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Companies will have one more year to adapt to new EU rules to prevent deforestation, which will ban the sale of products sourced from deforested land in the EU.

On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.

On Monday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising the EU’s ecodesign framework for sustainable products.

Environment Committee MEPs adopted their position on protecting groundwater and surface waters from pollution and improving water quality standards.

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.

On Tuesday morning, MEPs reached a provisional agreement with Council to set up an EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to combat climate change and prevent carbon leakage.

On Tuesday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for aviation.

To fight climate change and biodiversity loss, the new law obliges companies to ensure that a series of products sold in the EU do not come from deforested land anywhere in the world.

Parliament’s lead negotiator on the EU Emissions Trading System comments on the preliminary agreement.

Following the end of COP27 in Sharm el Sheik, the MEPs leading Parliament’s delegation commented on the outcome of the negotiations.

Parliament and Council agree on stricter regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in member states including less flexibility and more transparency.

On Thursday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revised CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on how the EU and member states should deal more efficiently with future serious cross-border health threats.

MEPs say new measures for batteries are crucial for the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy and for EU’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy.

On Monday evening, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending the mandate of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Following the deal reached in Glasgow, the MEPs leading Parliament’s delegation to the COP26 commented on the outcome of the negotiations.

Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to make the European Medicines Agency more effective in tackling shortages of medicines and medical devices.