Function: Founder
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Strengthen Marine Environmental Protection through support for the implementation and review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
We are excited to announce that Milieu has been awarded the significant service contract “Strengthen Marine Environmental Protection through support for the implementation and review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC)” (MSFD)! The MSFD aims to protect the marine environment more effectively across Europe while allowing for a sustainable use of its resources. It… Read more
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Legal analysis of contractual practices affecting authors/performers and producers
Under the leadership of VERIAN (formerly KANTAR Public) and in collaboration with NTT Data and SMIT-VUB, Milieu will carry out a study for DG CNECT on contractual practices affecting the transfer of copyright and related rights and the ability of authors and producers to exploit their rights. Despite the protection of the Digital Single Market… Read more
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Construction sector: issues in information provision, enforcement of labour mobility law, social security coordination regulations, and cooperation between Member States
The study on the “Construction sector: issues in information provision, enforcement of labour mobility law, social security coordination regulations, and cooperation between Member States” prepared for the European Labour Authority was carried out by Milieu, in partnership with Eftheia, and has now been published. With a specific focus on the posting of workers, this study… Read more
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Overview of the involvement of local and regional authorities in the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs)
As part of its framework contract with the European Committee of the Regions, Milieu has supported the ENVE Commission in providing an overview of the involvement of local and regional authorities in the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) ahead of their update. The study has now been published, and it can be downloaded here. Read more
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Smart Ways to Monitor and Evaluate the ESF: How to Gain Access to Administrative Data while Complying with Data Protection Rules
Our report on “Smart Ways to Monitor and Evaluate the ESF: How to Gain Access to Administrative Data while Complying with Data Protection Rules” has now been published by DG EMPL. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the practical and legal challenges associated with obtaining and reusing administrative data for the purposes of assessing… Read more
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Study to support the preparation of a report on the application of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
Milieu’s ‘Study to support the preparation of a report on the application of Regulation (EU) N°1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters’ has now been published and the results were presented at the last EJN meeting in Brussels on 20 April 2023. The study aimed to support… Read more
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Study on the disclosure and cross-border use of company data, and digital developments related to company law
Milieu is happy to announce that the European Commission (DG JUST) has published our “Study on the disclosure and cross-border use of company data, and digital developments related to company law”. It provides a legislative mapping of relevant national legislation, an overview of the results of stakeholder surveys conducted in the context of the study, and an… Read more
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Report on the cooperation practices and challenges between EU Member States in relation to the posting of third country nationals
Milieu, in collaboration with Eftheia, just completed a report for the European Labour Authority (ELA) on the cooperation practices and challenges between EU Member States in relation to the posting of third country nationals. The report provides practitioners from the Member States, the social partners and experts with a better understanding of the EU rules,… Read more
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3 Billion Trees pledge supporting project – Webinar on EU Afforestation, Reforestation and Tree Planting guidelines
Milieu is supporting the implementation of the #3BillionTrees pledge as presented by the European Commission. Webinars, workshops and annual conferences will be organised to promote the implementation of the initiative. The latest webinar, which took place last week, saw the Commission introducing and explaining the #EUguidelines on Biodiversity-Friendly Afforestation, Reforestation and Tree Planting that it had… Read more
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Annual report on intra-EU labour mobility 2022
The European Commission has published the 2022 annual report on intra-EU labour mobility. Milieu has been part of the consortium led by KU Leuven implementing this contract consecutively since 2013. Milieu’s main task was to prepare an annual report analysing patterns and trends in intra-EU mobility based on EU-level (Eurostat migration statistics, EU-Labour Force Survey, OECD data)… Read more
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EU crisis preparedness and response and “long COVID”
The Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic is organising, with the support of Milieu, two workshops to discuss the state of play of the EU’s crisis preparedness and response, and developments related to Long COVID. The first workshop, taking place on Wednesday, 8 March 2023, from 15.00 to 17.00, will see a debate among several… Read more
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Upcoming study on end-of-waste criteria of construction and demolition waste
As one of the main building blocks for the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan aims to further close the resource loop along the entire life cycle of products. The construction sector is the EU’s biggest single source of waste. Therefore, Milieu is proud to be contributing to the study on ‘Background data… Read more
