Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. The EU Nature Restoration Law could stop us from destroying ourselves We have an opportunity to forge a path towards a future that is not only sustainable but also flourishing, Janez Potočnik writes. 22/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Fate of Nature Restoration Law could be decided in Budapest With seven of the EU's 27 members planning, after months of highly politicised debate, to oppose or abstain over a new law to restore degraded ecosystems to health, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing government could find itself with the deciding vote on Friday. 20/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Ireland defends its handling of peat bogs Dublin talks of progressive improvement in habitat quality on raised bog in special areas of conservation despite the recent EU executive lawsuit. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Governments need to triple rate of emissions cuts A raft of new legislation adopted under the EU's flagship Green Deal agenda means the bloc is on the right path to meet its climate and environment policy goals, the European Commission has said, while acknowledging the real test will be how effectively governments implement it. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Commission sues Ireland for failure to protect habitats The EU executive says that peatlands have unique qualities and that Ireland must redouble its efforts to move turf cutting machines away from these sites. 13/03/2024
Now playing Next Europe News MEPs defy right-wing opposition and approve Nature Restoration Law The European Parliament gave on Tuesday the green-light to the Nature Restoration Law, defying a conservative push to bring down the bill. 27/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Right-wing in last-ditch bid to torpedo nature restoration law Despite latest efforts from center-right lawmakers to block the bill, Socialists, Greens and The Left are eager to see the adoption of the nature restoration. 23/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News EU Policy. Belgium has just weeks to close key environment policy files As Belgium takes over the EU Council presidency, it has just eight weeks to reach a deal with the European Parliament on a hotly debated law designed to reverse rapid growth in packaging waste, as well limits on CO2 emissions from lorries and rules on carbon removal certification. 05/01/2024
Now playing Next Nature Experts bust the biggest myths about Europe's wetlands Bog bodies and flood risks: Here’s what Europeans are getting wrong on wetlands. 19/11/2023
Now playing Next Climate EU Policy. MEPs and EU countries reach deal on key biodiversity bill The key piece of legislation on nature restoration and biodiversity had stumbled over the issue of agriculture. 10/11/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. We need nature if we want us and our businesses to keep growing Leaders are coming to recognise that their passion for nature and the great outdoors can be used as a force for good to drive change and build cohesiveness in the business community, Will Hayler writes. 11/10/2023
Now playing Next Brussels, my love? Brussels, my love? Relive the best bits of the season with our special Brussels, my love? Watch or rewatch the best bits of the season including the fights over the nature restoration law and the French baguette making global news. 05/08/2023
Now playing Next Brussels, my love? Brussels, my love? Draft EU nature law survives major hurdle In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss the closely-watched vote on the Nature Restoration Law, which would work to rehabilitate damaged ecosystems. 15/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Nature Restoration Law survives knife-edge vote in the EU Parliament The Nature Restoration Law has survived a dramatic vote in the European Parliament but only by a razor-thin margin. 12/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe News 'You tweet about Santa Claus!': MEPs spar over Nature Restoration Law The gloves were definitely off during a debate in the European Parliament about the contentious Nature Restoration Law. 11/07/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU nature restoration law would improve food security — full stop Like all food companies, Danone and Nestlé are heavily reliant on nature and its well-being to procure our agricultural raw materials. When nature suffers, our supply chain is strained, Facundo Etchebehere and Bart Vandewaetere write. 11/07/2023
