From 1990 to 2020 the world has lost 420 m hectares of forest – an area larger than the EU.🌲
Our new rules would guarantee that the products that EU citizens buy and use on the EU market do not contribute to global deforestation and forest degradation.
Under the revised Regulation on waste shipments, we propose:
🚚stronger rules on waste exports
📊more efficient system for the circulation of waste
🖐️action against waste trafficking
Our new rules will boost the circular economy, while not harming the environment and health.
Healthy soils are the foundation for 95% of the food we eat.🌱
A new EU Soil Strategy sets a framework with measures for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of soils.
Our ambition: all ecosystems restored, resilient and adequately protected by 2050.
Some Europeans share concerns about deforestation. 🚩🚩🚩
They call for Europe's reforestation and for saving our planet's lungs to slow down global carbon pollution.
💪 A resilient banking sector for a stronger economy.
Implementing the #Basel3 agreement will make the EU financial sector more stable while taking also into account important new developments, like #SustainableFinanceEU.
🙌 Today, we adopted a review of EU banking rules.
#Basel3 Implementation: Strengthening the resilience of the banking sector across the EU means a more secure economic and financial system.
📑Our new legislative proposals ensure an alignment of the EU rules on capital requirements with international standards.
#COVID19 is a reminder of the importance of having a resilient banking system. The adoption of the #Basel3 framework will help banks continue standing strong in future crises. #SafeSavings
Today, we have adopted our 2022 Work Programme, setting out next steps towards a post-COVID-19 Europe that is greener, fairer, more digital and resilient.
It contains 42 new policy initiatives across all six headline ambitions of President @vonderleyen. More ⤵
Making Europe the world’s first climate neutral continent by 2050!
For this, we will take further steps towards:
🚊zero-emission mobility
💧improving water & air quality
🥦new rules on sustainable use of pesticides
📱the right to repair instead of replace products
Delivering the EU’s digital transformation by 2030!
The Single Market remains key to our innovation.
We will address:
🖥️concerns on the supply of semi-conductors
🛡️common cybersecurity standards
🛰️EU space-based secure communications system
🤳digital skills & more
We believe that a safe, sustainable, peaceful and prosperous Arctic is important not just for the Arctic itself, but also for the EU and actually for the whole world.
Today, together with the High Representative @JosepBorrellF, we unveil an updated Arctic policy.
We will support efforts to reduce black carbon emissions in the Arctic by 33% by 2025 acting against major sources of pollution affecting the Arctic regions.
We are a global leader in the fight against climate change, and we are ready to play our full part.
Tehkem see teoks! Let’s #MakeItReal for Estonia! 🇪🇪
Green light to Estonia’s €969.3 million recovery and resilience plan. It will help the country:
🔵 build a stronger health system
🟣 digitalise its society
🟢 accelerate its green transition