A new rule called the European Commission's Seed Inspection Decision will help ensure that seeds from certain countries meet the same standards as those grown in Europe, and it will be enforced until December 31, 2029.

The EU and Japan signed a deal that lets Japan join the Horizon Europe research program, giving Japanese scientists access to EU projects, requiring Japan to pay a share of the costs, and setting up joint work on science, tech, and green topics.

The European Union has agreed on a plan to support the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) meetings in 2026, which will help reduce air pollution from ships, improve maritime safety, and increase efficiency by implementing new rules and regulations that protect the environment, human health, and the economy.

This resolution creates a single EU rule that standardizes how to calculate greenhouse‑gas emissions from all transport services, giving clear data so businesses and consumers can pick greener options and helping the EU hit climate targets while protecting small businesses.

The European Commission proposes an update to Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, revising 40 measures to keep goals on track, simplify paperwork, fix mistakes, and keep climate and digital targets while keeping the EU funding unchanged.

The European Commission’s new regulation updates fishing limits for several fish species in EU waters for 2026‑2028, using the latest science and partner talks to keep stocks healthy while not changing the EU budget.

The European Commission wants the European Council to approve a decision that creates a balanced, independent panel of at least 15 experts—five from the EU, five from the UK, and five non‑national chairpersons—to handle trade disputes under the EU‑UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

The EU resolution temporarily lifts import taxes on certain nitrogen fertilisers for one year to help farmers keep costs down, but it will mean the EU loses about €59.5 million in revenue.

The EU will back adding 20 animals to the most protected list and 25 to the next list in the CMS treaty, keep a request to drop one deer on hold until more info comes, and this move won’t change any EU laws.

This resolution updates EU water laws to add stricter limits on pollutants, improve monitoring and reporting, and make rules easier to enforce, aiming to protect people and ecosystems.

The EU is updating Estonia's recovery plan by tweaking five projects (scaling back some renewable energy goals, improving others, and boosting a rail project) while keeping the same €953 million funding to help Estonia modernize its economy, go green, and improve public services.

The EU will back new ICAO rules that set stricter limits on aircraft noise, engine pollution, and CO₂, and will follow them or flag any differences with EU law.

Council Decision 2026/0029 (NLE) lets the EU submit a proposal to the Stockholm Convention to ban or restrict the dangerous flame‑retardant TBPH, protecting people and the planet.