Environment Council

The agenda of the meeting of the EU environment council held in Luxembourg on Wednesday, included a discussion on the management of chemicals, according to a press statement released by the Romanian Ministry of the Environment. The meeting was the last organised under the aegis of the Romanian presidency of the EU Council.

AGERPRES special correspondent to Brussels, Belgium, Oana Ghita reports: The European Council on Tuesday adopted its position on the proposal to revise the drinking water directive, with Romania's Minister of Waters and Forestry Ioan Denes telling a news conference that is a "notable result for the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council." "I am pleased glad that under this agreement we are showi

The global pact for the environment, one of the topics to be discussed on Tuesday with the European Union (EU) environment ministers, represents the consolidated future of the agreement on international environmental legislation, Romania's Minister of Environment Gratiela Gavrilescu said in Brussels on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of the Environment Council.

The Council today adopted a regulation on monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions as well as fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles. This regulation forms part of the EU's overall efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, and it is a step towards a competitive low carbon economy.