10/24/2025 3:47:58 PM EU formally recognises first supply chain due diligence scheme under the Conflict Minerals Regulation By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 16 October 2025, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2071 recognising, for the first time, a supply...
10/22/2025 9:19:16 AM EU: Commission publishes proposal with targeted changes to Deforestation Regulation By Sara Feijao On 21 October 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) – see:...
9/12/2025 8:43:31 AM EU General Court upholds Commission’s classification of nuclear energy and natural gas under the EU Taxonomy By Bruno Garcia Da Silva Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 10 September 2025, the EU General Court dismissed Austria’s challenge against the inclusion of nuclear energy and natural gas in the...
6/26/2025 7:30:12 AM EU Council sets fight against environmental crime as key priority for coming years By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps Environmental crime is taking centre stage in the EU’s fight against organised crime, with the 2026-2029 EMPACT cycle prioritising...
5/23/2025 1:07:35 PM EU Deforestation Regulation: country risk classification adopted by the Commission By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps James Marlow On 22 May 2025, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Regulation classifying countries under the EU Deforestation Regulation...
5/23/2025 10:06:17 AM Council of Europe adopts first international convention on protection of environment through criminal law By Guillaume Croisant Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 14 May 2025, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a groundbreaking Convention on the Protection of the Environment...
4/22/2025 1:44:06 PM EU: Commission publishes new guidance and draft Delegated Act to simplify due diligence requirements under Deforestation Regulation By Pierre-Noé Milcamps On 15 April 2025, the European Commission published new guidance documents and a draft Delegated Act on the EU Deforestation Regulation...
2/14/2025 4:17:24 PM La Terra dei Fuochi case: European Court of Human Rights rules on large-scale environmental damage By Elena Andrich Guillaume Croisant Beatrice Porcellato Pierre-Noé Milcamps Sara Folino +2 more... Show less On 30 January 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR” or the “Court”) ruled that Italy's failure to diligently deal with...