Briefing 06-10-2023 - EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service This IA supports the proposals for a revision of the plant and forest reproductive material legislative framework. It effectively presents the need for a revision, to avoid further divergence in implementation across Member States, thus ensuring a level playing field on the [...]

As of today, the Commission is opening applications for the 2024 New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes. After over 4,500 applications received in total for the past editions, the NEB Prizes 2024 will this year award 20 exemplary innovative projects and concepts that represent sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusiveness. For the first [...]

The Council and the Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the directive to empower consumers for the green transition.   On 19th September, the Council and the Parliament have  reached a provisional political agreement on the directive to empower consumers for the green transition. The proposal aims at enhancing [...]

In her State of the Union address on 13 September 2023, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen outlined the main priorities and flagship initiatives for the year to come, building on the European Union's successes and achievements of the past years. Visit the official website to learn [...]

The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1649 of 21 August 2023 initiating an investigation concerning possible circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1930 on imports of birch plywood originating in Russia, by imports of birch plywood consigned from Türkiye and Kazakhstan, whether or not declared as originating [...]

On 11 September, EOS will attend the "Forest and Forestry Stakeholder Platform" organised by the EU Commission. The agenda concerns the Proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience, a report on the state of play of the implementation of forestry measures under the CAP Rural Development Programme 2014-2022, [...]

The research and innovation (R&I) activities under Horizon Europe Cluster 6 aim to reduce environmental degradation, halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity on land and in inland waters and seas and better manage natural resources through transformative changes in the economy and society in both urban and rural areas. [...]

The European Commission has authorised, under EU State aid rules, a Romanian scheme worth €200 million (RON 998 million) to compensate forest owners for timber not cut due to mandatory ecological requirements. The scheme aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, improve ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes. Under [...]

According to the European Commission, the aim of the "Closer-to-Nature forestry" guidelines is to promote biodiversity-friendly and adaptive forest management, while the guidance on “Payment for Ecosystem Services” aims at presenting options to secure sources of financial income for the provision of ecosystem services. At this stage, both documents are [...]

On the 14th of July 2023, the Commission adopted measures to protect people from the risk of cancer by introducing a maximum emission limit for the carcinogenic substance formaldehyde in a range of consumer products. Please find here the relevant documents regarding the new measures. The new rules establish an [...]