Indicative programme – Environment Council of 5 March 2018
Press contacts
- Katharina Pausch-Homblé
- +32 2 281 62 63
- +32 470 88 42 96
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)