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ENVIRONMENTAL OMNIBUS: The implications of the EU's great green simplification d...
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WEBINAR: ENDS Europe editor Jamie Carpenter hosts a discussion-based webinar with senior EU decision-makers and environmental policy experts to examine the implications of the European Commission’s environmental omnibus package.
🕑 Wednesday 4 March | 2pm CET
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The European Commission is preparing a parallel process to review the full EU statute book, alongside further topic-specific ‘omnibus’ simplification packages, with an action plan on detailed proposals promised “soon” ⬇️
Von der Leyen plans ‘deep housecleaning’ as next step in deregulation drive
The European Commission is preparing a parallel process to review the full EU statute book, alongside further topic-specific ‘omnibus’ simplification packages, with an action plan on detailed proposal...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The European Commission is preparing a parallel process to review the full EU statute book, alongside further topic-specific ‘omnibus’ simplification packages, with an action plan on detailed proposals promised “soon” ⬇️
A decision to allow automated submissions of due diligence statements meant to simplify how businesses comply with the EU’s anti-deforestation law caused a massive increase in system load estimates and ultimate postponement ⬇️
Commission ‘simplifications’ behind EUDR IT problems, documents reveal
A decision to allow automated submissions of due diligence statements meant to simplify how businesses comply with the EU’s anti-deforestation law caused a massive increase in system load estimates an...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A decision to allow automated submissions of due diligence statements meant to simplify how businesses comply with the EU’s anti-deforestation law caused a massive increase in system load estimates and ultimate postponement ⬇️
Simplification is affecting dozens of EU green talks – right now. Which will progress and which will stall? 🇪🇺
Read part two of our special report to get a front-row seat to 4️⃣0️⃣+ negotiations on climate, chemicals, CAP and more:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
Read part two of our special report to get a front-row seat to 4️⃣0️⃣+ negotiations on climate, chemicals, CAP and more:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Simplification is affecting dozens of EU green talks – right now. Which will progress and which will stall? 🇪🇺
Read part two of our special report to get a front-row seat to 4️⃣0️⃣+ negotiations on climate, chemicals, CAP and more:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
Read part two of our special report to get a front-row seat to 4️⃣0️⃣+ negotiations on climate, chemicals, CAP and more:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has defended the “clear benefits” delivered by the EU’s emissions trading system, amid industry claims that the cost of polluting in the bloc is pushing production abroad ⬇️
Industry calls for reform of EU carbon market to reflect ‘global realities’
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has defended the “clear benefits” delivered by the EU’s emissions trading system, amid industry claims that the cost of polluting in the bloc is push...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has defended the “clear benefits” delivered by the EU’s emissions trading system, amid industry claims that the cost of polluting in the bloc is pushing production abroad ⬇️
The European Commission is drawing up plans to prevent member states from enacting national laws that go beyond EU rules, while “doubling down” on efforts to cut cumbersome permitting procedures ⬇️
Von der Leyen pledges initiative to stop member states ‘gold-plating’ EU rules
The European Commission is drawing up plans to prevent member states from enacting national laws that go beyond EU rules, while “doubling down” on efforts to cut cumbersome permitting procedures.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The European Commission is drawing up plans to prevent member states from enacting national laws that go beyond EU rules, while “doubling down” on efforts to cut cumbersome permitting procedures ⬇️
How are Parliament’s #EuropeanGreenDeal champions adapting to a reality of right-wing alliances?
Read our interviews with S&D, Renew Europe and Green MEPs to find out how coalitions are being rebuilt, playbooks rewritten ♟️
🇪🇺 www.endseurope.com/article/1945... 🇪🇺
📷 Laurie Dieffembacq/EP
Read our interviews with S&D, Renew Europe and Green MEPs to find out how coalitions are being rebuilt, playbooks rewritten ♟️
🇪🇺 www.endseurope.com/article/1945... 🇪🇺
📷 Laurie Dieffembacq/EP
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
How are Parliament’s #EuropeanGreenDeal champions adapting to a reality of right-wing alliances?
Read our interviews with S&D, Renew Europe and Green MEPs to find out how coalitions are being rebuilt, playbooks rewritten ♟️
🇪🇺 www.endseurope.com/article/1945... 🇪🇺
📷 Laurie Dieffembacq/EP
Read our interviews with S&D, Renew Europe and Green MEPs to find out how coalitions are being rebuilt, playbooks rewritten ♟️
🇪🇺 www.endseurope.com/article/1945... 🇪🇺
📷 Laurie Dieffembacq/EP
LEAK: The EU executive is preparing formal guidance for member states to cut taxes on electricity to minimum levels permitted under EU rules, in an effort to boost investments in electrification and transition away from fossil fuels ⬇️
LEAK: Commission mulls recommending ‘significantly lower’ electricity taxes
The EU executive is preparing formal guidance for member states to cut taxes on electricity to minimum levels permitted under EU rules, in an effort to boost investments in electrification and transit...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
LEAK: The EU executive is preparing formal guidance for member states to cut taxes on electricity to minimum levels permitted under EU rules, in an effort to boost investments in electrification and transition away from fossil fuels ⬇️
🇪🇺 Is @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu ‘proud’ of the omnibus?
🇪🇺 What are her priorities for the rest of this mandate?
🇪🇺 Will laws be reopened on nature, water, and more?
For a new special report, we interviewed the commissioner – and this is what she had to say:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
🇪🇺 What are her priorities for the rest of this mandate?
🇪🇺 Will laws be reopened on nature, water, and more?
For a new special report, we interviewed the commissioner – and this is what she had to say:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
🇪🇺 Is @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu ‘proud’ of the omnibus?
🇪🇺 What are her priorities for the rest of this mandate?
🇪🇺 Will laws be reopened on nature, water, and more?
For a new special report, we interviewed the commissioner – and this is what she had to say:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
🇪🇺 What are her priorities for the rest of this mandate?
🇪🇺 Will laws be reopened on nature, water, and more?
For a new special report, we interviewed the commissioner – and this is what she had to say:
➡️ www.endseurope.com/article/1945... ⬅️
WEBINAR: ENDS Europe editor Jamie Carpenter hosts a discussion-based webinar with senior EU decision-makers and environmental policy experts to examine the implications of the European Commission’s environmental omnibus package.
🕑 Wednesday 4 March | 2pm CET
Register for free below ⬇️
🕑 Wednesday 4 March | 2pm CET
Register for free below ⬇️
ENVIRONMENTAL OMNIBUS: The implications of the EU's great green simplification d...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
WEBINAR: ENDS Europe editor Jamie Carpenter hosts a discussion-based webinar with senior EU decision-makers and environmental policy experts to examine the implications of the European Commission’s environmental omnibus package.
🕑 Wednesday 4 March | 2pm CET
Register for free below ⬇️
🕑 Wednesday 4 March | 2pm CET
Register for free below ⬇️
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against a large number of member states who remain in the controversial post-cold war investment treaty, in a tentatively final effort to complete the bloc’s torturous withdrawal ⬇️
Commission pushes member states to swiftly exit Energy Charter Treaty
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against a large number of member states who remain in the controversial post-cold war investment treaty, in a tentatively final effort to ...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against a large number of member states who remain in the controversial post-cold war investment treaty, in a tentatively final effort to complete the bloc’s torturous withdrawal ⬇️
The European Commission has prepared a draft proposal to designate three lithium salts as human reproductive toxicants that key trade partners have warned would hold back the green transition ⬇️
EU trade partners warn against plans to label lithium salts as toxic
The European Commission has prepared a draft proposal to designate three lithium salts as human reproductive toxicants that key trade partners have warned would hold back the green transition.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The European Commission has prepared a draft proposal to designate three lithium salts as human reproductive toxicants that key trade partners have warned would hold back the green transition ⬇️
Soy beans now meet the EU’s criteria to be excluded from its renewable energy targets after a surge in their production in high-carbon areas such as forests, peatland and wetlands, the European Commission has indicated ⬇️
Commission proposes adding soy beans to 2030 limit on harmful biofuels
Soy beans now meet the EU’s criteria to be excluded from its renewable energy targets after a surge in their production in high-carbon areas such as forests, peatland and wetlands, the European Commis...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Soy beans now meet the EU’s criteria to be excluded from its renewable energy targets after a surge in their production in high-carbon areas such as forests, peatland and wetlands, the European Commission has indicated ⬇️
MEPs have endorsed a request to seek an EU court opinion on the recently signed trade deal with the Mercosur bloc ahead of any formal vote, in a move criticised by the European Commission as “unjustified” ⬇️
EU-Mercosur deal stalled as European Parliament goes to court
MEPs have endorsed a request to seek an EU court opinion on the recently signed trade deal with the Mercosur bloc ahead of any formal vote, in a move criticised by the European Commission as “unjustif...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM
MEPs have endorsed a request to seek an EU court opinion on the recently signed trade deal with the Mercosur bloc ahead of any formal vote, in a move criticised by the European Commission as “unjustified” ⬇️
LEAK: Member states will be required to draw up “aggregated baseline” permits to streamline impact assessments for manufacturing operations in dedicated industrial clusters, according to a draft of the upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act ⬇️
LEAK: Brussels plans industry block exemptions from environmental permitting rules
Member states will be required to draw up “aggregated baseline” permits to streamline impact assessments for manufacturing operations in dedicated industrial clusters, according to a draft of the upco...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
LEAK: Member states will be required to draw up “aggregated baseline” permits to streamline impact assessments for manufacturing operations in dedicated industrial clusters, according to a draft of the upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act ⬇️
The EU’s environment chief has indicated that the European Commission may not follow through on plans to swiftly revise REACH this year, amid ongoing discussions on next steps for the EU’s flagship chemicals regulation ⬇️
REACH revision in doubt as Roswall mulls ways to ‘move forward’
The EU’s environment chief has indicated that the European Commission may not follow through on plans to swiftly revise REACH this year, amid ongoing discussions on next steps for the EU’s flagship ch...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The EU’s environment chief has indicated that the European Commission may not follow through on plans to swiftly revise REACH this year, amid ongoing discussions on next steps for the EU’s flagship chemicals regulation ⬇️
The EU’s highest court has ruled that member states have discretion on whether or not they require individuals requesting public access to environmental information to provide their legal names and addresses ⬇️
ECJ clarifies legal position on anonymous requests for environmental information
The EU’s highest court has ruled that member states have discretion on whether or not they require individuals requesting public access to environmental information to provide their legal names and ad...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The EU’s highest court has ruled that member states have discretion on whether or not they require individuals requesting public access to environmental information to provide their legal names and addresses ⬇️
The European Chemicals Agency and European Food Safety Authority are set to begin work on assessing the environmental fate of ‘forever chemical’ TFA, following a request from the European Commission ⬇️
‘Forever chemicals’: EU agencies start joint investigation into TFA pollution
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are set to begin work on assessing the environmental fate of ‘forever chemical’ trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), following a r...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The European Chemicals Agency and European Food Safety Authority are set to begin work on assessing the environmental fate of ‘forever chemical’ TFA, following a request from the European Commission ⬇️
Renew Europe’s president has told the European Commission that provisionally applying the EU-Mercosur trade agreement ahead of MEPs’ approval risks backfiring ⬇️
Rushed EU-Mercosur implementation a ‘major political risk’, Renew leader warns
Renew Europe’s president has told the European Commission that provisionally applying the EU-Mercosur trade agreement ahead of MEPs’ approval risks backfiring.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Renew Europe’s president has told the European Commission that provisionally applying the EU-Mercosur trade agreement ahead of MEPs’ approval risks backfiring ⬇️
ANALYSIS: Courts across Europe will be busy with numerous environmental cases this year, with climate litigation coming to a head and diversifying, lawsuits over bottom trawling proliferating and continuing scrutiny over compliance with water, waste and nature laws ⬇️
Nine environmental legal cases to track in 2026
Courts across Europe will be busy with numerous environmental cases this year, with climate litigation coming to a head and diversifying, lawsuits over bottom trawling proliferating and continuing scr...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
ANALYSIS: Courts across Europe will be busy with numerous environmental cases this year, with climate litigation coming to a head and diversifying, lawsuits over bottom trawling proliferating and continuing scrutiny over compliance with water, waste and nature laws ⬇️
The EU executive has backtracked on earlier assurances that the European Parliament’s consent would be required prior to signing the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, announcing today that it would be sealed next week after national capitals unilaterally endorsed the provisional application of the deal ⬇️
Von der Leyen to sign EU-Mercosur deal without Parliament approval, despite Commission pledge
The EU executive has backtracked on earlier assurances that the European Parliament’s consent would be required prior to signing the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, announcing today that it would be seal...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The EU executive has backtracked on earlier assurances that the European Parliament’s consent would be required prior to signing the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, announcing today that it would be sealed next week after national capitals unilaterally endorsed the provisional application of the deal ⬇️
Cumbersome and “complex” requirements for impact assessments and public consultations could be scrapped as part of the European Commission’s upcoming revision of its internal lawmaking rules ⬇️
Commission mulls radical overhaul of lawmaking rules
Cumbersome and “complex” requirements for impact assessments and public consultations could be scrapped as part of the European Commission’s upcoming revision of its internal lawmaking rules.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Cumbersome and “complex” requirements for impact assessments and public consultations could be scrapped as part of the European Commission’s upcoming revision of its internal lawmaking rules ⬇️
LEAK: Tentatively final draft rules for calculating recycled content in PET bottles, distributed to national capitals in late December, provisionally exclude plastic recyclate from abroad from counting towards EU targets ⬇️
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LEAK: EU plastic recyclers spared from international competition until end of 2027
Tentatively final draft rules for calculating recycled content in PET bottles, distributed to national capitals in late December, provisionally exclude plastic recyclate from abroad from counting towa...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
LEAK: Tentatively final draft rules for calculating recycled content in PET bottles, distributed to national capitals in late December, provisionally exclude plastic recyclate from abroad from counting towards EU targets ⬇️
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The Commission president is aiming to placate national capitals resisting the EU’s trade deal with the Mercosur bloc by offering front-loaded income support payments for farmers ⬇️
Von der Leyen offers advance CAP handouts to unblock EU-Mercosur deal
The Commission president is aiming to placate national capitals resisting the EU’s trade deal with the Mercosur bloc by offering front-loaded income support payments for farmers.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The Commission president is aiming to placate national capitals resisting the EU’s trade deal with the Mercosur bloc by offering front-loaded income support payments for farmers ⬇️
The EU executive has tabled a proposal to place the EU’s carbon border tax on imported products with high metal content such as washing machines ⬇️
Commission proposes to include ‘metal-intensive’ goods under CBAM from 2028
The EU executive has tabled a proposal to place the EU’s carbon border tax on imported products with high metal content such as washing machines.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The EU executive has tabled a proposal to place the EU’s carbon border tax on imported products with high metal content such as washing machines ⬇️
Generous emission credit schemes and tweaks to CO2 reduction standards will allow car makers to reduce their emission cuts, the European Commission has confirmed ⬇️
Commission ditches 2035 ban on petrol and diesel cars
Generous emission credit schemes and tweaks to CO2 reduction standards will allow car makers to reduce their emission cuts, the European Commission has confirmed.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Generous emission credit schemes and tweaks to CO2 reduction standards will allow car makers to reduce their emission cuts, the European Commission has confirmed ⬇️