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Today, Commissioner Sinkevičius is hosting the second edition of the "Our Baltic" Conference to address pressing environmental challenges in the Baltic Sea. The high-level conference gathers ministers and high-level...
Today marks World Environment Day, the UN's international day to recognise the role of the environment in our lives and how we need a shift in our lifestyle to accommodate...
On Monday, the second high-level round of negotiations on the way to achieving a global treaty against plastic pollution starts in Paris. Commissioner Sinkevičius will represent the Commission at the high-level...
In January 2018, the European Commission adopted the first EU monitoring framework for the circular economy, aimed at tracking the progress of the EU and the Member States. Following the launch of the new...
The EU must continue its efforts to reduce consumption of materials and generation of waste to achieve a more circular economy according to the European Commission’s revised Circular Economy...
Packaging and small plastic items make up nearly 80% of this plastic waste. This new European Environment Agency report is the first Europe-wide study of its kind taking...
Land-based sources account for a massive 80% of marine litter in Europe, and approximately 85% of it is plastic, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA) web report "...