29/09/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 29 September, the EU Council officially adopted the Soil Monitoring Directive, establishing the first-ever EU-wide framework for soil evaluation and monitoring, with the non-binding objective of achieving healthy soils throughout Europe by 2050. To achieve this, the directive establishes a soil monitoring framework that includes the management of risks associated with contaminated sites in the EU. A public list of these will be drawn up ten years...