The European Parliament’s Environment Committee on Thursday 13 January endorsed the political agreement reached between the Parliament and the EU Council on the EU’s general environmental action programme (8th EAP) until 2030.
The text resulting from the interinstitutional negotiations was approved by 63 votes to 15.
The 8th EAP was proposed by the European Commission in October 2020 to guide EU environmental policy and provide a monitoring framework. The political agreement is dated...