Parliament adopted the provisional political agreement with the Council to delay the application of the new rules with 546 votes to 97 and 7 abstentions. Large operators and traders will now have to respect the obligations of this regulation as of 30 December 2025, and micro- and small enterprises from 30 June 2026. This additional … Read more
On Tuesday evening, negotiators from the Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement to postpone the application of the new rules. Large operators and traders will now have to respect the obligations stemming from this regulation as of 30 December 2025, and micro- and small enterprises from 30 June 2026. This additional time is … Read more
An official delegation led by Chair Lídia Pereira (EPP, PT) and Vice-Chair Mohammed Chahim (S&D, NL) is in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 18-22 November to participate in the UN COP29 Climate Change Conference. The European Parliament adopted its demands ahead of this year’s global climate talks on 14 November 2024. At COP29, MEPs will meet with … Read more
In response to concerns raised by EU member states, non-EU countries, traders and operators that they would not be able to fully comply with the rules if applied as of end of 2024, the Commission proposed postponing the application date of the deforestation regulation by one year. Plenary agreed in October 2024 to deal with … Read more
The resolution, prepared by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and approved on Thursday with 429 votes in favour, 183 against and 24 abstentions, calls on all countries to agree on a post-2025 new collective goal on climate finance that is socially fair, aligned with the polluter-pays principle, and based on … Read more
In her opening remarks, Ms. Ribera paid tribute to the victims of the recent floods in Valencia, Spain. She committed to maintain the course of the European Green Deal to meet climate targets and set-up a new approach to competition policy that is supportive of European companies to achieve a global level playing field. Combatting … Read more
In his introductory statement to the Industry, Research and Energy, Internal Market and Consumers, Economic Affairs and Environment Public Health and Food Safety committees, Mr Séjourné announced a future pact on clean industry to lay the foundations “for an industrial policy suited to our time”, stressing that the EU will need to decarbonise and reindustrialise … Read more
Equality In her introductory statement, Belgian Commissioner-designate Hadja Lahbib underscored that with crucial equality legislation already adopted in recent years, it is time to make sure the new rules are successfully applied across the EU, including the full implementation of the Istanbul Convention. She announced that, on International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, she … Read more
At the start of the hearing, Mr. Hoekstra paid tribute to the victims of the recent floods in Valencia, Spain and highlighted the need to improve Europe’s ability to prepare for growing climate-related risks. In his introductory speech, the Commissioner-designate underlined his strong commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and confirmed he would present … Read more
In his opening remarks, Várhelyi said he would work to improve citizens’ health by building on the EU Health Union, prioritise preventive health measures, ensure the availability of necessary treatments and medicines, and guarantee that clinical research remains and grows in Europe. He committed to apply the “One Health” approach, which balances the health of … Read more
