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By Grace O’Sullivan MEP (Green Party, Ireland South) I CAME into the political arena very reluctantly. It all started with a phone call from Eamon Ryan.

After months of negotiations, the European institutions agreed the 8th Environment Action Programme Wednesday, setting the objectives for EU environmental policy up to 2030, and conditions to achieve them.

After months of negotiations, the European institutions last night agreed to strengthen the EU’s next Environment Action Programme. However, they missed a critical opportunity to set an end date for public finance for fossil fuels and environmentally harmful activities, despite EU leaders having repeatedly stated their intention to phase such finance out.

Rapporteur Grace O’Sullivan welcomes deal with move to set deadline on ending fossil fuel subsidies

Rapporteur Grace O’Sullivan welcomes deal backed by setting deadline and reporting on progress

We’re holding a live event focussed on climate change and this is your chance to help shape that discussion.

Council of the European Union

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Environment ministers will hold an informal video conference in public session to discuss adaptation to climate change, greening the European Semester and the batteries and waste batteries proposal.

Agenda highlights