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Bio-based industries such as paper, bioenergy, textiles and pharmaceuticals contributed €750bn to the EU economy in 2017, up €50bn in a year, according to an industry group

More mining in Europe is needed to accelerate the green and digital transitions, the European Commission has announced as part of its plans for a new raw materials alliance, raising concerns from green groups

Efforts to cut down on microplastic pollutants risk being undermined before elected officials can have their say because of industry lobbying, according to a new report from the European Environmental Bureau

Brussels-based campaigners have said UK government proposals for new powers to fine large businesses over possible links to illegal deforestation are less ambitious than discussions underway within the EU

The EU’s circular economy action plan should be put at the heart of the economic recovery in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius told MEPs on Monday