Environment Council, 06/03/2015 - Main results - Hoofdinhoud
The Council addressed climate change issues of the Energy Union, focusing on decarbonisation of the economy.
"There are synergies between resource efficiency and digitalisation that need to be explored and this comes at a particularly opportune moment to contribute to the forthcoming EU's digital single market strategy".
Kaspars Gerhards, Latvian minister for Environmental Protection
Ministers also discussed the environment related aspects of the Annual Growth Survey with a view to the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy.
Ministers focused on how the strategy could best contribute to the move towards a resource efficient, circular and low carbon economy.
Agenda of the meeting
Indicative programme, Environment Council, 6 March 2015
Provisional agenda, Environment Council, 6 March 2015
List of A items, non legislative activities, Environment Council, 6 March 2015
The Council assessed the latest developments in the negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, to be adopted at the UN General Assembly summit in September 2015.
Over lunch ministers exchanged views with the European Environment Agency on the results of its recent report "The European environment - state and outlook 2015."
Furthermore, the Council adopted without debate a decision concerning the accession of the European Union to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Outcome of the Council meeting
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Environment Council: Other meetings
Last reviewed on 06/03/2015
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