Indicative programme – Environment Council, 9 October 2018

Place:
European Convention Center Luxembourg (ECCL)

Chair:
Elisabeth Köstinger, Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism of Austria

All times are approximate and subject to change

from 08.00
Arrivals

+/- 08.45
Doorstep by Minister Köstinger

+/- 09.30
Beginning of Environment Council meeting (Roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of non-legislative A items
Approval of legislative A items (public session)

+/- 09.40
CO2 standards for cars and vans (recast) (public session)

+/- 11.40
Conclusions on the preparations for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

+/- 13.15
Informal working lunch discussion on key environment and climate change priorities in the Eastern Partnership region: Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Azerbaijan and Armenia

+/- 14.45
Conclusions on the Convention on Biological Diversity

+/- 15.45
Any other business
– Current legislative proposals (public session)
                   – Single-use plastics
– Reports on main recent international meetings
– Berlin declaration on nanomaterials
– Outcome of the high-level environment conference “Earth Innovation Forum”
– Measures at EU level to tackle air pollution related to the import of used cars
– The Clean Air Programme

+/- 17.00
CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles (public session)

At the end of the meeting
Press conference (live streaming)