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MEPs want a 90% reduction target for emissions by 2040 compared with 1990 levels to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050.

On Wednesday, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on a single EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport services.

The changes to the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are part of simplification efforts to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and occasional importers.

The ‘one substance, one assessment' package aims to increase the simplicity and transparency of EU chemical rules

The new rules will reduce the harmful impacts of detergents and surfactants on health and ecosystems and provide consumers with clearer and more readily available information.

The informal agreement between EU co-legislators will ensure soil is monitored in all EU countries and farmers get better support to improve soil health.

On Tuesday night, co-legislators reached a provisional agreement on measures to better prevent plastic pellets losses throughout the supply chain, with the aim of achieving zero losses.

On Tuesday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.

On Tuesday, four parliamentary committees questioned Stéphane Séjourné, French candidate for the Prosperity and Industrial Strategy portfolio.

Three committees questioned Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Spanish candidate for Commission Executive Vice-President for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition.

Wopke Hoekstra from the Netherlands, Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth, was questioned by three committees on Thursday morning.

The Committees for Development, Women’s Rights, Civil Liberties and Environment questioned Hadja Lahbib, candidate for the Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality portfolio.

Two European Parliament committees questioned Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian candidate for the Health and Animal Welfare portfolio, on Wednesday evening.

The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee questioned Jessika Roswall, candidate for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy portfolio.

MEPs adopted their proposals to revamp EU pharmaceutical legislation, to foster innovation and enhance the security of supply, accessibility and affordability of medicines.

The Environment Committee put forward its proposals to make products in the EU more environmentally friendly, circular and energy efficient throughout their lifecycle.

Parliament’s Environment Committee agrees to an ambitious reduction of fluorinated greenhouse gases emissions, to further contribute to EU’s climate neutrality goal.

Environment MEPs adopted their position to further cut down emissions of substances that damage the ozone layer, in line with the European Green Deal and international agreements.

On Saturday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement to set up a new fund to help vulnerable citizens most affected by energy and transport poverty.

On Saturday night, MEPs and EU governments agreed to reform the Emissions Trading System to further reduce industrial emissions and invest more in climate friendly technologies.