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NEWS BRIEFS / Environment

WWF identifies eleven European rivers in need of restoration and calls on Member States to act

02/07/24 (Agence Europe) – WWF is calling for EU rivers to be restored under the EU Nature Restoration Law, at the launch of its ‘Rivers2Restore’ report on Tuesday 2 July. Eleven river restoration projects, covering 2,200 km of waterways, have been selected for this WWF project. Restored rivers can limit the impact of floods, by absorbing excess water, and droughts, by replenishing groundwater. “The EU Nature Restoration Law requires the Member States to reconnect at least 25,000 km of Europe’s rivers by 2030”, points out Lan Wang-Erlandsson, a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University. In particular, WWF is calling on the Member States to include these projects in their restoration plans. (FS)

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EPP: security and defence, stopping illegal immigration and rule of law among 2024-2029 priorities of EPP Group in European Parliament
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ENVIRONMENT: CINEA agency claims record amount allocated to projects relating to implementation of ‘European Green Deal’ in 2023
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ENERGY: ‘Global Gateway’, EU reiterates its support for Chile in developing its renewable hydrogen sector
ENERGY: Energy Infrastructure Forum, Member States are invited to consider renewable capacity for offshore hydrogen production
RESEARCH: preparations are advancing at EU Council to draw up conclusions on advanced materials
DIGITAL: Member States not meeting EU’s level of ambition for digital transformation
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COMPETITIVENESS: Viktor Orbán wants to involve businesses more in creation of new rules
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DEVELOPMENT: faced with a world in “polycrisis”, Jutta Urpilainen reaffirms merits of ‘Global Gateway’ strategy
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STATE AID: European Commission authorises €3 billion in Swedish aid to support carbon capture and storage industry
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NEWS BRIEFS
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ENERGY: imports of energy products were down in first quarter of 2024, according to Eurostat
ENVIRONMENT: WWF identifies eleven European rivers in need of restoration and calls on Member States to act
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Peter Liese supports splitting of European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety