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The European Commission decided to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to all 27 EU Member States for failing to fully transpose into national law the provisions of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2024/1275.

Thank you very much and let me start by congratulating the Presidency on your hard work and the very impressive results that you have managed to achieve...

In its assessment, the Commission looked at the level of ambition of national targets, policies and measures planned, the adequacy of funding as well as the inclusiveness of public consultation.

The new measures seek to protect EU organic food production from unfair external competition and increase consumer trust. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

In 2025, 23.9% of the EU population lived in a dwelling in which energy efficiency was improved in the last 5 years.

Severočeská vodárenská společnost, the Czech water utility company, implements the project, which focuses on modernising water infrastructure in a region undergoing a structural transformation as it moves away from its historical reliance on mining and heavy coal-based industry.

Companies should guarantee that the use of social media and the digital environment is safe, particularly for children and young people, MEPs say. Committee on Culture and Education Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy.

The survey found that more than half of respondents (56%) believe that developing more renewable energy capacity can help the EU to transition away from fossil fuels, while 2 in 5 respondents point to energy efficiency measures. 32% also see nuclear energy as a potential solution.

In EU households, energy consumption for cooling has steadily increased, reaching 80.4 thousand terajoules (TJ) in 2024.

The Energy Union Task Force, comprising of high-level representatives from the European Commission and EU countries, met on Friday 10 July to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and the impact on the EU energy markets.

The LIFE public dashboard has reached an important milestone: it now includes every LIFE project funded since the programme began in 1992, offering the most complete picture yet of more than three decades of EU investment in environmental and climate action.

Europe’s wetlands are disappearing fast, despite their vital role in biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation. LIFE WetLands4CLIMATE aims to maximise the carbon sink potential of precious Mediterranean wetlands.

We each throw away over 500 kg of waste every year — yet less than half of that gets recycled. 17 LIFE projects met to discuss ways to boost separate collection, pay-as-you-throw systems, recycling and reuse.

Extreme heat is a growing challenge across Europe. In the first half of this year, Europe has already experienced two major heatwaves, with temperatures in June of up to 41°C for 100 million Europeans and all-time heat records beaten in thousands of cities.