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SPECIAL REPORT: Who’s ready for the Nature Restoration Law?
With the first key deadlines under the flagship Nature Restoration Law fast approaching the task of implementation begins. But which member states are best prepared for the new law’s requirements?
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NEW SPECIAL REPORT: Who’s ready for the Nature Restoration Law?
With the first key deadlines under the EU’s flagship nature law fast approaching, the task of implementation begins. But which member states are best prepared for the new law’s requirements?
With the first key deadlines under the EU’s flagship nature law fast approaching, the task of implementation begins. But which member states are best prepared for the new law’s requirements?
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 ⬇️
LEAK: The EU executive is sketching out a “stepwise” implementation of PFAS restrictions in food containers under the EU’s packaging and packaging waste rules, with guidance suggesting only partial enforcement of legal limits ⬇️
LEAK: Commission proposes partial enforcement of PFAS ban in food packaging
The EU executive is sketching out a “stepwise” implementation of PFAS restrictions in food containers under the EU’s packaging and packaging waste rules, with guidance suggesting only partial enforcem...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
LEAK: The EU executive is sketching out a “stepwise” implementation of PFAS restrictions in food containers under the EU’s packaging and packaging waste rules, with guidance suggesting only partial enforcement of legal limits ⬇️
The European Commission has proposed changes to EU nature rules through a new regulation to ensure that the “occasional killing” of protected species does not hold back strategically important projects ⬇️
Birds and Habitats Directives tweaked in ‘environmental omnibus’ package
The European Commission has proposed changes to EU nature rules through a new regulation to ensure that the “occasional killing” of protected species does not hold back strategically important project...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The European Commission has proposed changes to EU nature rules through a new regulation to ensure that the “occasional killing” of protected species does not hold back strategically important projects ⬇️
LEAK: The EU executive is planning to drop obligations for site-specific environmental and safety assessments under the Industrial Emissions Directive, as part of its 'environmental omnibus’ ⬇️
LEAK: Environmental omnibus to propose sweeping cuts to EU industrial emissions reporting
The EU executive is planning to drop obligations for site-specific environmental and safety assessments under the Industrial Emissions Directive, as part of its environmental ‘omnibus’, while fully re...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
LEAK: The EU executive is planning to drop obligations for site-specific environmental and safety assessments under the Industrial Emissions Directive, as part of its 'environmental omnibus’ ⬇️
LEAK: The European Commission is set to propose reducing permitting times for energy infrastructure, by simplifying procedures where environmental impacts are “limited” ⬇️
LEAK: Commission to propose weakening environmental assessments to accelerate energy infrastructure build-out
The European Commission is set to propose reducing permitting times for energy infrastructure, by simplifying procedures where environmental impacts are “limited”.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
LEAK: The European Commission is set to propose reducing permitting times for energy infrastructure, by simplifying procedures where environmental impacts are “limited” ⬇️
The EU Council and Parliament have concluded talks to regulate plants produced with novel genetic techniques like conventionally bred varieties, dispensing with any labelling requirements as long as the genomic tweaks are not pesticidal ⬇️
MEPs, member states strike deal to deregulate next-gen GMOs
The EU Council and Parliament have concluded talks to regulate plants produced with novel genetic techniques like conventionally bred varieties, dispensing with any labelling requirements as long as t...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The EU Council and Parliament have concluded talks to regulate plants produced with novel genetic techniques like conventionally bred varieties, dispensing with any labelling requirements as long as the genomic tweaks are not pesticidal ⬇️
Germany has urged the European Commission to tear up the 2035 tailpipe emissions ban under an imminent legislative review, while calling for a broader reform of EU emission standards to avoid looming fines for carmakers failing to cut emissions ⬇️
Berlin sets out demands for upcoming automotive package
Germany has urged the European Commission to tear up the 2035 tailpipe emissions ban under an imminent legislative review, while calling for a broader reform of EU emission standards to avoid looming ...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Germany has urged the European Commission to tear up the 2035 tailpipe emissions ban under an imminent legislative review, while calling for a broader reform of EU emission standards to avoid looming fines for carmakers failing to cut emissions ⬇️
The EU executive has said that the “urgency” which justified a rushed adoption of the first ‘omnibus’ proposal nine months ago still remains, as it prepares another batch of legislative simplifications ⬇️
Omnibus 'maladministration': Commission defends urgency of deregulation drive
The EU executive has said that the “urgency” which justified a rushed adoption of the first ‘omnibus’ proposal nine months ago still remains, as it prepares another batch of legislative simplification...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The EU executive has said that the “urgency” which justified a rushed adoption of the first ‘omnibus’ proposal nine months ago still remains, as it prepares another batch of legislative simplifications ⬇️
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EXCLUSIVE: Valdis Dombrovskis has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification package, leading to a potential political deadlock delaying the file ⬇️
EXCLUSIVE: Dombrovskis seeks to reopen EU nature restoration law
The commissioner in charge of the European Commission’s deregulation drive has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification packa...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Valdis Dombrovskis has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification package, leading to a potential political deadlock delaying the file ⬇️
EXCLUSIVE: Valdis Dombrovskis has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification package, leading to a potential political deadlock delaying the file ⬇️
EXCLUSIVE: Dombrovskis seeks to reopen EU nature restoration law
The commissioner in charge of the European Commission’s deregulation drive has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification packa...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Valdis Dombrovskis has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification package, leading to a potential political deadlock delaying the file ⬇️
Political groups have failed to reach a deal on proposed amendments to the EU’s nascent anti-deforestation law, after the conservatives refused to budge on their ambitions to mirror the member states’ stance ⬇️
EUDR: Centrist majority brushed aside as EPP walks out on compromise talks
Political groups have failed to reach a deal on proposed amendments to the EU’s nascent anti-deforestation law, after the conservatives refused to budge on their ambitions to mirror the member states’...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Political groups have failed to reach a deal on proposed amendments to the EU’s nascent anti-deforestation law, after the conservatives refused to budge on their ambitions to mirror the member states’ stance ⬇️
Member states have agreed on their negotiating position for revisions to the EU’s anti-deforestation rules, which would see implementation pushed back and further simplification measures introduced ⬇️
EUDR: Council agrees on one-year delay, simplification review
Member states have agreed on their negotiating position for revisions to the EU’s anti-deforestation rules, which would see implementation pushed back and further simplification measures introduced.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Member states have agreed on their negotiating position for revisions to the EU’s anti-deforestation rules, which would see implementation pushed back and further simplification measures introduced ⬇️