News
Updates, insights and announcements from Milieu
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Social sustainability – concepts and benchmarks
The European Parliament has published a study recently completed by Milieu looking at the concept of social sustainability. The study, entitled ‘Social sustainability: concepts and benchmarks’ (Main study and Study in Focus), explores the history and interpretations of the social…
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Study on the application of the Orphan Works Directive
Milieu is proud to have been awarded a study on the application of the Oprhan Works Directive (212/28/EU). The objective of the study is to assist DG CONNECT in collection of the necessary factual evidence to prepare the review of…
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KPIs for monitoring implementation of national programmes on safe and long-term management of spent fuel and radioactive waste
Milieu is proud to have been tasked to carry out a study on “Key Performance Indicators for monitoring implementation of national programmes on safe and long-term management of spent fuel and radioactive waste” for DG ENER under a framework contract…
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Two studies conducted by Milieu published by the European Committee of Regions
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) recently published two studies conducted by Milieu. A report on biodiversity financing available to local and regional authorities (LRAs) explores LRA implementation of the UN Convention on Biodiversity. It summarises the main public…
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Multiple Framework Service Contract in three lots covering Environment and Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Public Health
With 81 members, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is today the largest committee of the European Parliament. This is a strong signal of the recognition that the European Parliament gives to protection of the…
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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…
