Commission pressures Romania to halt illegal logging

The European Commission has announced to pursue legal action against Romania to stop the illegal deforestation happening in the country. The announcement follows after the death of several forest rangers over the past years and the official complaints by environmental groups Agent Green, ClientEarth and EuroNatur against the ongoing destruction of tens of thousands of…

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A Green Deal for European nature

On the 11th of December the European Commission presented the Green Deal to the European Parliament. As Europe’s “new growth strategy” the Green Deal aims to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050, along with other targets mainly on energy, building renovations, the industry and mobility. By setting higher ambitions, the EU sends out a…

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A victory for European blue; EU water legislation “fit for purpose”

After a two-year rundown of EU Water Legislation, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Floods Directive (FD) have been found “largely fit for purpose”, along with the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) and the Groundwater Directive (GWD). The Commission’s message is clear: “The objectives of the Directives are as relevant now as they were…

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Biodiversity conference “Belowground life & biodiversity for a healthy soil”

On the 10th of December, the day before the Green Deal was presented to the European Parliament, Eurosite attended the biodiversity conference “belowground life & biodiversity for a healthy soil” where green NGOs, farmers, policy makers, researchers and companies got together to discuss this important topic. The event was organised by the ELO – European…

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