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Help us better protect EU habitats - #EUHaveYourSay on the Birds and Habitats Directives!
Our aim is to strengthen EU competitiveness while still safeguarding our environmental & social goals
📢 Citizens, stakeholders, NGOs can give input by 4 August 👉 link.europa.eu/Xrrt9c
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Something to be proud of 💙🇪🇺
🚰 96.8% of people in the EU are connected to a public drinking water network.
And this is thanks to EU legislation.
Because access to safe, affordable drinking water is a human right 👉 link.europa.eu/kxqk74
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🌱 From forests to coasts, #EUGreenDeal projects show how circular solutions support nature restoration and climate action.
Reusing materials, restoring ecosystems and reducing pollution can go hand in hand:
➡️ link.europa.eu/hBqDB9
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This needs to stop.
Single-use plastic products are more likely to end up in our seas than reusable options.
The 🇪🇺 Single-use Plastics Directive ensures that when alternatives are available and affordable, such products can't be placed on the market 👉 link.europa.eu/9W99wQ
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Healthy ecosystems support more than wildlife.🌿
At ESP Europe Conference 2026, seven #LIFEProjects showed how nature can reduce flood risks, improve water quality, strengthen climate resilience and enhance well-being.
Learn more: cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-even…
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The postcard we expect vs the postcard we leave behind.
85% of marine litter is plastic.
Research projects are helping us better understand, monitor & tackle a problem that arrives with every tide.
Learn more: link.europa.eu/ndQ8qk
ALT Visual with the text: Expected summer postcard
ALT Visual with the text: Actual summer postcard
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A greener view can change how you feel 💚
Researchers used brainwave sensors and heart rate monitors to measure how we respond to urban greenery - and found out that green walls & roofs, even artificial ones, can reduce heat stress and boost wellbeing 👉 link.europa.eu/3BmTJV
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👋 Five years ago, we said goodbye to plastic straws, cutlery, cotton buds and other single-use plastic items, to reduce pollution and help protect human health and the environment.
Sustainable alternatives are the norm. No longer the exception.
🔗 link.europa.eu/9W99wQ
ALT A meme structured like a CAPTCHA test with a blue header that reads, "Select all single-use plastic items. If there are none, you live in the EU." Below the text is a 3x3 grid showing nine eco-friendly or reusable alternatives, such as a metal water bottle, wooden cutlery, a glass jar, and metal straws, meaning none of the items are single-use plastic.
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Nature-based solutions harness the power of natural systems to help people and the planet thrive.
They offer cost-effective ways to tackle #ClimateChange, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
Explore more about this approach here: unep.org/unep-and-nature-bas… unep.org/unep-and-nature-bas…
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🤝 Stakeholder views are key to shaping the future of European Partnerships. Our Call for Evidence on Joint Undertakings & Article 185 initiatives under Horizon Europe 2028–34 is open for two more weeks.
Share your insights by 14/07 🗓️ link.europa.eu/3kFT4P
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🌍 Most EU Member States are on track to meet their 2020–2029 emission reduction targets for key air pollutants. In 2024, 21 countries met commitments for all five pollutants (NH3, NMVOCs, NOx, PM2.5, SO2) — ammonia remains the main challenge: eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/ne…
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Europe’s greenest cities for 2028 just got shortlisted!
These cities are setting the pace on clean air, smart water use, climate action, biodiversity, circular economy and more!
Winners of the #EUGreenCapital & Leaf Awards will be announced on 8 Oct. 👉 link.europa.eu/Dx3d8G
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🌊 Sea surface temperatures off southern France and western Italy are running ~6°C above average. New Copernicus Marine Service data, mapped 29 June, also shows rising anomalies in the North Sea and Baltic. Track the trend: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/in…
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Smart, climate‑resilient cities are taking shape in Europe!
Join an upcoming webinar on Smart Cities in Action -Digital Twins, AI & more- on 9 July to see how #EUfunded projects are using data to transform mobility, buildings & urban planning.
🔗link.europa.eu/kGdKVh
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Chemical recycling = more products from recycled plastic! ♻️
Today, we adopted new rules for calculating, verifying, and reporting recycled content in PET bottles - including a methodology for calculating chemically recycled content 👉 link.europa.eu/KVp87C
#CircularEconomy
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Social media shapes how we see the world - and sometimes, it gets distorted.
According to the latest EP Youth Survey, 44% of young Europeans say they were exposed to disinformation or fake news often or very often in the past 7 days 👉 link.europa.eu/g9mmhr
#SocialMediaDay 📱
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EU Environment retweeted
Invertebrates provide essential ecosystem services, yet many species are in decline across Europe.🦋
Our new factsheet explores how #LIFEProjects help to conserve threatened invertebrates and their habitats.
📄cinea.ec.europa.eu/publicati…
Meet us at #ECE2026 event to learn more!
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Today is #DanubeDay 🌊
The Danube is Europe's 2nd longest river, flowing through 🔟 countries
A lifeline for local wildlife & communities
A flyway for migrating birds 🐦
Discover the Danube region with the #LIFEProject DANUBE FREE SKY Virtual Trail 👉 danubefreesky.eu/en/results/…
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Sunscreen is key to protect our skin & health - but:
When we swim, shower, or walk around beach towns, common ingredients like Oxybenzone & Octinoxate wash off
A chemical ticking time bomb for marine life 🌊⚠️
What's the alternative?
Watch our video 🎬 piped.video/watch?v=aWfPB-jP…
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#EUGreenWeek knows no borders! 🌍
The 🇪🇺 flagship annual environment conference took place in 🇧🇪 Brussels - while over 200 Partner Events were organised all across Europe and beyond!
Thank you all for helping us spread this year's EU Green Week messages across the world! 💚
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