The European Commission wants, on behalf of the EU, to negotiate a “'Global Pact for the Environment”, to be adopted by the United Nations in 2020, bringing together in a single, legally binding text all UN environmental instruments and protocols. To this end, it sought a mandate from the Council of the EU on Monday 19 March.
The recommendation to the Council, which amounts to a proposal for a negotiating mandate, seeks to ensure that all 28 states act together to ensure that EU...