European Parliament study on illegal logging in Romania: attacks on environmental activists must be stopped, Green Prosecutor - recommended At the request of USR MEP Vlad Gheorghe, the European Parliament has carried out a study on illegal logging in Romania. Presented to the Petitions Committee today, the study is over 130 pages long. It analyses [...]
The European Commission wants an additional 3 billion trees by 2030. Romania is losing 3 hectares of forest per hour. In the new EU forestry strategy adopted today, the European Commission wants 3 billion more trees by 2030. At the same time, the latest country report made by the Commission reveals a dramatic situation for [...]
Renew Europe calls for a European Green Prosecutor in the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) headed by Laura Codruța Kövesi. Its role will be to combat environmental crime in all Member States. The Renew Europe Group supports the initiative of the USRPLUS MEPs and calls for the establishment of a European Green Prosecutor. At the [...]
According to the latest European survey, citizens in all EU Member States believe that climate change is the worst problem today. The results of the Eurobarometer are categorical: 9 out of 10 Europeans believe that climate change is the EU's worst problem (93%), and almost 8 out of 10 (78%) as a very serious problem, [...]
Romania, suffocated by garbage. We import 7 times more waste than in previous years. This year, 7 times more waste arrived in Romania than in 2020, according to the data received from the Coast Guard, respectively from the Constanța Environmental Guard. It is about non-compliant waste, discovered by the authorities in both river and sea [...]
Europol notes an explosion of environmental crimes. Specialists are needed in national institutions European countries do not correctly and completely report environmental crimes to Europol. However, the representatives of the European Agency have noticed an exponential increase in them in recent years. From 14 cases of violations of environmental legislation in 2016 to over 800 [...]
Waste transfer is allowed in all European countries, but only for recovery. In Romania, both the local and the national press have recently reported that hundreds of waste containers have arrived in the country both by river and by road. As a consequence, Romania has reached an alarming level of accumulated waste. These waste containers [...]
Environment: The Aarhus Regulation (debate) - Renew Vlad Gheorghe’s European Parliament speech on environmental protection through an unitary mechanism (19.05.2021). I welcome the revision of Aarhus regulation. I welcome it because to me, nature protection is a matter of justice. It’s a matter of the rule of law. And a matter of responsibility in front [...]
Possible European mission to Romania on waste Recycling in Romania Romania has a very low recycling rate for municipal waste. Only 14%, 7% material recycling and 7% composting still relies overwhelmingly on landfill. The Waste Management Framework Directive requires EU countries to reach certain waste recycling targets - 50% by 2020, 55% by 2025, 60% [...]
Over 357 million euros - EU money for better water quality in Romania! Specifically, the European Commission approved two important investments for Satu Mare and Brăila counties. They aim to expand and modernize water and wastewater treatment systems. The projects will supply good-quality drinking water, reduce sewage leaks and improve wastewater services. They will also [...]
