The EU Ecolabel Stakeholder Representation call for tender has been published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. The general objective of the call for tender is to ensure the representation of three specific categories of stakeholders in the EU Ecolabel implementation, specifically: Stakeholder representation: SMEs (Lot 1) Stakeholder representation: Consumers (Lot 2) Stakeholder representation: Environment (Lot 3). Tasks cover …
The 91 new projects are funded through the EU Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation, under Cluster 6 “Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment”. They will be working on delivering the commitments outlined in the EU Green Deal. Namely, to help curb environmental degradation, reverse biodiversity decline, better manage natural resources whilst ensuring food and …
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal to grant a 12-month additional phasing-in period. This will ensure proper and effective implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), while preserving its integrity. The Commission’s proposal came as a response to feedback received from international partners, Member States and …
The University of Cyprus (UCY) and the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) are joining forces with two local companies, AmaDema – Advanced Materials Design & Manufacturing (https://amdmcomposites.com/) and Elysee (https://elysee.com.cy/) on the occasion of the research project “PlantNGreen”. The “PlantNGreen” project The research project “PlantNGreen” entitled “Development of functional, biodegradable fibrous nursery bags for ecological …
The Commission has adopted new measures under the REACH Regulation – the EU chemicals legislation – to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (‘PFHxA’) and PFHxA ‑related substances. These sub-groups of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (‘PFAS’) are very persistent and mobile in water, and their use in certain products poses an unacceptable …
Excessively high or low temperatures presently cause 407,000 fatalities a year. Heat-related deaths, now six times more frequent in southern than in northern Europe, will occur 9.3 times more frequently in the south than in the north by 2100. A first pan-European assessment reveals that, even if current climate policies succeed in limiting the global temperature …
The Commission launched a call for applications for members of the new Technology Council for Advanced Materials. This high-level group will coordinate efforts to meet future needs for advanced materials in Europe and is key to building a single advanced materials ecosystem. It should ensure leadership in promoting research, fast-track deployment of innovations, address European industry needs and offer guarantees …
The Council adopted the revised directive on industrial emissions (IED) and the regulation on the establishment of an industrial emissions portal (IEP), two complementary pieces of legislation aimed at regulating and monitoring the environmental impact of industrial activities. The new rules will offer better protection of human health and the environment by reducing harmful emissions from industrial installations, while promoting energy efficiency, …