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On 28 April 2023, the Commission made a proposal to update the EU framework on detergents and surfactants. During its February II plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on the report adopted on 14 February 2024 by its Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI).

This briefing follows up the commitments made by the commissioner since 2019.

The workshop explored the different ways to tackle environmental criminality in developing countries. Bringing together a wide range of international experts as well as local representatives from developing countries, the workshop sought to identify existing gaps in policy and legal responses, and generate debates about how the identified gaps can be filled. The first panel focused on the prevention and the fight against environmental crimes in developing countries. In doing so, it drew on lessons ...

International trade has a direct impact on EU biodiversity, imported invasive species and pathogens, being an example. Trade also impacts global biodiversity, for instance through the 'virtual' water, land, and deforestation contained in EU imports. Economic theory shows that trade with countries that fail to protect a renewable resource can be detrimental for all. Protecting global biodiversity calls for a variety of instruments, at the EU border as well as in the provisions of preferential agreements ...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, aims at gaining deeper insights into the environmental liability of companies in the European Union. It analyses the role of companies within the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) and pays attention to potential hurdles that may limit the possibility to hold companies liable for environmental harm. Various remedies to the limited liability of the corporation are discussed ...

The study examines the evolution of technologies in the offshore exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean, and their future environmental impact for the region. It finds that new technologies move this stage of natural gas development into increasing digitalisation, better designs for safety equipment, and increased automation. It then proceeds to propose a number of policy measures on collaboration, data sharing, environmental bassline surveys, open digital platforms ...

De EU-wetgeving inzake chemische stoffen heeft tot doel de menselijke gezondheid en het milieu te beschermen, en handelsbelemmeringen te voorkomen. De EU-wetgeving inzake het beheer van chemische stoffen bestaat uit regels inzake de verkoop en het gebruik van specifieke categorieën chemische stoffen, een pakket geharmoniseerde beperkingen op het in de handel brengen en het gebruik van specifieke gevaarlijke stoffen en preparaten, alsook regels inzake grote ongevallen en de uitvoer van gevaarlijke ...

Verscheidene EU-richtlijnen en -verordeningen hebben de veiligheidsnormen van het zeevervoer de afgelopen jaren aanzienlijk verbeterd. Dat is vooral te danken aan de drie wetgevingspakketten die zijn aangenomen na de scheepsrampen met de Erika en de Prestige.

Water is van essentieel belang voor mens, dier en plant, en is een onmisbare hulpbron voor de economie. De bescherming en het beheer ervan overstijgen de nationale grenzen. De EU-waterwetgeving werd ingrijpend veranderd met de goedkeuring van de kaderrichtlijn water (KRW) in 2000, waarbij een holistische benadering voor de bescherming en het beheer van oppervlakte- en grondwater in het stroomgebied werd geïntroduceerd. De KRW wordt aangevuld door internationale overeenkomsten en wetgeving op het ...

The scenes of devastation caused by recent hurricanes in the Caribbean are a stark reminder of the destructive force of nature. As residents struggle to rebuild their lives following the passage of the latest storms, attention turns to the relief efforts. The EU can help through emergency humanitarian assistance and a variety of funding mechanisms, depending on the status of the territories concerned and their relationship with the EU.