24 Apr, 2024 EU: Parliament gives final approval to forced labour ban By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament formally adopted a new Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU...
13 Mar, 2024 Belgian farmer and activist NGOs start climate litigation case against oil and gas major in Belgium By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva A Belgian farmer, supported by three NGOs, announced today (13 March 2024) his intention to sue an oil and gas major before the Belgian...
08 Mar, 2024 Forced Labour Regulation: EU institutions reach political agreement By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 5 March 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on a new Regulation prohibiting products made with...
28 Feb, 2024 Belgium introduces the offence of ecocide By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 22 February 2024, Belgium’s Federal Parliament introduced the new offence of ecocide as part of the reform of the Belgian criminal...
07 Feb, 2024 EU Forced Labour Ban Proposal – start of the trilogues By Guillaume Croisant Bruno Garcia Da Silva On 26 January 2024, the Council of the EU adopted its general approach (i.e. its negotiating position) (the “Council Approach”) regarding...
07 Dec, 2023 Revised Industrial Emissions Directive: EU institutions reach political agreement By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant Charlotte Peiffer On 29 November 2023, the EU Parliament and Council finally reached a political agreement on the Commission’s proposal (the “Proposal”)...
04 Dec, 2023 Brussels Court of Appeal condemns the Belgian State and two of the country’s Regions for climate inaction By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Guillaume Croisant On 30 November 2023, in a new episode of the climate change litigation saga, the Brussels Court of Appeal released a landmark decision...
24 Nov, 2023 Environmental Crime Directive: European Parliament and Council agree to introduce an “offence comparable to ecocide” By Guillaume Croisant Eleonore Hannezo Bruno Garcia Da Silva In the lead up to UNFCCC’s COP28 on climate change, the European Parliament and the Council finally reached a political agreement on 16...