How to watch the Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Roadmap to phase out animal testing: Commission and MEPs

Esther Herranz García and 8 others

DG GROW and DG ENV present the multi‑pillar roadmap to reduce and replace animal testing across EU chemicals legislation, covering research funding, AI and governance, while MEPs demand clear targets, funding and species‑specific limits; the Commission replies on indicators, validation standards, legal constraints, ethics and maintaining health and environmental protection.

In this chapter

1. Chair and Commission: Opening roadmap on phasing out animal testingEsther Herranz García
2. Commission: Research, AI and governance for non‑animal methodsEsther Herranz García
3. Political groups: Demands for targets, funding and species limitsDimitris Tsiodras

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

ECHA annual exchange: Mandate, workload and PFAS

Esther Herranz García and 8 others

The Chair, ECHA’s Executive Director and Parliament’s Management Board representative review ECHA’s mandate, 2025 work programme and basic regulation, discuss PFAS and chromium VI restrictions, non‑animal methods and data/AI tools, and address concerns over resources, geopolitical aspects, MFF cuts and preparation for a future REACH revision.

In this chapter

1. Chair: Opening annual exchange with ECHAEsther Herranz García
2. ECHA Director: Mandate, structure and core tasks
3. ECHA Director: 2025 work, PFAS and new mandates

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Committee votes on environmental and ship files

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

The committee concludes its voting session with decisions on accelerating environmental assessments within the simplification package and on a critical resolution concerning the EU list of ship recycling facilities, setting the formal outcomes before moving to policy exchanges.

In this chapter

1. Voting: Environmental assessment regulationPierfrancesco Maran
2. Vote: Ship recycling facilities resolutionPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Joint meeting Joint ENVI - SANT meeting

Closing remarks, institutional roles and next legislative steps

The ECA recalls its limited mandate on budget levels and stresses synergies and the last-resort character of rescEU, while the Commission reaffirms the civil nature of the mechanism, acceptance of all recommendations, integration of a One Health, all-hazards approach, and links the debate to upcoming UCPM and HERA legislative negotiations before the chairs close the meeting.

In this chapter

1. ECA closing remarks: mandate limits and focus on synergies
2. Commission closing: rescEU’s civil role, implementation in next MFF and One Health

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Parliamentary debate on rescEU scope, funding and subsidiarity

Pierfrancesco Maran and 12 others

ENVI and SANT co-rapporteurs and other MEPs/national MPs set political priorities on civil protection and health preparedness, contest proposed MFF cuts, highlight transparency and anti–double funding needs, question possible security/defence drift, discuss prevention versus crisis management, national capacities, One Health and subsidiarity concerns, and call for clearer frameworks for rapid cross-border interventions.

In this chapter

1. ENVI & SANT co-rapporteurs: political priorities and MFF fundingPierfrancesco Maran
2. Budgetary control and security context: transparency, double funding and crisesPierfrancesco Maran
3. Clergeau & Hauser: scope creep, financing mix and crisis preventionChristophe Clergeau
4. National capacities, subsidiarity and One Health: further group positionsAntonella Sberna

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Commission response to audit and future implementation

Pierfrancesco Maran and 1 other

DG ECHO and DG HERA react to the ECA findings by explaining data and timing constraints, justifying NGEU deadlines, committing to stronger joint procurement, extended funding for stockpiles, simplified reimbursement and alignment with HERA’s medical countermeasures and One Health approach.

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ECA findings on rescEU planning, implementation and funding

George Marius Hyzler

The European Court of Auditors details weaknesses in planning, funding linkage, sustainability and procurement of rescEU reserves, describes operational performance and reimbursement issues, and presents accepted recommendations to improve gap-based funding, joint procurement, stockpile sustainability and procedures.

In this chapter

1. ECA Heisler: planning weaknesses and funding linksGeorge Marius Hyzler
2. ECA Heisler: implementation, response and recommendationsGeorge Marius Hyzler

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Opening, agenda and audit mandate

Pierfrancesco Maran and 2 others

Chairs open the joint ENVI-SANT meeting, adopt the agenda, frame the debate around the ECA special report on rescEU and the MFF context, and give the floor to the reporting member to present the audit mandate, scope and institutional actors involved.

In this chapter

1. Opening of joint ENVI-SANT meeting and agendaPierfrancesco Maran
2. Jarubas: scope of ECA audit and Commission presenceAdam Jarubas
3. ECA Heisler: audit context, scope and methodologyGeorge Marius Hyzler

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Joint ENVI–SANT on rescEU and UCPM budget

Pierfrancesco Maran and 4 others

Chairs, the European Court of Auditors, Commission services, rapporteurs and budgetary control voices assess rescEU stockpiles and the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, debating audit findings, joint procurement and reimbursement reforms, strategic security‑of‑supply needs, resistance to Council budget cuts, and demands for higher, better‑controlled EU funding for prevention and response.

In this chapter

1. Joint ENVI–SANT opening: rescEU and opposition to UCPM budget cutsPierfrancesco Maran
2. ECA special report: findings and four recommendations on rescEUGeorge Marius Hyzler
3. Commission (ECHO & HERA) response: implementation steps on rescEU stockpilesChristophe Pateron

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

ETS revision: rapporteur, groups and Commission

Peter Liese and 16 others

Rapporteur Liese presents options for revising the ETS architecture, followed by structured interventions from political groups and stakeholders on LRF ambition, free allocations, ETS2 scope, industrial competitiveness, aviation and maritime coverage, social impacts, and DG CLIMA’s defence of the 2040‑aligned framework and implementation timeline.

In this chapter

1. ETS review introduction: Liese on scope, LRF, conditionality and sectorsPeter Liese
2. S&D and Renew: strong ETS as competitiveness and investment driverAnnalisa Corrado
3. Conservative and far‑right critiques: industrial burden, sovereignty and ETS2Anne-Sophie Frigout

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

ENVI opening and ship recycling objection

Pierfrancesco Maran and 6 others

The Chair opens the ENVI meeting, sets procedural context, and leads into a focused debate on the Commission decision to list Indian ship‑recycling yards, contrasting legal interpretations, industrial policy implications, waste‑export rules and environmental standards ahead of an ENVI vote and possible plenary referral.

In this chapter

1. Opening of ENVI meeting and agenda, ETS trilogue updatePierfrancesco Maran
2. Ship recycling objection: Matthieu’s case against Indian beaching yardsSara Matthieu
3. EPP/ECR positions: support Commission, no beaching ban in lawDimitris Tsiodras

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting

EU ETS heat and fuel benchmark: adoption

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

The committee votes on the EU Emissions Trading System heat and fuel benchmark file with rapporteur Jarubas; an initial roll-call vote is rejected, compromise 1 is adopted by show of hands, and the final roll-call vote passes (64–11–2).

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting

Opening, agenda adoption and voting check

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

Chair Maran opens the extraordinary ENVI meeting, adopts the agenda without objection, announces interpretation and e-meeting arrangements, lists voting substitutions and conducts an electronic test vote.

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Parliament and regions: positions on MFF green priorities

Manuela Ripa and 9 others

ENVI rapporteurs, city and regional leaders and main political families outline priorities for the next MFF, debating recentralisation versus partnership, protection of LIFE, biodiversity targets, CAP and cohesion tools, simplification without centralisation, new own resources and the role of cities and regions in delivering green, competitive and socially fair transitions.

In this chapter

1. ENVI rapporteur (Ripa): ENVI opinion on MFF green prioritiesManuela Ripa
2. Trzaskowski: cities’ resilience, decentralisation and direct fundingPierfrancesco Maran
3. EPP and CoR EPP: opposition to recentralisation and defence of key fundsPeter Liese

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Joint ENVI–ENVE session: MFF green funding framework

Pierfrancesco Maran and 2 others

The ENVI chair, Committee of the Regions leadership, Commission (DG CLIMA and DG ENV) and EEA set the scene for the next MFF by stressing the need to maintain at least 35% climate–environment spending, align EU budget architecture and financial flows with climate, adaptation, circular economy and biodiversity goals, and avoid weakening instruments like LIFE and cohesion funds.

In this chapter

1. Joint ENVI–ENVE session opens: MFF and green funding contextPierfrancesco Maran
2. Regions’ chair Bakoyannis: cohesion policy and LIFE at riskKóstas Bakoyánnis
3. Commission DG CLIMA and DG ENV: green mainstreaming in next MFFClaudia Fusco
4. EEA: investment gaps for adaptation, circular economy and biodiversityPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

ETS free allocation benchmarks: objection and defence

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain and 6 others

MEPs and stakeholders debate an objection to the delegated act on ETS benchmarks, contrasting concerns over industrial competitiveness, carbon leakage and reindustrialisation with arguments for predictable decarbonisation signals, while the Commission explains the legal methodology, timing and risks of repealing the act after 2024 free allocation has already been issued.

In this chapter

1. Objection on ETS benchmarks: Brasier-Clain’s concernsMarie-Luce Brasier-Clain
2. EPP and ECR: divergent views on free allocation benchmarksPeter Liese
3. Greens, Left and ESN: overhaul vs. repeal of ETS free allocationSander Smit
4. Commission: defence of ETS benchmark methodology and timingPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

ENVI opening and objection on HFC quotas

Pierfrancesco Maran and 4 others

The ENVI chair opens the meeting, reports on SDG‑related activities and introduces the objection to the Commission’s HFC allocation decision, followed by rapporteur, political groups and Commission setting out opposing views on the 2027–2029 HFC quota cut, its legal basis, climate ambition and risks for cooling supply and public health.

In this chapter

1. Opening of ENVI meeting and HFC agendaPierfrancesco Maran
2. Rapporteur Androuët: objection to HFC quota decisionMathilde Androuët
3. EPP position: support Commission HFC implementing actManuela Ripa

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting

Objections and reports: voting outcomes and Androuët file

Pierfrancesco Maran and 1 other

The committee holds electronic votes on the four objections and subsequent legislative files, with narrow and split outcomes, then proceeds through extensive amendment and compromise votes on the Androuët ‘Made in Europe’ report amid political criticism, before adopting the report and approving an authorisation for a GM soybean.

In this chapter

1. Objections and legislative files: electronic voting outcomesPierfrancesco Maran
2. Androuët report: rapporteur’s political criticism and amendment votesMathilde Androuët

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting

Hydroxyanthracene botanicals and monacolins: objections vs EFSA risk assessments

Pascal Arimont and 6 others

Objections challenge the proportionality and legal certainty of Commission measures on hydroxyanthracene‑containing botanicals and monacolins from red yeast rice, invoking pending CJEU cases, traditional use and intermediate options, while supportive MEPs and DG SANTE emphasise EFSA findings, Article 8 obligations and the availability of safer alternatives for consumers.

In this chapter

1. Objection on hydroxyanthracene‑containing botanicals: proportionality and pending litigationPascal Arimont
2. Hydroxyanthracene botanicals: consumer protection priority and Commission’s legal rationaleChristophe Clergeau
3. Objection on monacolins from red yeast rice: legal certainty and cholesterol managementEsther Herranz García
4. Monacolins ban: EFSA risks, pharma alternative and Commission defenceJutta Paulus

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting

Lead in gunshot under REACH: objection, political positions and Commission response

Pietro Fiocchi and 11 others

An objection to the REACH restriction on lead in gunshot is presented with arguments on safety, costs and subsidiarity, political groups set out contrasting positions on public health, hunter practices and range impacts, and the Commission justifies the proportionality and scope of the restriction based on ECHA’s risk and socio‑economic assessments.

In this chapter

1. Objection to lead gunshot restriction: Fiocchi’s safety, cost and sovereignty argumentsPietro Fiocchi
2. Lead gunshot restriction: political groups’ positions and health evidenceManuela Ripa
3. Commission: justification and proportionality of lead gunshot restrictionFlorina-Andreea Pantazi

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting

Carbon removals delegated act: objection and Commission defence

Anja Hazekamp and 3 others

MEPs debate an objection to the carbon removals delegated act, weighing legal compliance, greenwashing and ILUC concerns against farmers’ expectations for a workable carbon farming framework, followed by the Commission’s detailed defence of methodological choices, additionality rules and liability for reversals.

In this chapter

1. Carbon removals delegated act: legal compliance and greenwashing concernsAnja Hazekamp
2. Carbon removals delegated act: farmers’ income vs methodological robustnessJana Nagyová
3. Commission: defence of carbon farming delegated act and market developmentPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Expert panel: EU climate risk, insurance and local resilience

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

Scientific, insurance and local government experts outline escalating climate risks in Europe, analyse protection and adaptation gaps in insurance markets, and detail municipal implementation and financing challenges, providing input for a more integrated and adequately funded EU climate resilience framework.

In this chapter

1. Climate risk impacts and gaps in EU policyPierfrancesco Maran
2. Insurance markets, protection gap and prevention rolePierfrancesco Maran
3. Local governments in EU climate resilience and financingPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

ETS reform debate: sectoral impacts and competitiveness

Emmanouil Fragkos and 8 others

Political groups and the Commission debate key elements of the ETS reform, including maritime ETS design, island and port impacts, ETS trajectory and ETS2, industrial competitiveness, free allocation conditionality and long-term alignment with EU climate targets, before the rapporteur’s representative outlines the legislative calendar and negotiation process.

In this chapter

1. Political groups: islands, maritime ETS and port competitivenessEmmanouil Fragkos
2. Political groups: ETS trajectory, ETS2 and industrial competitivenessNiels Flemming Hansen
3. ETS reform: Commission assessment and concernsPierfrancesco Maran
4. ETS file timeline and shift to climate resilience agendaJessica Polfjärd

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Political groups: overall ETS ambition and 2040 trajectory

Annalisa Corrado and 12 others

Main political groups confront each other over the ETS’s future role, with S&D, Patriots, ECR, Renew and Greens debating revenue use, benchmarks, free allocations, ETS2, waste incineration, international credits and the ETS path towards the 2040 target and EU Climate Law alignment.

In this chapter

1. ETS revision: S&D vs Patriots on revenues, scope and conditionalityAnnalisa Corrado
2. 2040 target, industrial competitiveness and ETS trajectoryPierfrancesco Maran
3. MEPs: overall ETS ambition, scope and industry impactPer Clausen

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ETS review: political group positions and climate law concerns

Pierfrancesco Maran and 4 others

Shadows and other MEPs from S&D, Patriots, ECR, Renew and Greens/EFA set out contrasting views on ETS ambition, linear reduction factors, ETS2, free allowances, CBAM sectors, revenue earmarking, waste inclusion and climate law consistency, highlighting clear ideological divides over industry protection and the 2040 climate pathway.

In this chapter

1. ETS review: S&D shadow Corrado on revenues, benchmarks and maritime MRVPierfrancesco Maran
2. ETS review: Patriots’ Androuët opposing carbon market and new obligationsMathilde Androuët
3. ETS review: Patriots’ Ferenc on ETS2, free allowances and CBAM sectorsPierfrancesco Maran

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