Tag: European commission
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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. Among our contributions, Milieu organised the two stakeholder workshops, assessed the coherence of the Directives… Read more
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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 be assessing the economic, social and environmental benefits of an ecosystem-based approach as well as… Read more
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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 of the Banking Union. It strengthens depositor protection by requiring faster pay-outs, more robust funding… Read more
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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 of the infrastructure manager, independence of the essential functions, or rules on impartiality of the… Read more
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Study on the role of local authorities in energy governance
The European Committee of the Regions recently published the study prepared by Milieu on the role of local and regional authorities (LRAs) in the draft National Climate and Energy Plans (NECPs). The Regulation on the governance of the energy union and climate action (Regulation 2018/1999) requires Member States to submit NECPs that cover the five… Read more
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Studies on financing climate action for local and regional authorities
Milieu recently completed an updated analysis of the climate financing available to local and regional authorities (LRAs) for the European Committee of the Regions (2019 study), expanding on its previous work for the client (2017 study). Climate change will significantly impact cities and regions requiring LRAs to take action and invest in mitigation and adaptation… Read more
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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 commitment to developing a response to findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee regarding the… Read more
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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, which amended Regulation (EU) No 648/2012. Together, the two acts establish a comprehensive framework in… Read more
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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 Member State. The intention is to help companies, especially SMEs, access different forms of finance… Read more
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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 is not allowed to exchange personal data directly with private parties (direct exchange). Such exchange… Read more
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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 of them concerned procedural safeguards. One of the most important procedural right foreseen in the… Read more
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EIGE: Gender-sensitive language review in English
Milieu is very excited to have won a framework contract with the European Institute for Gender Equality in a new sector of work: editing! Gender equality is a fundamental right of the European Union and is therefore an important part of all EU activities. EIGE has asked Milieu to ensure that all its publications (including… Read more
