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Coronavirus: an update from Milieu
Milieu is taking precautions as advised by the Belgian government. We have a skeleton staff onsite at our office in Brussels. This skeleton staff will be rotated on a weekly basis. All other staff are working from home. All meetings…
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Being wise with waste – Milieu and partners support the EU to improve rules on packaging and packaging waste
The European Union produces up to 3 billion tonnes of waste every year. All this waste has a huge impact on the environment, causing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, as well as significant losses of…
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Per- and polyfluoroalkylether substances: identity, production and use
The Nordic Council of Ministers has recently published the report that Milieu has been working on for the past months: “PFAEs: Per- and polyfluoroalkylether substances: identity, production and use”. In close collaboration with one of the most prominent scientists in…
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New projects awarded by the EP to Milieu and its partners
Within the scope of the framework contracts for the provision of external expertise on regulatory and policy issues in the fields of employment policy, social policy and social protection, and health and safety at work, Milieu and its partners have…
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Scientific Support for the Implementation of the Nitrates Directive (Directive 91/676/EEC)
In the EU, agriculture accounts for around 33% of water use and is the main source of nutrient pollution in water. The overloading of surface and groundwater with nutrients results in unbalanced ecosystems, changed chemical composition of the water and…
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Study on the control of radioactive sources in the European Union
Milieu is proud that we have been awarded by the Commission with a study on the Control of radioactive sources in the European Union together with our lead partner Wood. The objective of the study is to monitor and evaluate…
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Fitness Check of the AAQ Directives
Milieu is proud to have contributed to the support study for the European Commission’s Fitness Check of the Ambient Air Quality Directives, which has just been released. Throughout the study, we worked closely with leader COWI and with partner Eunomia.…
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Ecosystem-based Approach into Maritime Spatial Planning
Milieu and its partners have been awarded the Study on Integrating an Ecosystem-based Approach into Maritime Spatial Planning. The goal is to provide feasible and practical approaches and guidelines, drawing on recent experience in the EU and beyond. We will…
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Study on “Options and national discretions under the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive and their treatment in the context of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme”
The European Commission just published the study on “Options and national discretions under the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive and their treatment in the context of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme”, to which Milieu contributed. The Directive is a central piece…
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Directive on the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure: Compliance assessment
Directive (EU) 2016/2370 amends Directive 2012/34/EU with respect to two core issues: the governance of the railway infrastructure and the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport service by rail. As such, the Directive contains notably provisions regarding independence…
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Study on the EU implementation of the Aarhus Convention
The study on the EU implementation of the Aarhus Convention prepared by Milieu, with contributions from Collingwood Environmental Planning and ICF for the European Commission has been published this month. The study forms a key part of the European Commission’s…
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The Securitisation Regulation: Compliance assessment
To ensure a safe and liquid market for securitisations, the Securitisation Regulation is accompanied by Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms,…
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The Prospectus Regulation: Compliance assessment
The objective of the Prospectus Regulation is to harmonise requirements for the drafting, approval, and distribution of the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market in an EU…
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Direct exchange of personal data between Europol and private parties
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) plays a central role in providing the support necessary to and coordination between Member State authorities, thereby contributing to the fight against serious, cross-border criminal activities. Europol as a general rule…
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Legal Aid in Return Procedures
The Court of Justice of the European Union has recently delivered at least 26 rulings interpreting the Return Directive. Most of the cases related to the potential interference of national laws implementing the Return Directive with fundamental rights and several…
