Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

On 27 April 2026, ENVI Members will hold an exchange of views with the Chair of the Committee on Ecology of the Parliament of Montenegro. The dialogue will focus on the challenges faced and the efforts made by the country in the context of the enlargement process, in particular under Chapter 27 on environment and climate change.

On 27 April 2026, ENVI Members will hold an exchange of views with Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy as part of the structured dialogue.

On 16 April 2026, ENVI Members considered the amendments on the ENVI opinion opinion on the revision of the Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1252). The file has been referred to ITRE as the lead committee, with ENVI responsible for delivering an opinion.

On 16 April 2026, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) presented their Special report 11/2026 "Innovation Fund - High potential, but slow progress and little impact on emissions reduction" to the Committee on Budgetary Control, and to the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety.

On 15 April 2026, ENVI Members held an exchange of views with representatives of the Dutch and Colombian authorities, and representatives of the Commission ahead of the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, to be held in Santa Marta from 24 to 29 April 2026. The ENVI Committee will send a seven-Member ad-hoc mission to the conference from 27 to 29 April.

On 15 April 2026, the ENVI-PECH (CJ59) Committee voted on amendments and on the mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal empowering France to accede to the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles. The Commission presented its proposal on 17 November 2025 following a request submitted by France on 4 February 2025.

On 15 April 2026, ENVI Members voted on their negotiation mandate for the market stability reserve (MSR) for the emissions trading system covering buildings, road transport and additional sectors (EU ETS2).

On 15 April 2026, ENVI Members voted on the adoption of the draft report on the Regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The ECHA was established in 2007 under the REACH Regulation to carry out a number of tasks under that Regulation. The current proposal establishes a standalone legal framework to strengthen the Agency’s governance and financial stability, reflecting its expanded role across EU chemicals legislation.

On 15 April 2026, ENVI Members held an exchange of views with the European Commission ahead of the 84th session of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO MEPC 84), taking place from 27 April to 1 May 2026 in London. The discussion focused on EU priorities for the session, notably shipping decarbonisation, air pollution and marine environmental protection.