Indicative programme - Environment Council of 5 March 2018

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 2 maart 2018.

Place:

Europa building, Brussels

Chair:

Neno Dimov, Minister of Environment and Water of the Republic of Bulgaria

All times are approximate and subject to change

from 08.00

Arrivals (Europa building VIP entrance)

+/- 08.50

Doorstep by Minister Dimov

+/- 10.00

Beginning of Environment Council meeting (Roundtable)

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.10

Circular Economy Action Plan

Plastics Strategy

The interface between chemicals, products and waste

+/- 12.10

Any other business:

  • 21st European Forum on Eco-innovation for air quality
  • Global Pact for the Environment
  • Eliminate deforestation from supply chains
  • Invasive alien species
  • Commercial trade in raw ivory
  • REACH review
  • CO2 standards for cars and vans (live streaming)
  • Shipping and the International Maritime Organization
  • Climate change: UNFCCC COP24

+/- 13.25

Working lunch discussion on eco-innovation in the context of the circular economy

+/- 15.00

Greening the European Semester

+/- 16.30

Press conference (Justus Lipsius press room live streaming)

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