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Civil Society Dialogue meeting on 24 June for the EU’s trade negotiations with Eastern and Southern Africa
On 24 June, the European Commission will hold the third Civil Society Dialogue for the negotiations of a deeper Economic Partnership Agreement with five countries in Eastern and Southern Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Zimbabwe). Milieu has contributed to the draft sustainability impact assessment reports that will be among the topics for discussion –… Read more
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Study supporting the Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the general pharmaceutical legislation
Milieu will be involved in a ‘study supporting the Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the general pharmaceutical legislation’ for DG SANTE of the European Commission led by Technopolis. We will be responsible for the evaluation questions on coherence and for all sustainability aspects linked to pharmaceutical products as part of the impact assessment. Read more
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First assessment reports for the EU’s economic partnership negotiations with Eastern and Southern Africa
The first reports by the consortium to support EU negotiations for a deeper Economic Partnership Agreement with countries in Eastern and Southern Africa have now been published! LSE leads the study to support the negotiations with a sustainable impact assessment, together with Milieu, SEATINI, Tutwa Consulting and other partners. These first reports include an evaluation… Read more
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Milieu to support a Study on Building a responsible payment culture in the EU
Late payments in commercial transactions negatively impact on the financial situation and competitiveness of affected businesses (in particular SMEs) and are widely regarded to constitute a serious impediment to economic development. The purpose of this Study is to provide inputs and comprehensive evidence on a series of possible actions aimed at fostering the effectiveness of… Read more
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Milieu Contributes To OECD’s Environmental Review of Belgium
Milieu contributed the chapter on waste and circular economy for OECD’s Environmental Performance Review of Belgium. OECD has just published the Review, which analyses progress in Belgium and its three regions over the past ten years. Among its conclusions, the Review shows that Belgium’s regions have achieved high levels of waste recovery and recycling and… Read more
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Milieu to support the European Commission DG JUSTICE in assessing the impacts of proposed modifications to the Environmental Crime Directive
In the context of growing concern over environmental crime, as seen by current calls for the recognition of ecocide as an international crime, the European Commission is undertaking a major review of Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of the environment through criminal law. This work builds on studies to evaluate the implementation and performance of… Read more
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The future of Europe’s green economy: Milieu supports the European Commission on foresight for the environment
Milieu Consulting is working with Collingwood Environmental Planning and Cranfield University to support the European Commission on foresight for environmental policy. The Commission has just published our most recent report – it’s on Emerging economic, business, technological and social innovations in the green economy of the future. You can download a copy here: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/b89d6514-7268-11eb-9ac9-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-search Read more
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Transposition of Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings
We are very pleased to start working on a study that will assist the European Commission with the verification of the transposition of Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings. Applicable to 25 Member States (Denmark and Ireland excluded), Directive (EU) 2016/800 aims to establish… Read more
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Civil Society Dialogue on the ex-post evaluation of the EU-Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Sustainable Impact Assessment (SIA) on EU-ESA EPA deepening
The EU and five countries of Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA-5) – Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Zimbabwe – are currently negotiating the deepening of the existing EU-ESA Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The purpose of this meeting is to present to the EU Civil Society Organizations the state of play of the negotiations with… Read more
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Impact of EU chemicals and waste legislation on the defence sector
The European Defence Agency (EDA) recently published a Study on the Impact of European Chemical/Waste legislation (other than REACH and CLP) on the Defence Sector. Milieu carried out the study, together with REACHLaw. The study focused on the impact of four chemicals’ regulations (namely BPR, POPs, Ozone, F-gas), and waste legislation (RoHS and Waste Framework… Read more
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Collection of national key enforcement judgments related to intellectual property rights for the EUIPO
Together with its partner Bournemouth University, Milieu is excited to work for the first time for the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The aim of this four year project is to help the EUIPO to expand and to consolidate its online database of the national key enforcement judgments in all EU Member States. One… Read more
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Study on the retention of electronic communications non-content data for law enforcement purposes
This study conducted by Milieu was carried out for the Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs. The aim was to provide an independent evidence-based analysis of the current legal situation and practical approaches regarding retention of and access to electronic communications non-content data (also known as metadata) for law enforcement purposes in ten selected… Read more