European Parliament

Climate goals, energy security, and sustainable prosperity among EU's top legislative priorities for the coming year

MEPs vote in favour of controversial reforms to exempt smaller businesses from EU sustainability reporting and due diligence rules

Fresh talks to delay and simplify flagship deforestation regulation to begin this year, after Council adopts negotiating mandate to revise legislation

European Parliament confirms position on reporting duties and due diligence requirements for companies under watered down CSRD and CSDDD

Commission claims IT software and data processing shortcomings must be overcome before EU Deforestation Regulation can come into force

MEPs vote in favour of new regulations and standards to curb waste from the food, textiles, and auto industries - but campaigners remain fearful of wider 'deregulation agenda'

New initiative calls for public procurement processes to boost competitiveness, circular, and low-carbon solutions in the European construction sector

Companies would be given up to two extra years to prepare for CRSD and CSDDD rules as EU pushes to streamline and simplify flagship sustainability reporting rules

European Parliament backs plans to postpone the application of new social and environmental reporting and due diligence rules

EU carbon prices fall in early trading on back of election results, but analysts stress that centrist parties committed to climate action still hold balance of power