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The European Parliament today voted to establish new rules governing sustainable finance, but rejected proposals to rank all economic activities according to their social and ..

Plastic straws and cutlery, cotton buds and oxo-degradable food containers will be banned in Europe from 2021, following a European Parliament vote hailed as “historic” ..

Almost half of more than €90 billion earmarked for external action under the proposed 2021-2027 EU budget should be used to support climate and environmental ..

The EU should replace payments to farmers based on how much land they own with a system that rewards efforts to improve the environment, according ..

A Norwegian proposal to tackle marine pollution by extending UN rules on international shipment of hazardous waste to recovered plastic is supported by EU governments, ..

The EU Commission's move on Wednesday to label palm oil-based biofuels as unsustainable was welcomed by environmentalists as a milestone in the fight against deforestation ..

The ambition of future EU regulation on sustainable finance has come into doubt after lawmakers voted down amendments to tighten definitions of ‘green’ investments proposed ..

The European Commission intends to present recommendations in June on how sustainability criteria could be applied to solar PV installations, through EU rules on ecodesign ..

Financial services companies face new rules on how they must inform investors about environmental risk, following successful late-night negotiations between MEPs and member states ..

The European Parliament and EU Council have reached a provisional agreement on rules for mandatory disclosure of the climate impact of investments ..

Policymakers should step up their commitment to encourage the financial industry to direct more capital towards environmentally sound assets, green campaigners and think-tanks argue ..

France is home to a third of the most sustainable businesses and more than two-thirds of the most climate-friendly investment funds in Europe, a survey ..

The list of industrial sectors that will qualify for the maximum number of free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) over the next ..

The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has produced a report outlining ways in which the country can meet strict new EU recycling targets, based on European ..

At least 30% of direct payments made under the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy should go to schemes that support climate and the environmental objectives, MEPs ..