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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13675
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Commission report shows “urgent” need to improve implementation of EU environmental legislation

On Monday 7 July, the European Commission published its fourth Environmental Implementation Review. The first three reports were adopted in 2017, 2019 and 2022. 

This fourth report puts the cost to the EU of not applying its environmental legislation at €180 billion a year, due to air and water pollution, degradation of nature and waste. This total represents around 1% of the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Improving the implementation of environmental legislation has been...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: motion of censure – Ursula von der Leyen defends her handling of Covid-19 pandemic and denounces an attack on democracy
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Paschal Donohoe re-elected President by consensus
ECONOMY: Eurogroup recommends fiscal restraint for 2026, excluding military spending
FINANCE: Eurogroup continues to examine work carried out by EU countries and EIB on completing Capital Markets Union
ECOFIN: financial securitisation, digital euro, financing Ukraine and European economic governance on agenda for EU countries
DANISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
TRANSPORT: greening of freight, review of roadworthiness tests and passenger rights on Danish Presidency of EU Council’s agenda
EYCS: Danish Presidency of Council wishes to strengthen European Education Area, youth participation and European sport model
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: with its ‘roadmap’ on ‘nature credits’, Commission wants to step up contribution made by businesses to nature restoration
ENVIRONMENT: 18 EU Member States call on European Commission to simplify regulation aimed at combating ‘imported deforestation’
ENVIRONMENT: Commission report shows “urgent” need to improve implementation of EU environmental legislation
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to debate, on 14 July, proteins for food and feed
AGRICULTURE: EPP Group in European Parliament defends strong and fair CAP after 2027
CLIMATE: Bruegel think-tank calls on EU to create new international architecture with greater involvement of emerging countries
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: European Commission consults on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans, and on car labelling
DIGITAL: Apple and Meta appeal their fines to Court of Justice of EU
ENERGY: delegated act on low-carbon hydrogen – Dan Jørgensen says he has worked on “a balanced solution”
ENERGY: 2025 heatwave increases daily electricity demand by up to 14%, with rise in average daily prices, according to Ember
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: agreement in principle expected at any time over “good trade” between EU and Washington
CHINA: Beijing imposes reciprocal restrictions on European medical devices
TANZANIA: Constantinos Kombos in Dar es Salaam to strengthen European Union partnership
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Danish Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers do not see any imminent threat to Greenland
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU27 employment ministers invited to reflect on effectiveness of European legislation at meeting in Aalborg
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Council of Europe calls for additional measures to combat corruption in Netherlands
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: AREV puts EU aid for South African wines into context
CLIMATE: Greens/EFA group calls for urgency procedure to adopt European Parliament’s position on 2040 target
ENERGY: ACER suggests incorporating gradual elimination of Russian gas supplies into ENTSOG’s future outlook
SPACE: ESA announces preselected competitors for ‘European Launcher Challenge’
TAXATION: European Commission adopts an implementing regulation on automatic exchange of top-up information between Member States
MEDITERRANEAN: Syria to rejoin Union for Mediterranean
MERCOSUR: France and Poland call for “better balance” between promoting free trade and defending strategic interests of EU
NATO: Slovenian prime minister announces a referendum on his country’s membership in NATO
SOCIAL: workers dismissed after closure of chip manufacturer BelGaN to receive €930,000 in EU aid to help them find new employment
THAILAND: EU and Thailand hold first bilateral Joint Committee meeting under their Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
CORRIGENDUM
CHINA: several French spirits producers have reached an agreement with China to avoid anti-dumping tariffs
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