February 12th, 2018 The European Commission has published its proposals to revise the Drinking Water Directive to increase the quality of drinking water and it`s access to European citizens. The proposed legislation would require all EU members to enhance water access to all citizens, which the Commission says will benefit Read more…
January 25th, 2018 Large fines loom for the Government as the European Commission brings the Irish State back to court over its decade-long failure to carry out an environmental impact assessment at Ireland’s largest wind farm. In July 2008, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Read more…
January 18th, 2018 Ireland will face challenges to meet new EU recycling targets for plastic packaging, a waste prevention expert has said. Speaking before an Oireachtas Environment Committee hearing on the Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill yesterday, the EPA’s Dr Tom Ryan warned that more progress is needed to protect our environment Read more…
January 18th, 2018 The European Parliament has agreed to set up a special committee to investigate the authorisation procedure for glyphosate and other pesticides. The committee will be made up of 30 members from all the EU political groupings and will look at the procedure for authorizing pesticides, the EU’s independence Read more…
January 15th, 2017 An NGO alliance has called on the European Commission to withdraw all proposals in support of electric fishing as MEPs prepare to vote on restoring a blanket ban on the controversial practice. In a joint letter to the Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, 17 Read more…
November 8th, 2017 The Council Presidency and European Parliament yesterday reached a provisional agreement to reform control tests on car emissions data and enhance market surveillance for motor vehicles. The draft regulation will now be submitted to Member State representatives for endorsement, and will then go to the European Parliament Read more…
November 28th, 2017 Members States yesterday voted to accept the European Commission’s proposal to renew the license for glyphosate for an additional five years. At the Appeal Committee meeting yesterday morning, Member State representatives passed the renewal with 18 in favour, nine against and one abstained. The European Commission originally looked Read more…
November 9th, 2017 The European Commission and the EU Member States have again failed to agree on the European Commission’s proposal for a five-year extension for glyphosate. A vote on the proposal at this morning’s meeting of the Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed failed to a reach Read more…
October 25th, 2017 The much-anticipated vote by the EU Member States on the European Commission’s proposal for a ten-year extension for glyphosate failed to go ahead today as planned. The European Commission said in a statement that the Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed did not vote on Read more…
October 24th, 2017 Kildare County Council passed a motion calling on the Government to put pressure on the European Union to protect our soil yesterday afternoon. The motion put forward by Councillor Sorcha O’Neill requested that Kildare County Council writes to Environment Minister, Denis Naughten, TD asking him to push Read more…
