Christian Ernhede
@ernhede.bsky.social
@endseurope.com chief Brussels correspondent, International Press Association API-IPA vice president Reach me on Signal at ends.99 or email me@ernhede.com
Regulatory Scrutiny Board ‘not qualified’ to judge omnibuses, Commission decides www.endseurope.com/article/1963...
Regulatory Scrutiny Board ‘not qualified’ to judge omnibuses, Commission decides
The European Commission has exempted recent ‘omnibus’ proposals from the standard requirement for independent assessments, stating that its internal scrutiny body is no longer empowered to issue opini...
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The European Commission’s latest omnibus package includes a proposal to drop obligations for white goods and other energy-consuming products sold in the EU to come with the bloc’s ubiquitous printed energy efficiency label ⬇️
Brussels seeks to scrap 24-cent energy efficiency sticker in cost-cutting drive
The European Commission’s latest ‘omnibus’ package includes a proposal to drop obligations for white goods and other energy-consuming products sold in the EU to come with the bloc’s ubiquitous printed...
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A decision to allow automated submissions of due diligence statements meant to simplify how businesses comply with the EU’s anti-deforestation law caused a massive increase in system load estimates and ultimate postponement ⬇️
Commission ‘simplifications’ behind EUDR IT problems, documents reveal
A decision to allow automated submissions of due diligence statements meant to simplify how businesses comply with the EU’s anti-deforestation law caused a massive increase in system load estimates an...
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EU officials have made last-minute changes to a rushed political agreement on #EUDR to close loopholes that could have allowed some of the world’s largest corporations to enjoy exemptions meant for small producers. www.endseurope.com/article/1943...
EXCLUSIVE: Lawyers close EUDR loopholes in last-minute tweaks
EU officials have updated a rushed political agreement on the EU’s anti-deforestation law to fix flaws that could have allowed some of the world’s largest corporations to enjoy exemptions meant for sm...
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Commission insists 2030 climate goal is ‘on track’ as own estimates come short: www.endseurope.com/article/1938...
Commission insists 2030 climate goal is ‘on track’ as own estimates come short
Climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has said that the EU is on course to meet its target to cut emissions by at least 55% by 2030, despite new data indicating it will narrowly miss that goal even in a...
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Officials are making alternative preparations to implement the EU’s anti-deforestation rules by the end of the year as originally foreseen, despite asserting that a legislative proposal delaying the rules was necessary due to IT problems. www.endseurope.com/article/1937...
Commission admits to fallback plans to implement EUDR without revision
Officials are making alternative preparations to implement the EU’s anti-deforestation rules by the end of the year as originally foreseen, despite asserting that a legislative proposal delaying the r...
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EXCLUSIVE: Industry groups piled pressure on the European Commission to pull its anti-greenwashing proposal while trilogue talks were underway, documents obtained by ENDS Europe reveal ⬇️
EXCLUSIVE: Documents reveal strong industry lobbying to withdraw Green Claims Directive
Industry groups piled pressure on the European Commission to pull its anti-greenwashing proposal while trilogue talks were underway, documents obtained by ENDS Europe reveal.
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Officials are hoping to simplify Euro 7 emission standard tests as part of an upcoming automotive ‘omnibus’ package, alongside plans for a new vehicle category to “make a business case” for small electric cars ⬇️
EXCLUSIVE: Commission outlines goals and timeline for ‘automotive omnibus’
Officials are hoping to simplify Euro 7 emission standard tests as part of an upcoming automotive ‘omnibus’ package, alongside plans for a new vehicle category to “make a business case” for small elec...
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The EU executive has set out the preliminary scope for its upcoming environmental simplifications package, with potentially sweeping reforms that includes the scrapping of an EU database on hazardous chemicals in products ⬇️
BREAKING: Commission outlines ambitions for environmental ‘omnibus’
The EU executive has set out the preliminary scope for its upcoming environmental simplifications package, with potentially sweeping reforms that includes the scrapping of an EU database on hazardous ...
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INTERVIEW: Margot Wallström, the former environment commissioner who oversaw the creation of the EU’s flagship chemicals legislation REACH, talks to @ernhede.bsky.social about what is at stake in the upcoming revision ⬇️
‘Shouldn’t be rushed’: REACH architect on simplifying EU chemical rules
The former environment commissioner, who oversaw the creation of the EU’s flagship chemicals legislation, talks to ENDS Europe about what is at stake in the upcoming revision.
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EXCLUSIVE: Several MEPs in the European Parliament’s environment committee have formally objected to secondary legislation setting individual country risk ratings under the EU’s anti-deforestation law ⬇️
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers file formal objection to EUDR country benchmarking
Several MEPs in the European Parliament’s environment committee have formally objected to secondary legislation setting individual country risk ratings under the EU’s anti-deforestation law.
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Recently appointed @ombudsman.europa.eu Teresa Anjinho talks to @endseurope.com about the role of the institution to safeguard democratic norms and “procedural fairness” in a rapidly changing political environment. www.endseurope.com/article/1919...
‘Challenging times’: EU ombudsman on defending participatory democracy
Recently appointed European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho talks to ENDS about the role of the institution to safeguard democratic norms and “procedural fairness” in what she perceives as a rapidly changing...
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The European Commission is drawing up a new ‘omnibus’ package dedicated to reducing the administrative burden of EU green laws, with initial ambitions to target waste, product and industrial emissions legislation ⬇️
Commission plans ‘environmental omnibus’ by year end
The European Commission is drawing up a new ‘omnibus’ package dedicated to reducing the administrative burden of EU green laws, with initial ambitions to target waste, product and industrial emissions...
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‘We all need to do our part’: @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu on reaching EU green goals www.endseurope.com/article/1912...
‘We all need to do our part’: Jessika Roswall on reaching EU green goals
The EU’s environment chief talks to ENDS Europe about competitiveness, PFAS and her broader green ambitions amid a “challenging” geopolitical and security context.
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INTERVIEW: Youth climate activist and Green MEP Lena Schilling talks to @ernhede.bsky.social about becoming a decision maker and expectations of a looming “defence fight” to halt EU backtracking on green ambitions ⬇️
‘We will fight like hell’: MEP Lena Schilling on 2040 climate goals
The youth climate activist and Green MEP talks to ENDS Europe about becoming a decision maker and expectations of a looming “defence fight” to halt EU backtracking on green ambitions.
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INTERVIEW: French farmer Jean Mathieu Thevenot, representative of the global collective Via Campesina, speaks to @ernhede.bsky.social about the EU’s recent trade agreement with Mercosur and broader concerns about the bloc’s competitiveness craze ⬇️
‘We don’t want to be competitive’: Peasant farmer on fighting EU-Mercosur deal
French farmer Jean Mathieu Thevenot, representative of the global collective Via Campesina, on the EU’s recent trade agreement with Mercosur and broader concerns about the bloc’s competitiveness craze...
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@ec.europa.eu confirms #CBAM simplification will be included in first 'omnibus' package on sustainability scheduled for later this month.
The EU executive’s work programme for this year will be thin on sustainability initiatives, according to a leaked recent draft, as competitiveness and simplification take centre stage ⬇️
Sustainability sidelined in Commission’s 2025 work plan
The EU executive’s work programme for this year will be thin on sustainability initiatives, according to a leaked recent draft, as competitiveness and simplification take centre stage.
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LEAK: MEPs and member states have reached a partial agreement on revising the Waste Framework Directive, with the Polish presidency hopeful a final deal can be struck this month ⬇️
LEAK: Thrift shops expected to face new waste reporting obligations
MEPs and member states have reached a partial agreement on revising the Waste Framework Directive, with the Polish presidency hopeful a final deal can be struck this month.
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@ec.europa.eu is preparing to revise an agreement between the institutions, to impede onerous amendments as part of its drive to cut red tape, while slamming co-legislators for failing to adhere to past commitments. www.endseurope.com/article/1904...
LEAK: Commission seeks to impede onerous amendments by Parliament and Council
The EU executive is preparing to revise an agreement between the institutions as part of its deregulation drive, to ensure that they gauge the regulatory burden of amendments, while slamming co-legisl...
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LEAK: The EU executive is planning to come forward with sweeping simplifications for mid-cap companies alongside dedicated support plans for key industries including metals and chemicals, according to a draft of its upcoming competitive compass ⬇️
LEAK: Commission prepares ‘unprecedented’ push to cut red tape
The EU executive is planning to come forward with sweeping simplifications for mid-cap companies alongside dedicated support plans for key industries including metals and chemicals, according to a dra...
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INTERVIEW: European Environment Agency director Leena Ylä-Mononen talks to @ernhede.bsky.social about why the EU must double down on its climate and environment agenda amid an increasingly challenging political backdrop ⬇️
‘Cannot turn back’: EEA chief on realising the Green Deal goals
European Environment Agency director Leena Ylä-Mononen talks to ENDS Europe about why the EU must double down on its climate and environment agenda amid an increasingly challenging political backdrop.
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‘Not done until it’s done’: Commission tight-lipped with Mercosur deal at hand: www.endseurope.com/article/1898...
‘Not done until it’s done’: Commission tight-lipped with Mercosur deal at hand
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen stands ready to fly to a Mercosur summit later this week to sign off on a trade deal with the bloc, amid last-minute efforts to get an agreement over...
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CETA: EU-Canada settle on weakened climate provisions in ISDS addendum: www.endseurope.com/article/1861...
CETA: EU-Canada settle on weakened climate provisions in investment protection addendum
The EU and Canada have watered down the safeguards for countries enacting climate and environment legislation, in an agreement on supplemental interpretative provisions to the investment protection ch...
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Interview with MEP @juttapaulus.bsky.social on paving the way for adoption of the Nature Restoration Law: www.endseurope.com/article/1847...
Interview: MEP Jutta Paulus on paving the way for adoption of the Nature Restoration Law
The eminent lawmaker and Greens negotiator on the Nature Restoration Law talks to ENDS Europe about the need for realpolitik, amid a conservative ‘kill list’ for key environmental files, as the le...
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Sweden will put forward a 'room document' at a tax WP meeting in EU Council this morning to completely exclude solid biomass fuels from the Energy Taxation Directive, as the Commission tries to defuse a Parliament filibuster on the file: www.endseurope.com/article/1846...
Spain has proposed to add flexibility for member states to postpone the 2030 recycling targets under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, according to a leaked presidency steering note and compromise text. www.endseurope.com/article/1845...