The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal to protect human health and the environment from Persistent Organic Pollutants...

In 2021, the EU expenditure on environmental protection amounted to €292 billion. Rising on average by over 3% each year, the expenditure on environmental protection increased by 54% since 2006...

The Commission launched a public consultation on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, including setting of EU food waste reduction targets.

The European Commission recently announced the much anticipated list of 100 cities that will participate in the Cities Mission. The objective of the mission is to have these cities lead Europe...

In the European Union (EU), one in eight deaths is linked to environmental pollution. Pollution is also one of the five main causes of biodiversity loss, representing a significant cost...

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (the Lao PDR) economy has been growing fast in recent decades. Between 1990 and 2019 gross domestic product...

An Australian recycling company is turning old batteries into fertiliser for crops, in an effort to stop them from ending up in landfill.

Today, the Commission is announcing an investment of over €110 million into LIFE programme integrated projects for environmental and climate protection, selected after a call for proposals covering the year...