Brussels, International — The European Parliament will today endorse a draft regulation on the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) following a three-way agreement reached between the European Commission, Parliament and Council on 6 December. The...

International — Greenpeace delivered radioactive waste to the door of the European Parliament today to remind MEPs in their last plenary session before considering a new nuclear waste law that there is no solution to nuclear waste.

Brussels, International — The European Parliament environment committee sent a strong signal to the Council by backing tough measures that would ban illegally logged wood products in the EU, said Greenpeace following a second reading vote in...

Brussels, Belgium — The European Parliament’s environment committee voted this afternoon to keep the EU trapped in the 19th century by setting weak emission performance standards for coal plants, said Greenpeace.

Brussels, International — The European Parliament’s environment committee could prolong Europe’s dependence on oil if it weakens measures to reduce CO2 emissions from vans and blocks a resolution for a ban on deep-sea drilling in Europe, said...

Brussels, Belgium — European leadership on climate change continued to melt away today as EU Environment Ministers meeting in Brussels appeared unable to inject positive momentum into negotiations on Europe’s flagship response to climate change –...

Brussels, Belgium — MEPs voting in the European Parliament’s environment committee today have confirmed the European Commission’s proposed answer to climate change, but have lacked the ambition to go further, said Climate Action Network Europe...