September 16th, 2019 Last week, the new European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen outlined her nominees for Commissioners, many of whom are tasked with addressing the climate crisis. Ms von der Leyen has promised to present a European Green Deal within the first 100 days of taking office on Read more…
February 27th, 2019 The European Commission has found that the State’s climate plans fall far short of the level of ambition required to put Ireland on a path to achieve its 2030 targets. The Commission’s 2019 Country Report for Ireland states that we are “falling further behind” our EU compatriots Read more…
June 6th, 2018 The European Commission has proposed new measures in an attempt to halt a decline in wild pollinator populations across Europe. The Commission’s new proposals include improvements in monitoring and data collection and policies to address the social and economic aspects of the decreasing numbers of pollinators. According Read more…
May 18th, 2018 The European Commission is taking action against Ireland for failure to comply with a range of environmental, nuclear and marine obligations under EU law. In its monthly package of infringement decisions, the Commission announced that it is pursuing Ireland for its failure to adopt national programmes for Read more…