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⚖️News and comments on our legal and advocacy work from across Europe. Part of @ClientEarth’s global work to use the power of the law to protect life on Earth.
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It's over, and we won: the Spanish supreme court rejected the local authorities' appeal on our landmark case against industrial livestock pollution.
The judgment is now final: authorities must be accountable for protecting citizens' fundamental rights.
It's a game-changer for communities in Europe⬇️
The judgment is now final: authorities must be accountable for protecting citizens' fundamental rights.
It's a game-changer for communities in Europe⬇️
February 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
It's over, and we won: the Spanish supreme court rejected the local authorities' appeal on our landmark case against industrial livestock pollution.
The judgment is now final: authorities must be accountable for protecting citizens' fundamental rights.
It's a game-changer for communities in Europe⬇️
The judgment is now final: authorities must be accountable for protecting citizens' fundamental rights.
It's a game-changer for communities in Europe⬇️
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27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit tomorrow.
175,000+ people already said: Hands off our water, our air, our nature.
👉 handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature
175,000+ people already said: Hands off our water, our air, our nature.
👉 handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit tomorrow.
175,000+ people already said: Hands off our water, our air, our nature.
👉 handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature
175,000+ people already said: Hands off our water, our air, our nature.
👉 handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature
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The global moratorium on commercial whaling has reached its 40-year mark 🐳
During this time, it’s been credited with helping Earth’s largest creatures recover from centuries of hunting pressure.
During this time, it’s been credited with helping Earth’s largest creatures recover from centuries of hunting pressure.
Global moratorium on whaling, a ‘defining moment,’ turns 40
As the global whaling moratorium turns 40, experts reflect on how the 1986 ban helped save great whales—and the threats they still face today.
news.mongabay.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The global moratorium on commercial whaling has reached its 40-year mark 🐳
During this time, it’s been credited with helping Earth’s largest creatures recover from centuries of hunting pressure.
During this time, it’s been credited with helping Earth’s largest creatures recover from centuries of hunting pressure.
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Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...
The @ec.europa.eu plans to revise its own Better Regulations guidelines. This will make the law making process more rushed, less transparent, and less scientific.
And a law that isn't based on scientific evidence and isn't considering its own impact, is a bad law.
We shared our thoughts here:
And a law that isn't based on scientific evidence and isn't considering its own impact, is a bad law.
We shared our thoughts here:
Brussels accused of undermining democracy in plans to relax lawmaking standards
EU executive says global instability is forcing it to weaken long-standing guardrails.
www.politico.eu
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The @ec.europa.eu plans to revise its own Better Regulations guidelines. This will make the law making process more rushed, less transparent, and less scientific.
And a law that isn't based on scientific evidence and isn't considering its own impact, is a bad law.
We shared our thoughts here:
And a law that isn't based on scientific evidence and isn't considering its own impact, is a bad law.
We shared our thoughts here:
Europe needs to enforce ocean laws 🌊
The European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the #OceanAct closed yesterday – and it received nearly 800 responses. That level of engagement shows just how high the stakes are.
📌 Read our consultation response here: www.clientearth.org/media/dycip5...
The European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the #OceanAct closed yesterday – and it received nearly 800 responses. That level of engagement shows just how high the stakes are.
📌 Read our consultation response here: www.clientearth.org/media/dycip5...
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Europe needs to enforce ocean laws 🌊
The European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the #OceanAct closed yesterday – and it received nearly 800 responses. That level of engagement shows just how high the stakes are.
📌 Read our consultation response here: www.clientearth.org/media/dycip5...
The European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the #OceanAct closed yesterday – and it received nearly 800 responses. That level of engagement shows just how high the stakes are.
📌 Read our consultation response here: www.clientearth.org/media/dycip5...
The health of 450 million Europeans vs. short-term gains for a few?
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
handsoffnature.eu
February 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The health of 450 million Europeans vs. short-term gains for a few?
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Polluters and their political allies are tearing down environmental laws as we speak. The laws that protect our water, health & nature.
Don't let it happen. Sign to give nature a voice: handsoffnature.eu
#HandsOffNature
Remind our leaders what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water, and our health.
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature.
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now and tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature:
handsoffnature.eu
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature.
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now and tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature:
handsoffnature.eu
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Remind our leaders what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water, and our health.
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature.
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now and tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature:
handsoffnature.eu
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature.
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now and tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature:
handsoffnature.eu
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🚨 Last week to register for the webinar "CSDDD after Omnibus I: Takeaways from a flawed law" organised by @clienteartheur.bsky.social!
👥 The event will feature experts including Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social.
🗓️ 05/02
⏰ 12:00 - 13:30
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4rk4Yrm
👥 The event will feature experts including Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social.
🗓️ 05/02
⏰ 12:00 - 13:30
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4rk4Yrm
January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
🚨 Last week to register for the webinar "CSDDD after Omnibus I: Takeaways from a flawed law" organised by @clienteartheur.bsky.social!
👥 The event will feature experts including Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social.
🗓️ 05/02
⏰ 12:00 - 13:30
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4rk4Yrm
👥 The event will feature experts including Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social.
🗓️ 05/02
⏰ 12:00 - 13:30
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4rk4Yrm
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🎉Win against fossil fuels 🎉
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🎉Win against fossil fuels 🎉
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
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🍎🍏A deeply unenticing sounding 'cocktail of pesticides' is polluting our apples all across Europe, a new study from @paneurope.bsky.social has found.
Eighty-five percent of the samples contained several pesticide residues, with some showing traces of up to seven different chemicals.
Eighty-five percent of the samples contained several pesticide residues, with some showing traces of up to seven different chemicals.
‘Pesticide cocktails’ polluting apples across Europe, study finds
Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 AM
🍎🍏A deeply unenticing sounding 'cocktail of pesticides' is polluting our apples all across Europe, a new study from @paneurope.bsky.social has found.
Eighty-five percent of the samples contained several pesticide residues, with some showing traces of up to seven different chemicals.
Eighty-five percent of the samples contained several pesticide residues, with some showing traces of up to seven different chemicals.
A law is not worth the paper if not applied ⚠️
The Common Fisheries Policy #CFP is no exception.
In a new op-ed, read about why Europe’s fishers won’t be supported by rewriting policy that is already shown to work.
@oceanaeurope.bsky.social #CommonFisheriesPolicy
www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
The Common Fisheries Policy #CFP is no exception.
In a new op-ed, read about why Europe’s fishers won’t be supported by rewriting policy that is already shown to work.
@oceanaeurope.bsky.social #CommonFisheriesPolicy
www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
A credibility test for Europe’s fisheries policy
Europe’s fishers won’t be supported by rewriting policy that is already shown to work.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A law is not worth the paper if not applied ⚠️
The Common Fisheries Policy #CFP is no exception.
In a new op-ed, read about why Europe’s fishers won’t be supported by rewriting policy that is already shown to work.
@oceanaeurope.bsky.social #CommonFisheriesPolicy
www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
The Common Fisheries Policy #CFP is no exception.
In a new op-ed, read about why Europe’s fishers won’t be supported by rewriting policy that is already shown to work.
@oceanaeurope.bsky.social #CommonFisheriesPolicy
www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...
The Omnibus I was made in a rush to dilute the CSDDD/CSRD. The Commission was slammed by the EU Ombudswoman for it. Want to know the consequences for future omnibuses, transitioning companies and potential legal challenges? Join us online on 5 Feb 2026:
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b992c4...
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b992c4...
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Omnibus I was made in a rush to dilute the CSDDD/CSRD. The Commission was slammed by the EU Ombudswoman for it. Want to know the consequences for future omnibuses, transitioning companies and potential legal challenges? Join us online on 5 Feb 2026:
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b992c4...
➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b992c4...
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The 🇪🇺 Commission is taking a political chainsaw to hard won social, environmental, and digital protections.
We need #RulestoProtect not #Deregulation.
Check out our new cartoons below by @cartoonralph.bsky.social and spread the word!
The 🇪🇺 Commission is taking a political chainsaw to hard won social, environmental, and digital protections.
We need #RulestoProtect not #Deregulation.
Check out our new cartoons below by @cartoonralph.bsky.social and spread the word!
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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The 🇪🇺 Commission is taking a political chainsaw to hard won social, environmental, and digital protections.
We need #RulestoProtect not #Deregulation.
Check out our new cartoons below by @cartoonralph.bsky.social and spread the word!
The 🇪🇺 Commission is taking a political chainsaw to hard won social, environmental, and digital protections.
We need #RulestoProtect not #Deregulation.
Check out our new cartoons below by @cartoonralph.bsky.social and spread the word!
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The climate and biodiversity crises go hand in hand with national security.
Today’s chilling warning from intelligence experts shows the very real risks of inaction within the next five years.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Today’s chilling warning from intelligence experts shows the very real risks of inaction within the next five years.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The climate and biodiversity crises go hand in hand with national security.
Today’s chilling warning from intelligence experts shows the very real risks of inaction within the next five years.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Today’s chilling warning from intelligence experts shows the very real risks of inaction within the next five years.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
REACH is the #1 law we have to protect health & environment from toxic chemicals. This year, the Commission will revise it - a chance to protect us all for years to come.
@healthandenv.bsky.social & other health orgs urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to ensure the REACH revision puts health first:
@healthandenv.bsky.social & other health orgs urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to ensure the REACH revision puts health first:
Letter from HEAL and 17 health groups to EU Commission President: REACH health priorities | Health and Environment Alliance
HEAL and seventeen of its member and partner organisations, representing doctors and medical professionals, patients, health insurers and public health experts, have sent a letter to EU Commission Pre...
www.env-health.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
REACH is the #1 law we have to protect health & environment from toxic chemicals. This year, the Commission will revise it - a chance to protect us all for years to come.
@healthandenv.bsky.social & other health orgs urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to ensure the REACH revision puts health first:
@healthandenv.bsky.social & other health orgs urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to ensure the REACH revision puts health first:
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Over €50bn in EU fossil fuel subsidies have no phase-out date ⚠️
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
EU governance revision must end fossil fuel subsidies, new paper argues - Stop Fossil Subsidies - United for Climate Justice
A new policy paper, A framework for the phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies in the European Union, by Stop Fossil Subsidies, ClientEarth and CAN Europe, sets out how the European Union can finally phas...
stopfossilsubsidies.eu
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Over €50bn in EU fossil fuel subsidies have no phase-out date ⚠️
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
Reporting is weak, rules are fragmented & enforcement is missing.
Our new paper shows how a binding EU framework can fix this and strengthen energy security, competitiveness & climate action. stopfossilsubsidies.eu/eu-governanc...
@seasatrisk.bsky.social @oceanaeurope.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @wwf.eu @ejfoundation.org @bloomassociation.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The EU Common Fisheries Policy is delivering results for fishers and for nature - when well applied.
In the current context of uncertainty and unpredictability, the Commission has a chance to provide regulatory certainty, and finally make full use of the existing legal framework.
What we need⬇️
In the current context of uncertainty and unpredictability, the Commission has a chance to provide regulatory certainty, and finally make full use of the existing legal framework.
What we need⬇️
Don't sink the Common Fisheries Policy - fulfil its potential - Seas At Risk
As the European Commission prepares its evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), environmental NGOs across Europe and beyond urge EU and national policymakers to help build a sustainable and r...
seas-at-risk.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The EU Common Fisheries Policy is delivering results for fishers and for nature - when well applied.
In the current context of uncertainty and unpredictability, the Commission has a chance to provide regulatory certainty, and finally make full use of the existing legal framework.
What we need⬇️
In the current context of uncertainty and unpredictability, the Commission has a chance to provide regulatory certainty, and finally make full use of the existing legal framework.
What we need⬇️
We kicked off the new year with a constructive exchange with Commissioner Kadis on the evaluation & delivery of the EU Common Fisheries Policy.
The #CFP can help restore fish populations and strengthen marine ecosystems.
The #CFP can help restore fish populations and strengthen marine ecosystems.
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM
We kicked off the new year with a constructive exchange with Commissioner Kadis on the evaluation & delivery of the EU Common Fisheries Policy.
The #CFP can help restore fish populations and strengthen marine ecosystems.
The #CFP can help restore fish populations and strengthen marine ecosystems.
France currently holds a gruesome record in Europe: tens of thousands of seabirds are dying annually off French coasts, caught in fishing gear targeting species like hake, sea bass, and tuna.
This tragedy remains largely invisible, as most bycaught seabirds drown without washing ashore.
Read more:
This tragedy remains largely invisible, as most bycaught seabirds drown without washing ashore.
Read more:
NGOs take legal action against French authorities for failing to protect seabirds | ClientEarth
View the press release
www.clientearth.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
France currently holds a gruesome record in Europe: tens of thousands of seabirds are dying annually off French coasts, caught in fishing gear targeting species like hake, sea bass, and tuna.
This tragedy remains largely invisible, as most bycaught seabirds drown without washing ashore.
Read more:
This tragedy remains largely invisible, as most bycaught seabirds drown without washing ashore.
Read more:
BREAKING: we are taking legal action against France for failing to protect seabirds from bycatch. 🎣🐦
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
BREAKING: we are taking legal action against France for failing to protect seabirds from bycatch. 🎣🐦
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
These proposals are part of a broader pattern of attacks, from weakening the EUDR to cutting down protections against chemicals and pesticides, opening the door to increased pollution.
This dismantling goes beyond environmental policy - it undermines democratic accountability.
Our take⬇️
This dismantling goes beyond environmental policy - it undermines democratic accountability.
Our take⬇️
Green protection gutted: EU Commission jeopardises nature and health safeguards | ClientEarth
EU law-dismantling proposals mark a dangerous turn toward weaker rules and increased public health risks
www.clientearth.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
These proposals are part of a broader pattern of attacks, from weakening the EUDR to cutting down protections against chemicals and pesticides, opening the door to increased pollution.
This dismantling goes beyond environmental policy - it undermines democratic accountability.
Our take⬇️
This dismantling goes beyond environmental policy - it undermines democratic accountability.
Our take⬇️
⚠️Today's unveiling of the new Envi #Omnibus & Grids Package confirms what we've been warning about for months: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Commission is dismantling decades of hard-won nature protections, putting air, water, and public health at risk in the name of competitiveness and streamlining.
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
⚠️Today's unveiling of the new Envi #Omnibus & Grids Package confirms what we've been warning about for months: @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Commission is dismantling decades of hard-won nature protections, putting air, water, and public health at risk in the name of competitiveness and streamlining.
This is the moment we either fight back or watch it all collapse.
What we’ve built over the last decades to protect nature is being torn down fast.
Pesticides back on our plates.
Protections ripped away.
Nature and water laws in danger.
👉 Go comment on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
#HandsOffNature
What we’ve built over the last decades to protect nature is being torn down fast.
Pesticides back on our plates.
Protections ripped away.
Nature and water laws in danger.
👉 Go comment on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
#HandsOffNature
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is the moment we either fight back or watch it all collapse.
What we’ve built over the last decades to protect nature is being torn down fast.
Pesticides back on our plates.
Protections ripped away.
Nature and water laws in danger.
👉 Go comment on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
#HandsOffNature
What we’ve built over the last decades to protect nature is being torn down fast.
Pesticides back on our plates.
Protections ripped away.
Nature and water laws in danger.
👉 Go comment on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
#HandsOffNature