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Our quarterly update on Europe's environment

European Environment Agency's Newsletter, Issue 03/2025

 

Editorial

Europe’s environment 2025: Providing knowledge for action 

 

We are getting ready to publish our five-yearly flagship report ‘Europe’s environment 2025’. It is the most comprehensive assessment of the state and outlook of Europe’s environment, climate and sustainability, providing trusted knowledge and data, co-created with our Eionet partners. At the European Environment Agency, our strength lies in our knowledge and our country network. Together, we provide evidence-based insights to inform the decisions that will shape Europe’s future.

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Leena Ylä-Mononen

EEA Executive Director

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Tobias Lung

Expert, Europe's environment Coordination and Assessment

Interview

Co-created by 38 countries: the story behind Europe’s environment 2025

 

"We had the ambition to make this edition of Europe's environment report a strong digital product (incorporating an AI search for the first time), and to strengthen the country representation and ownership. All this, while retaining a European level assessment that weaves together the environmental, economic and social dimension into a convincing evidence-based narrative. A novelty in the 2025 edition is the way we co-created country profiles with our member and cooperating countries."

 

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In the spotlight:

Climate change preparedness

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    Extreme weather in a changing climate: Is Europe prepared?

    With European countries facing another year of damaging heatwaves, drought and other extreme weather events, how prepared and resilient are they to handle these events? A new interactive European Environment Agency (EEA) product looks at key climate change impacts and adaptation and preparedness actions.  

    More on Climate impacts and preparedness platform

    Now open:

    Call for expressions of interest

      4.8 transformative innovation

      Become a Topic Centre organisation and engage with the EEA

      The EEA is looking for new Topic Centres to partner with for the period 2027-2030 from 12 countries in this first phase. 

       

      Topic Centres are a core part of the relationship between the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet). They act as a conduit for data and information flows, and analysis between the EU level and EEA member countries.

       

      The Topic Centres support the EEA in carrying out several important tasks for managing the collection, verification, and assessment of environment and climate data that EU Member States report to the EEA under EU legislation and other requirements.

      Find out how to become a Topic Centre

      Latest indicators

       

      The EEA published 23 indicators in the last quarter. Check them out by clicking on your topics of interest.  

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          Climate change 

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          Water, seas and coasts

           

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          Upcoming events

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              Live stream: EU’s Environment for Prosperity and Resilience

              30 September 2025, Brussels, Belgium and online streaming 

              The conference will focus on identifying the actions needed to achieve the EU's environmental targets for 2030 and beyond and their significance for resilience, security, and prosperity within the current geopolitical context. Special attention will be given to the measures required to meet the objectives of a circular economy. 
              The EEA, represented by its Executive Director, Leena Yla-Mononen, will present the latest, cutting-edge insights from its flagship report Europe’s Environment: Knowledge on Environment, Climate and Sustainability 2025, which will set the scene for the panel discussions.

               

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              Climate action that works for you - An agenda for competitiveness, prosperity and resilience

              30 September 2025, Brussels, Belgium 

              The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) invites stakeholders from across sectors to a high-level hybrid event, with the participation of Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth.

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              EU-wide implementation support event on site-specific conservation objectives for Marine Natura 2000 sites

              8-9 October 2025, Brussels, Belgium 

              The main target audience consists of representatives of the national and regional nature conservation authorities and their agencies, which are in charge of developing site-specific conservation objectives (SSCOs) for marine Natura 2000 sites.

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              EU Clean Air Forum

              1-2 December 2025, Bonn, Germany

              EU Clean Air Fora facilitate a coordinated implementation of EU legislation and policies related to improving air quality. 

               

              In 2025, the Fifth EU Clean Air Forum will be hosted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) at the World Conference Center in Bonn. 

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              Please check regularly our dedicated page on the EEA website as more events will be organised, and follow our LinkedIn for early information on events. 

              Our latest news from Q3 2025

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                  Nordic capitals rank as cleanest in updated European city air quality viewer

                   

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                  More bio-based innovation can help reduce environmental impacts, boost Europe’s bioeconomy and sustainability

                   

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                  Europe’s land carbon sink declines, but its potential stays high

                   

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                  Image © Arif Miletli, Environment&Me 2025 / EEA

                  Emissions of key air pollutants targeted for reductions in EU Member States continue to drop, slower progress for ammonia

                   

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                  Image © Brian Hennessy, Sustainably Yours /EEA

                  Renewables and electrification: key to cutting costs and powering EU’s clean industry and competitiveness

                   

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                  Image ©Erika Zolli, My City /EEA

                  More than 20% of Europeans exposed to harmful noise pollution levels

                   

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                  Europe’s bathing waters safe for summer swimming

                   

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                  Image ©Anton Kvarnback, EEA

                  Reversing pollinator decline: why Europe must act now

                   

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