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The Commission has launched a call for expression of interest to establish a support group to the Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) for EU fisheries and aquaculture.
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Have you noticed anything different about the caps on plastic bottles lately? That is just one of the measures to tackle plastics pollution. Plastics are an important material in our economy that are everywhere in our daily lives but can present negative environmental and health impacts when misused
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The regulation sets binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, particularly those with the most potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters.
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The EU’s maritime security strategy protects the strategic maritime interests of the European Union worldwide.
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High Ambition Coalition on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction.
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Learn how the blue economy contributes to the European Green Deal and the transformation towards a carbon-neutral, circular and biodiverse EU economy.