European Environmental Bureau🍃

We just handed over the voices of 1.25 MILLION EUROPEANS saying #HANDSOFFNATURE to the EU Environment Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu 🙌🌱 We don't want to “simplify” protections for the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat! www.handsoffnature.eu

Europe's waters are under massive pressure 🐟☠️ Yet @ec.europa.eu is proposing new manure loopholes for intensive livestock farming in nitrate-polluted regions 💧🏭🐮 Ignoring its own evidence will wave through more pollution, kill ecosystems and risk our drinking water 🚨 What happened to due process?

💸 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝘆, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 €𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. Proposed EU carbon market changes could hand industry an additional €13.6 billion, weakening incentives to cut emissions and reducing public revenues.

📢 We’re hiring! The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is looking for a (Senior) Accounting Officer to join our Finance team. Help ensure sound financial management in support of a future where people and nature thrive! 📍 Brussels 📅 Deadline: 2 November 2026

📱 Europe is buying more electronics than ever. But what happens when they break? In 2024, 14.6 million tonnes of electronics entered the EU, up 91% since 2012. But only 5.5 million tonnes of e-waste were collected. And of what was collected, less than 2% was prepared for reuse❗ #EwasteDay

Droughts, fires, extreme heat, and billions in crop loss 🚨 That's what Europe’s farmers suffered through this summer. We can’t go on like this. As EU leaders shape the framework for post-2030 #ClimateAction, we explain how our food and farming system can and should play a role tinyurl.com/38jp8z9r

🚜 For every €100 spent on food, farmers get €6.90. Meanwhile, 3% of Europe's biggest agribusinesses control over half of EU farmland. 📉 Big Ag and Big Food corporations are squashing farmers, polluting nature, and writing the re-writing the rulebook to enrich themselves. More below ⤵️ #FixingFood

Can you tell sustainable products from #greenwashing? New EU rules are making it easier, and so is the #EUEcolabel! The Empowering Consumers Directive bans some misleading marketing tactics and raises the bar for green labels. Now we need governments to enforce it swiftly. 🧵👇

Mercury in your face cream? Yes, it still happens, and EU rules must catch up. The European Product Act has been postponed, but a leaked draft points to important progress in closing a major accountability gap: when online marketplaces sell illegal products from outside the EU, who is responsible?

We have pushed for real accountability for years, including for mercury-added skin-lightening creams, which are still being sold across the EU, often by repeat offenders. Last year, a EU-wide customs operation checked around 6,000 cosmetics bought online from outside the EU: 65% were non-compliant.

For a stronger network in a changing Europe 🌍 Last week, we brought together 25+ EEB Leaders in Brussels for our first-ever EEB Leaders Meeting. Across two days, leaders exchanged experiences, discussed challenges facing our movement and explored how we can work together more effectively.

380,000 children in EU are exposed to dangerous levels of pesticides. Yet the EU is proposing to make approvals for many pesticide substances "indefinite"🚨 Children deserve protection, not deregulation ⚠️🧒 Full piece published today by EEB & Child Rights International Network in @euobserver.com ⤵️

🚨 The EEB is withdrawing from the Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA) ahead of its 8 October General Assembly EEB joined with a simple principle: “critical” should mean securing what people and the environment need – not protecting whatever Europe produces today Here’s why 🧵�

The key points behind our decision: Fundamental shortcomings in governance and methodology could pave the way for weakening key EU health, environmental and climate safeguards. 🛡️ Protecting the status quo ⚠️ A push for deregulation 🏭 Industry in the driving seat eeb.org/en/eeb-pull-...

🚨Today, EU ambassadors approved the Council’s position on speeding up environmental assessments. Fast-tracking permits for “strategic” projects risks rushed assessments and public consultation. Now it's time for MEPs to stand up for environmental rules that protect people, communities and nature.

🏗️ Europe’s clean industrial transition needs a serious push. The Commission’s new public procurement rules put climate and environmental goals more firmly on the agenda. That’s a step forward, but green procurement must be binding and ambitious enough to avoid a race to the bottom.

🚨 Good news: the EU’s Arctic drilling ban is staying! ❄️✊ Despite pressure from Norway and fossil fuel interests, the EU Commission says its position on new Arctic oil and gas drilling remains unchanged. This follows as thousands of people spoke up 💚 #peoplepower 👉 www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

The answer to Europe’s energy needs isn’t more #FossilFuels, especially projects that lock us in for decades more without solving today's problems. It’s more #renewables everywhere, less energy waste, better-insulated homes, less car dependency and renewable heating now! #climatechange

💧 Europe is losing access to clean water. Tomorrow, EU officials discuss plans that could weaken the Nitrates Directive and allow more manure pollution. Environment & Agriculture Ministers must step in and reject it. Protect our water - no to more pollution! 🚨 Letter to EU Ministers in comments⤵️

We’re hiring! The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is looking for a Policy Assistant for European Institutions to join our Brussels team for a 6-month full-time CIP internship. 📍 Brussels 💶 €1,300 net/month + benefits 🏠 Up to 4 days/week from home

“DEMOCRACY: PROTECT WHAT MATTERS.” Draped across the European Commission’s headquarters, these words couldn’t be clearer. On #InternationalDayOfDemocracy, Europeans are calling for affordable living, clean air and water, good health, and protection from floods, droughts and wildfires🌍 More below⬇️

Heatwaves. Wildfires. Floods. Europe's climate reality is here🚒🌊🔥 30+ organisations urge the EU Commission to make nature Europe's first line of defence as it develops the European Framework for Climate Resilience. Open letter in comments⬇️ #ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #EuropeWildfires

We’re hiring! The European Environmental Bureau is looking for a part-time Office Coordinator in Brussels. Join Europe’s largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations and help create a workplace where people can thrive while working for a better future.

📍 Brussels 🕐 50% FTE / 19 hours/week 📅 Permanent position 🏡 Flexible working arrangements 💚 Supportive & inclusive workplace We’re looking for an organised, people-oriented professional with experience in office & facilities management.