Indicative programme
from 09.00
Arrivals (live streaming)
+/- 09.45
Doorstep by João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Portuguese Minister for the Environment and Climate Action
+/- 10.00
Beginning of the Environment Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of “A” items
Non-legislative list
Conclusions on forging a climate-resilient Europe – the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change – Approval (+/- 10.10 public session)
Any other business
a) Transport Decarbonisation Alliance: Speeding up the transition to a fair and zero carbon transport system via TDA and by ensuring the quality of exported used vehicles – Information from the Dutch delegation (+/- 10.50 public session)
b) Preventing fraud in relation to biofuels (biodiesel) – Information from the Dutch delegation, supported by the Belgian and Luxembourg delegations (+/- 10.55 public session)
c) Implications of the EU taxonomy for the transition to a sustainable economy – Information from the Czech delegation, supported by the Bulgarian, Greek, Cyprus, Hungarian, Romanian and Slovak delegations
Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020 – Progress report (+/- 11.30 public session)
Communication on the EU Action Plan on Zero Pollution – Exchange of views (+/- 14.30 public session)
Any other business (+/- 16.30 public session)
d) Reversing the decline of pollinators – Information from the Swedish delegation, supported by the French and Luxembourg delegations
e) Current legislative proposals
i) Regulation amending Aarhus Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006
ii) Decision on the 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) – Information from the Presidency
f) Ninth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention MOP9) (Geneva (hybrid), 29 September – 1 October 2021) – Information from the Estonian delegation
g) Work programme of the incoming Presidency – Information from the Slovenian delegation
At the end of the meeting (+/- 17.00) press conference in live streaming.
Arrangements for the press conference
Please note that there will be no physical press conference. EU accredited journalists will be able to ask questions remotely using this link.
Journalists who already registered for previous Environment Council press conferences do not need to register again.
Deadline: Thursday, 10 June 2021, 16.00
Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants approximately half an hour after the deadline.
