Christian Ernhede

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...

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 ⬇️

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...

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...

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...

Commission insists 2030 climate goal is ‘on track’ as own estimates come short: www.endseurope.com/article/1938...

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...

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...

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.

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: 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...

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 ⬇️

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 ...

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 ⬇️

‘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.

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 ⬇️

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.

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 ⬇️

‘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...

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...

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...

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 ⬇️

‘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.

‘We all need to do our part’: @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu on reaching EU green goals www.endseurope.com/article/1912...

‘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.

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 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...

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 ⬇️

@ec.europa.eu confirms #CBAM simplification will be included in first 'omnibus' package on sustainability scheduled for later this month.

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.

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 ⬇️

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.

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: 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...

@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 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...

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 ⬇️

‘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.

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 ⬇️

‘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...

‘Not done until it’s done’: Commission tight-lipped with Mercosur deal at hand: www.endseurope.com/article/1898...

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...

CETA: EU-Canada settle on weakened climate provisions in ISDS addendum: www.endseurope.com/article/1861...

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...

Interview with MEP
@juttapaulus.bsky.social
on paving the way for adoption of the Nature Restoration Law: www.endseurope.com/article/1847...

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...