Function: Business Development Researcher
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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 aim of the Retail Investment Strategy is to respond to new challenges in the market,… Read more
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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 Wales. It also reviews government, private and independent initiatives to promote the circular economy. OECD’s… Read more
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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 operating outside of the EU. The project will also revise other EU initiatives that extend… Read more
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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 from the 27th of June until the 1st of July 2022. The Conference is the… Read more
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Three Framework Contracts won for the Committe of the Regions
Milieu has been awarded the first rank on the cascade FWC “Multiple framework contract for studies in the field of Green Deal (going local), Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Space Policy” by the Committee of the Regions! We are thrilled to pursue our collaboration with the Committee on the field of environment. We are now… Read more
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Directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment
Milieu started to work on yet another compliance assessment. This time we are assisting 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. The Directive not only sets definitions of the relevant offences and minimum levels of penalties and clarifies… Read more
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Trends Tendance – Gazelles 2022
We are proud to be part of this month’s issue of Trends Tendance, alongside two other companies, which demonstrates Brussels’ local dynamism and diversity! Article available here. Read more
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Study on impact assessment of the Environmental Crime Directive published
In 2021, Milieu with partners Ramboll and Gopa Luxembourg supported the European Commission DG Justice and Consumers to prepare a legislative proposal for the revision of the Environmental Crime Directive. The legislative proposal, adopted in December 2021, aims to improve the effectiveness of criminal investigations and prosecution. In addition to clarifying terms and updating the… Read more
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Multinational H2020 project ‘Zero PM’
Milieu is proud to be taking part in the multinational H2020 project ‘Zero PM’, along with a team of distinguished scientists in their field. The project is geared to prevent, prioritise and remove persistent and mobile substances such as PFAS and PMT. Milieu will be leading the policy package, looking at the ways in which… Read more
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Racial Equality Directive
The purpose of the study is to provide the Commission with an overview of possible gaps in the protection against racial and ethnic discrimination offered by the EU legislation and to provide support and give direction to a possible future EU initiative (the nature of the instrument to be decided) aiming to address those potential… Read more
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Assessing the independence and effectiveness of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) in the field of energy
The Electricity and Gas Directives both include specific provisions guaranteeing the independence of the regulatory authority, and ensuring that it exercises its powers impartially and transparently. Milieu has been awarded a 9-month Specific Contract to deepen DG Energy’s knowledge of the effectiveness of the measures aiming at the national regulatory authority’s (NRA) independence. The general objective… Read more
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Milieu to support the European Commission on its understanding of the access of citizens to essential services across the European Union
In 2017, the European Parliament, the Council and the European Union Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights at the Gothenburg Summit. The Pillar sets out 20 key principles which represent the beacon guiding us towards a strong social Europe that is fair, inclusive and full of opportunity in the 21st century. Principle 20… Read more
