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Updates, insights and announcements from Milieu
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Study on the disclosure and cross-border use of company data, and digital developments related to company law
Milieu is happy to announce that the European Commission (DG JUST) has published our “Study on the disclosure and cross-border use of company data, and digital developments related to company law”. It provides a legislative mapping of relevant national legislation, an…
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Report on the cooperation practices and challenges between EU Member States in relation to the posting of third country nationals
Milieu, in collaboration with Eftheia, just completed a report for the European Labour Authority (ELA) on the cooperation practices and challenges between EU Member States in relation to the posting of third country nationals. The report provides practitioners from the…
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3 Billion Trees pledge supporting project – Webinar on EU Afforestation, Reforestation and Tree Planting guidelines
Milieu is supporting the implementation of the #3BillionTrees pledge as presented by the European Commission. Webinars, workshops and annual conferences will be organised to promote the implementation of the initiative. The latest webinar, which took place last week, saw the Commission…
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Annual report on intra-EU labour mobility 2022
The European Commission has published the 2022 annual report on intra-EU labour mobility. Milieu has been part of the consortium led by KU Leuven implementing this contract consecutively since 2013. Milieu’s main task was to prepare an annual report analysing patterns…
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EU crisis preparedness and response and “long COVID”
The Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic is organising, with the support of Milieu, two workshops to discuss the state of play of the EU’s crisis preparedness and response, and developments related to Long COVID. The first workshop, taking place…
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Upcoming study on end-of-waste criteria of construction and demolition waste
As one of the main building blocks for the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan aims to further close the resource loop along the entire life cycle of products. The construction sector is the EU’s biggest single source…
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Preparation of a training manual on the EU law safeguards for working third-country nationals
Research at EU level has shown that migrant workers are often exposed to a higher risk of labour exploitation and non-compliance by employers with the applicable working conditions and health and safety standards. In this project, Milieu will develop a…
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Briefing on the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Milieu is happy to announce that the European Parliament has published the Briefing we prepared on the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora…
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Developing a handbook on good practice in countering disinformation at local and regional level
How can local and regional governments fight online disinformation? The European Committee of the Regions has published a study by Milieu that investigates the actions local and regional governments in Europe have taken to counter online disinformation. The study uses…
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Directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment – additional studies
Milieu continues to assist the European Commission with the verification of the transposition of the Directive (EU) 2019/713 on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment. In addition to the ongoing study covering 22 Member States, Milieu will…
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Milieu mapped national measures in the field of access to employment and social security offered to displaced persons from Ukraine
With the refugee crisis from Ukraine being high on the EU agenda, Milieu has been involved in several projects that support EU institutions in their efforts to manage a massive influx of displaced persons from Ukraine. A recently finished project…
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European Union publication: Disclosure, inducements, and suitability rules for retail investors study
Milieu is proud to have contributed to the Disclosure, inducements, and suitability rules for retail investors study . This study feeds into the development of the retail investment strategy announced for 2022 under the Capital Markets Union’s Action Plan. The…
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OECD publication – Waste management in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Milieu is proud to have prepared the chapter on waste management and circular economy for OECD’s just-released 2022 Environmental Performance Review of the United Kingdom! The chapter describes progress and challenges in waste management in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and…
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Milieu has joined forces with the Climate Action Network against methane emissions
Milieu will be assessing the legal feasibility of extending measures such as Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV), Leak detection and repair (LDAR) and Banning of routine venting and flaring (BRVF) to actors involved in the oil and gas supply chain…
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Briefing the Parliament on the UN Ocean Conference
Milieu Delivering the Ocean Conference briefing to the European Parliament Milieu has undertaken the task to Brief the Member of the European Parliament on the upcoming Ocean Conference, taking place under the auspices of the United Nations in Lisbon Portugal…
