Tag: Environment

Browse our exclusive articles!

Commission adopts measures to restrict intentionally added microplastics

Today, the Commission takes another major step to protect the environment by adopting measures that restrict microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation REACH. The...

Latvia is elected for the first time as Vice-Chair of the UN IPCC Working Group

Dr Zinta Zommere, from Latvia, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Working Group II – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on...

Poland raises complaint to EC about German waste dumping

Poland has lodged an official complaint against Germany with the European Commission about tons of German waste, some allegedly toxic, being dumped in unauthorised...

EU has no critical concerns about use of controversial herbicide

A European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) review has found no “critical areas of concern” about the use of glyphosate, the controversial chemical herbicide. Glyphosate has...

EU climate chief queries expansion of China’s coal industry

European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans has spoken out about the expansion of China’s coal industry and the emphasis Beijing is placing on building...

Popular

European Commission greenlights Romanian aid for energy-intensive companies

The European Commission approved an aid scheme from Romania...

Focus on Chinese freighter as investigations into possible sabotage of Baltic undersea cables continue

As Baltic nations pursue their inquiries into whether the...

Latvia promotes UN Security Council candidacy in Dublin

On 19 November 2024, the Embassy of Latvia in...

Norwegian fund supports rule of law, democracy and human rights promotion in Europe

A new fund totalling over EUR 300 million will...

Subscribe