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Decision (EU) 2022/5912020/0300(COD)COM(2020)652

Union environment action programme (2021-2030)

General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030

Stage
In force, reached 12 Apr 2022
In force
In force since 2 May 2022 · CELEX 32022D0591
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Grace O'SULLIVAN (Greens/EFA)
Lead DG
DG ENV
Last activity
12 Apr 2022
30 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 12 Apr 2022.

Show the earlier record: 12 dates, 15 Oct 2020 to 9 Mar 2022
  1. 15 Oct 2020
    • Adoption by Commission
  2. 16 Oct 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 11 Nov 2020
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  4. 18 Dec 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 31 Dec 2020
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: 8th Environment Action Programme, 29 responses · Commission
  6. 17 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 5 Jul 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  8. 7 Jul 2021
    • Plenary sitting
    • Debate in plenary
  9. 8 Jul 2021
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary sitting
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  10. 10 Dec 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 8 Mar 2022
    • Plenary vote results
  12. 9 Mar 2022
    • Plenary vote results
    • Plenary sitting
    • Debate in plenary
  1. 10 Mar 2022
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  2. 11 Mar 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 16 Mar 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 18 Mar 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 29 Mar 2022
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 4 Apr 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  7. 6 Apr 2022
    • Signed
  8. 12 Apr 2022
    • Published in the Official Journal
1 person

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
Shadow rapporteurAnna ZalewskaECRPLENVI
127 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 30 Jun 2021 and 2 Mar 2022. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • ENVI120

Covers 120 of the 127 amendments.

By author

  • Anna Zalewska · ECR6
  • Pascal Canfin1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 7 of the 127 amendments.

By article

  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)2
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i2
  • Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 11
  • Article 1 – paragraph 21
  • Article 1 – paragraph 31
  • Article 2 – paragraph 11
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a1
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 11
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 31
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 b (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 41
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e1

Covers 33 of the 127 amendments.

11 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
31 Dec 202029

Summary

Generated

The EU's 8th Environment Action Programme sets binding long-term environmental priorities to 2030, including climate neutrality, a circular economy, and zero pollution. It guides all economic sectors and member states in developing future EU environmental laws and investments. The programme entered into force in May 2022 and is now being implemented.

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