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Council of the European Union

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06/09/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/09/2021 11:18 Drikkevand: Kommissionen beslutter at indbringe ITALIEN for Domstolen på grund af usikkert drikkevand The European Commission has decided today to refer Italy to the Court of Justice for failure to comply with the requirements of the Drinking Water Directive (Directive 98/83/EC). The Directive requires Member States to ensure that water intended for human consumption is wholesome and clean. It requires that drinking wate...

Info 09 June 2021 by eub2 -- last modified 09 June 2021 In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against EU Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses. Advertisement The key decisions taken by the Commission are presented below and grouped by policy area. ...

Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op dinsdag 1 juni 2021. Good afternoon to you all! I am so pleased to kick off this new EU Green Week. It is wonderful to know that there are hundreds of partner events taking place across Europe, big and small, north and south, east and west. From twinned upcycling workshops in France and Germany, to online eco quizzes for high school students in Slovakia. Citizens can go to the municipal gardens in Logroño in Spain to learn about...

Increased recycling has come at the expense of greener activities like reuse. The European Union now needs to adopt a multidimensional approach to tackle Europe's waste problem and move towards circularity, writes Joan Marc Simon.

Each year, pollution is directly involved in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Europeans and the devastating loss of biodiversity, a grim fact the European Union aims to mitigate with its latest Green Week. The annual event, which brings interested parties together to debate the blocs environmental policy, kicks off today (Monday). Its theme this year is about looking at moving towards zero pollution. Pollution -- through the air we breathe, the water we drink or the land we grow our foo...

SQLearn proudly announces that is the Major Sponsor of the Athens Circular Forum II. ACF2 is recognized as an integral part of the most impactful pan-European policy event, where key market actors, leading decision-makers, civil society institutions, responsible investors and active citizens join forces from all over Europe to pave the way towards Zero Pollution, ...

Microplastic Pollution In The Marine Environment And Its Climate Implications: How To Overcome The Impacts? A new study [1], commissioned by Seas At Risk and carried out by to the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology shows that microplastics in the marine environment come from numerous sources and economic sectors, and have widespread environmental impacts, including climate implications. Moreover, the study also offers effective solutions that can limit the impacts of microplastics by preventin...

European Green Deal: Commission aims for zero pollution in air, water and soil