 2021 Chair: Andrej Vizjak, Slovenian Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning European...