European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly lauded for transparency work
Crucial during pandemic to ‘allow citizens a better understanding of decision making process’
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Crucial during pandemic to ‘allow citizens a better understanding of decision making process’
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.
We’re holding a live event focussed on climate change and this is your chance to help shape that discussion.
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.