- ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION KEY TOPICS
- Climate change
- Continued implementation of the Climate and Energy Package
- Directive on CO2 Emissions from Vans
- Follow-up of COP 15 and preparation of COP 16
- Discussions on 20-30% target
- Biodiversity
- Preparations for the biodiversity summit in Nagoya (18-29 October 2010) at the October 2010 Council
- Communication on the Post 2010 Action Plan/Strategy on Biodiversity, possibly discussions during the December Council
- Follow-up of the Council Conclusions on GMOs
- Sustainable consumption and production – sustainable use of natural resources and materials
- Council Conclusions on Sustainable materials management/sustainable production and consumption, the discussion will be focus of the informal Environment Council on 12-13 July and possibly adoption of Council Conclusions at the December Environment Council
- Recast RoHS Directive /Recast WEEE Directive
- Batteries Directive (Revision): Adding cadmium to the list of dangerous substances (tbc)
- Soil Directive (tbc)
- Biowaste Directive (tbc)
- Industrial emissions (IPPC): The Belgian Presidency hopes for a 2nd reading agreement
- Better instruments for environmental governance
- Evaluation of the 6th Environmental Action Programme (EAP)
- Initial orientation on the 7th EAP
- Discussions on second Environment and Health Action Plan
- Commission initiative on inspection, monitoring and implementation of waste legislation (tbc)
- EVENTS
- 12-13 July: Informal Environment Council (Theme: Sustainable consumption and production / sustainable use of natural resources and materials)
- 8-9 September: Biodiversity post-2010 - biodiversity in a changing world (Ghent)
- 14 September: Workshop “Towards a regulatory framework for the traceability of nano-materials” (Brussels)
- 23-24 September: High level meeting: Product policy and indoor air quality (Brussels)
- 6-7 October: High-level meeting on production and consumption patterns: social justice and products policy (Brussels)
- 14 October: Environment Council
- 18-19 October: Conference 2010 Judges Forum (Brussels - tbc)
- 27-28 October: Presidency / OECD event on sustainable material management (Mechelen)
- 28-29 October: European Council
- 4-5 November: High level meeting on water (Liège)
- 18-19 November: “25th anniversary of Directive 85/337: room for improvement and streamlining of EIA and its effect on consent procedures?” (Leuven)
- 19 November: Closing ceremony biodiversity (Marcinelle) (tbc)
- 23-24 November: Conference: “Adapting to the changing climate: time to intensify efforts” (Brussels)
- 24-25 November: Workshop “Environment Awareness and EU Work Unions" (Marcinelle)
- 25 November: EMAS Award Ceremony (Brussels)
- 25-26 November: Towards a 7th Environmental Action Plan (Brussels)
- 29 November –1 December 2010: Conference “Sharing Environmental Information” (over EEA State and Outlook report 2010 & SEIS “Shared Environmental Information System”) (Brussels)
- 13-14 December: Preparatory meeting to RIO + 20 (tbc)
- 20 December: Environment Council
