European Environment Agency related content 

EU lacks ability to monitor waste rules. Unrealised potential is proving costly Piles of rubbish  on the streets of Naples have been a familiar sight over the...

Oettinger and Hedegaard reject advice from Commission's scientific experts. The European Commission has rejected the advice of its scientific experts and backed away from...

European Commission's environment department will attempt to set out better protection for species and habitats threatened with over-exploitation and extinction. A sweeping...

Commissioners discuss ideas on CAP reform, but farmers' groups are critical of latest idea. Paying farmers to look after the environment could provide secure political...

Revision timed with fresh look at other policies; green groups say air quality given lower priority. Environmental campaigners have accused the European Commission of...

Environment commissioner wants longer-term focus and says biodiversity funding must be ‘strengthened' “A new global alliance to protect life on earth.” This was the...

Improving the efficiency of freight transport can save money as well as protect the environment. Innovations in policy, technology and logistics are creating a leaner,...

A global meeting on biodiversity starts in Nagoya, Japan, on Monday (18 October). We look at how ‘real-world experts' are changing scientists' and politicians' perceptions...

Commission stops short of calling for a ban on building new platforms. The European Commission wants oil companies to face more stringent safety and financial barriers...

European politicians warn that there will be no additional funding for developing nations. The European Union looks set to disappoint developing countries by turning down...

Overall quality remains high, but more beaches and rivers fail to meet minimum standard. The number of beaches, rivers and lakes in the European Union that failed to meet...

The EU faces challenges in terms of water quality and quantity, and the cost of tackling them could be high. Water's ceaseless change from liquid to vapour to liquid, from...

Few of the EU's marine habitats and their species get the protection they need to survive. Less than 5% of marine species and less than 10% of marine habitats protected...

Member states are struggling to keep up with EU legislation. The European Union has a long tradition of acting to protect Europe's rivers, lakes and seas. The 1976 bathing...

European cities must become low-carbon if the EU is to meet its emissions-reduction targets. European cites have been the cradle of democracy (Athens), finance (Genoa)...

The European Union has to learn lessons from its earlier failures to halt the loss of biodiversity. The global economy may be limping out of recession, but the world's...

A large appetite for resources in Europe could be causing major problems in other parts of the world. Environmental standards are among Europe's proudest exports: European...

Taking drastic action to tackle climate change. If a meteorite were set to hit the Earth, people would take action to avoid it, says Jacqueline McGlade, a marine biologist...

A small change in temperature could be a disaster for millions. If global warming continues unchecked, the average global temperature will rise by 4°C-5°C by the...

The outlook for many species is bleak. The EU has the largest nature conservation area in the world, yet many plants and animals are still endangered.