In the context of the European Green Dealand REPowerEU, EU Member States have given the green light to a Commission proposal to invest € 602 million of EU funds in developing cross-border energy infrastructure projects that contribute to the development of the TEN-E networks. From a total of 24 submitted proposals requesting over EUR 2.3 billion out of the EUR …
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council aiming to make all batteries placed on the EU market more sustainable, circular and safe. The agreement builds on the Commission’s proposal from December 2020 and addresses the social, economic and environmental matters related to all types of batteries. A key achievement under the European Green Deal, the new …
European forests have a climate change mitigation impact accounting for 13% of all the EU’s emissions. However, experts have observed the first symptoms of carbon sink saturation, and the situation will likely worsen. Also, forest owners don’t have many incentives to manage their forests sustainably. The team behind LIFE CLIMARK in Catalonia, Spain, has found a potential …
Following the adoptionof the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Greece, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme for Greece, to implement the EU common fisheries policy (CFP) and EU policy priorities outlined in the European Green Deal. The total financial allocation for the Greek programme 2021-2027 is €519.6 million over the next six years, of …
Nine multinational projects will receive over €63 million in funding from Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme. They have recently signed their grant agreements with the Commission and some are already starting. What are the projects expected to do? The EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ aims to lead the transition towards …
On Saturday in Chisinau, Moldova, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Natalia Gavrilița, jointly signed an agreement on Moldova’s accession to the LIFE programme for environment and climate. Moldova is the third non-EU country to join the programme after Iceland and Ukraine. By joining the …
One hundred European cities have now joined the Green City Accord – a political commitment to make cities greener, cleaner and healthier. Cities that sign up commit to addressing five major environmental challenges. One hundred European cities have now joined the Green City Accord – a political commitment to make cities greener, cleaner and healthier. …
The EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, the largest European movement of local authorities committed to climate neutrality and resilience, has launched a fully revamped website on the EUROPA domain. It provides more details about the towns and cities that have signed up to the initiative, their local plans and actions, and the progress …
The EU is today joining the “High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution”, confirming its commitment to aim high in the intergovernmental negotiations for a global agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040. In the negotiations the EU will be pushing for a legally binding instrument, ensuring urgent action, while applying a circular approach to plastics. …
The European Commission has approved an investment package of more than €380 million for 168 new projects under the LIFE Programme. This is a 27% increase on last year’s amount. This EU funding under LIFE will mobilise a total investment of over €562 million in these projects. Actions will take place in almost all EU countries, meaning that LIFE, which turned 30 this year, will continue …