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♻️ New EU packaging guidance. August 2026. Packaging recycling rates have fallen across Europe over the past 5 years. Several countries risk missing their 2025 targets. 📊 Europe's Environment 2025 data: eea.europa.eu/en/europe-envi… 📦 Commission guidance: ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

🌊 New rules to tackle water pollution in Europe — PFAS, pharmaceuticals and microplastics are now in scope. The @Europarl_EN has voted to strengthen EU water quality. Robust data is what makes policy like this possible. EEA water data: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... #WaterQuality

🇨🇭 20 years ago today, Switzerland became the 32nd member of the EEA. As Swiss Ambassador Mauro Reina put it, membership offered: "a continental perspective." Two decades of data, science, and shared environmental ambition. Here's to the next 20. 🌍

⚡ The European Commission proposes a new rating scheme for data centres. From Aug 2027, facilities will be labelled A–G based on energy & water efficiency. 💬 Have your say by 23 April: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bette… #EnergyEfficiency #WaterUse #Digitalisation #Sustainability

🌍 The world wastes food on a staggering scale — roughly 10% never reaches the plate, and the average EU resident discards ~132 kg of edible food each year. Zero waste starts on your plate 🥗. #ZeroWasteDay #BeatWastePollution #EuropesEnvironment2025

The European Commission has published new guidelines to help Member States adapt Natura 2000 sites to climate change 🌱 We’re proud that several of our publications contributed! Explore Natura 2000 sites in your country with our viewer: natura2000.eea.europa.eu

💸 Rising gas & oil prices are squeezing households across Europe, but small changes can help both your wallet & the planet 💡 Saving energy is one of the quickest ways to make a difference at home. Check out this article for simple everyday tips to save energy 👇

🔥 1 million hectares burned in Europe last summer. Bigger than Cyprus. Today the EU launched a new integrated wildfire strategy — and EEA science is at its foundation: ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #Wildfires #ClimateAdaptation

Decarbonising mobility needs multiple measures. Carbon pricing helps, but must go hand in hand with social fairness. We have several examples where Member States are using policies & other measures aimed at enabling a fairer transition. See examples: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/pu…

Europe is taking action against the destruction of unsold clothes & shoes! 👗🧦🔄 New EU measures—including a ban on destroying unsold textiles—were adopted last month, backed by EEA findings showing that 4–9% are destroyed before use. Learn more: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/pu…

Clean tap water across Europe didn't happen by accident. Decades of legislation, investment and monitoring made it possible. On #WorldWaterDay, that's worth celebrating — and protecting. 💧 #WWD2026

Welcome to the EEA, Moldova 🇲🇩! Fiți bineveniți! The Republic of Moldova is now the EEA's 7th cooperating country and the 39th member of the Eionet network — a concrete step in its European integration journey: eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/ne…

How much is too much #waste? Europe has a waste problem - and what is being done about it? This is the topic of our latest 'Europe's climate and environment' 🎙️ #podcast episode - available now wherever you get your podcasts. 🔗EEA YouTube: youtu.be/RDck4O68aAI?si…

🌾 Climate-resilient farming isn't just good for the planet — it's good for farmers' wallets too. A new EEA briefing (51 case studies across Europe) finds smarter soil, water & crop practices can cut costs, reduce climate risk & stabilise incomes. 👉 eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/ne…

Europe is acting. The Zero Pollution Action Plan & Chemical Strategy for Sustainability are setting stronger rules to hit 2030 targets. Because the right to a toxic-free life isn't a privilege — it's a standard every product must meet.

Toys. Cosmetics. Food packaging. Electronics. Everyday products millions of Europeans use without a second thought — yet many still expose us to harmful chemicals. 1 in 4 imports fail EU safety standards. The risk is real.

Mental health disorders are now the 6th largest burden of disease in the EU. Pollution is increasingly being examined as a contributing factor — and noise is no exception. Read the full report here: eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/pu…

The data is striking: - Road traffic noise → +3% depression risk, +2% anxiety risk - Railway noise → +2.2% suicide rate per 10dB increase - Aircraft noise → +12% depression risk per 10dB - Children exposed to noise show higher rates of behavioural problems

The noise around you is affecting your mind. 🧠 A growing body of evidence links environmental noise pollution to serious mental health issues — and the EEA's latest briefing takes a closer look.