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Polemical chemicals: Why plans to revise REACH have sparked a row
10/04/2025 | 14 mins.
In the final episode of this series, ENDS Europe discusses the European Commission’s plans to overhaul the EU’s key piece of chemicals legislation, and why it has triggered a backlash from industry.

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Environment commissioner Jessika Roswall on Europe’s green agenda
03/04/2025 | 24 mins.
On this week’s special edition of the Green Room, ENDS Europe speaks to the European Commission’s environment chief, Jessika Roswall, on the future of the Green Deal amid the EU’s competitiveness drive.

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Interview: BirdLife’s Ariel Brunner on what EU deregulation means for nature
26/03/2025 | 15 mins.
The journalists and analysts at ENDS Europe break down the big green news stories of the week.

This week, deputy editor Simon Pickstone speaks to Ariel Brunner, EU director at Birdlife Europe and Central Asia about what the bloc’s deregulation drive could mean for nature protection, and why green groups are up in arms over the European Parliament’s accusations of lobbying.

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99 problems (and sewage treatment is one)
18/03/2025 | 12 mins.
This week, the team discusses:

What the European Parliament has to say about the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal and new proposals to simplify corporate sustainability rules

And why industry is challenging recently agreed rules on waste water treatment.

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Commission’s auto-emission decision plus pesticide PFAS-trophe
11/03/2025 | 13 mins.
The ENDS Europe team breaks down the big green news stories of the week.

This week, we’re discussing:

The European Commission’s u-turn on vehicle emissions standards;

and why the EU is looking to clamp down on pesticides containing PFAS ‘forever chemicals’.

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About The Green Room

The Green Room is a weekly podcast from ENDS Europe, bringing you the latest on environmental policymaking in the EU.Each Tuesday, our team of journalists and analysts will dive into the top stories of the week, on topics ranging from climate change to agriculture, the energy transition to chemicals regulation. We will keep you up to date on the latest progress on green files, who’s seeking to influence them and the implications for industry and EU member states. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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