NEW SPECIAL REPORT: Who’s ready for the Nature Restoration Law? With the first key deadlines under the EU’s flagship nature law fast approaching, the task of implementation begins. But which member states are best prepared for the new law’s requirements? https://t.co/EAkTX0hX8K

LEAK: Tentatively final draft rules for calculating recycled content in PET bottles, distributed to national capitals in late December, provisionally exclude plastic recyclate from abroad from counting towards EU targets ⬇️ https://t.co/JTV552rkkJ

The Commission president is aiming to placate national capitals resisting the EU’s trade deal with the Mercosur bloc by offering front-loaded income support payments for farmers ⬇️ https://t.co/RfW7v4MC1X

The EU executive has tabled a proposal to place the EU’s carbon border tax on imported products with high metal content such as washing machines ⬇️ https://t.co/hWLmxlFbSV

Generous emission credit schemes and tweaks to CO2 reduction standards will allow car makers to reduce their emission cuts, the European Commission has confirmed ⬇️ https://t.co/PfHrYDx2IM

LEAK: The EU executive is sketching out a “stepwise” implementation of PFAS restrictions in food containers under the EU’s packaging and packaging waste rules, with guidance suggesting only partial enforcement of legal limits ⬇️ https://t.co/jl3R3yvEzl

The European Commission has proposed changes to EU nature rules through a new regulation to ensure that the “occasional killing” of protected species does not hold back strategically important projects ⬇️ https://t.co/M6HIDxVgIS

LEAK: The EU executive is planning to drop obligations for site-specific environmental and safety assessments under the Industrial Emissions Directive, as part of its 'environmental omnibus’ ⬇️ https://t.co/agKmUkWXSM

LEAK: The European Commission is set to propose reducing permitting times for energy infrastructure, by simplifying procedures where environmental impacts are “limited” ⬇️ https://t.co/UeiMNFHD9t

The EU Council and Parliament have concluded talks to regulate plants produced with novel genetic techniques like conventionally bred varieties, dispensing with any labelling requirements as long as the genomic tweaks are not pesticidal ⬇️ https://t.co/CYRNZPz97a

Germany has urged the European Commission to tear up the 2035 tailpipe emissions ban under an imminent legislative review, while calling for a broader reform of EU emission standards to avoid looming fines for carmakers failing to cut emissions ⬇️ https://t.co/JoRN3z5sk4

The EU executive has said that the “urgency” which justified a rushed adoption of the first ‘omnibus’ proposal nine months ago still remains, as it prepares another batch of legislative simplifications ⬇️ https://t.co/TL3PoS5n65

EXCLUSIVE: Valdis Dombrovskis has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification package, leading to a potential political deadlock delaying the file ⬇️ https://t.co/KMGGzdfrUc

EXCLUSIVE: Valdis Dombrovskis has sought to include the EU’s flagship nature restoration rules in the upcoming environmental ‘omnibus’ simplification package, leading to a potential political deadlock delaying the file ⬇️ https://t.co/KMGGzdfrUc

Political groups have failed to reach a deal on proposed amendments to the EU’s nascent anti-deforestation law, after the conservatives refused to budge on their ambitions to mirror the member states’ stance ⬇️ https://t.co/kUsDISWphu

Member states have agreed on their negotiating position for revisions to the EU’s anti-deforestation rules, which would see implementation pushed back and further simplification measures introduced ⬇️ https://t.co/YiodsUYB0d

The Danish presidency has tabled a fresh compromise text on the EU’s anti-deforestation rules that would require a review next year to cut the administrative burden of the law ⬇️ https://t.co/dG7DgsmZFh

Green groups have stepped up efforts to banish fossil fuel companies from political decision-making processes, as several EU member states maintained industry representatives within their official delegations to the UN climate summit ⬇️ https://t.co/V3gnPrHLSX

Lawmakers from across political groups have joined forces to seek a legal opinion on the EU’s trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, alleging that it may breach principles of “sincere cooperation” and contravene EU law ⬇️ https://t.co/Fyr5ItDiA8

Lawmakers have adopted a formal stance on proposals to cut the administrative burden of the EU’s sustainable reporting rules, with the European Parliament’s lead negotiator claiming that the move is the biggest cost-cutting drive in Europe’s history ⬇️ https://t.co/e1uc3alWQR

The European Commission is sketching out a legislative proposal to cut the administrative burden of verifying emission claims for imports covered by the EU’s nascent carbon tariffs, by allowing for risk-based waivers and remote inspections ⬇️ https://t.co/A3swHsiSlO