Ireland’s EU presidency launch event, 10 June, 2026. Image: Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 via Flickr.
‘Can we please stop pretending environmental rules are a burden on Europe’s economy?’ says EEB policy director.
EU environment ministers are set to meet in Dublin on Thursday (23 July) for an “informal” session discussing the climate and environmental challenges impacting the bloc.
Hosted by Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Darragh O’Brien, TD, the two-day meeting this week is one of 22 such sessions that Ireland will conduct as part of its eighth round leading the EU Council.
According to the meeting agenda, ministers are expected to discuss decarbonisation in EU’s competitiveness and industrial strategy, and prepare for upcoming UN environment conferences.
