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

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Study presentation: Trinomics assessment of 2028–2034 MFF

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

Rapporteur introduces the external Trinomics study on whether the Commission’s 2028–2034 MFF proposal is fit for climate and environmental objectives, followed by consultants detailing key findings on climate/biodiversity targets, DNSH, LIFE, tracking and recommended reforms.

In this chapter

1. Introduction: Trinomics study on 2028–2034 MFFPierfrancesco Maran
2. Trinomics findings: climate/biodiversity targets, DNSH and LIFEPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Budget performance framework regulation: political positions and Commission response

Pierfrancesco Maran and 2 others

Rapporteur Maran and political groups set out priorities on the proposed EU budget performance framework regulation (climate and biodiversity targets, DNSH, tracking methodology), followed by the Commission’s defence of its 35% target, coefficient‑based system and timeline for guidance.

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Climate Commissioner: ETS, AccelerateEU and 2040 climate architecture

Pierfrancesco Maran and 9 others

The climate Commissioner presents AccelerateEU, ETS reform and the 2040 90% GHG‑reduction objective (including MSR changes, removals, CBAM and international credits), followed by several Q&A rounds with coordinators and other MEPs on ETS revenues, Social Climate Plans, AMOC monitoring, nuclear and coal, the use of article 6 credits, livestock and meat subsidies, industrial accelerators and ‘zero‑carbon’ steel, car CO₂ standards flexibilities, methane regulation implementation, CO₂ infrastructure de‑risking and the steering of ETS resources towards decarbonisation before the structured dialogue concludes.

In this chapter

1. Commissioner for Climate: AccelerateEU, ETS and 2040 targetPierfrancesco Maran
2. Ping‑pong with coordinators: ETS revenues, social climate plans, AMOC and nuclearPierfrancesco Maran
3. Debate on 2040 climate architecture: international credits, methane and fossil subsidiesAnja Hazekamp

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Opening and food/feed, pesticides and animal welfare dialogue with Commissioner Várhelyi

Esther Herranz García and 9 others

Chair Herranz García opens the ENVI meeting, adjusts the agenda (notably postponing the NGT vote), then holds a structured dialogue with Commissioner Várhelyi on the food and feed simplification package, digital labelling, border controls and audits, pesticides and the omnibus reapproval regime, NGTs and GMMs, Mercosur and Brazilian meat safety, livestock and animal‑welfare strategy, Safe Hearts and ultra‑processed foods, NGO funding, and the legal basis and safeguards for the Commission’s proposals, including follow‑up clarifications on legal vetting, traceability, and the timeline for animal‑welfare legislation.

In this chapter

1. Opening of ENVI meeting and agenda changesEsther Herranz García
2. Commissioner Várhelyi: food, feed and import control prioritiesOlivér Várhelyi
3. First Q&A with Várhelyi: labelling, border controls, livestock and pesticidesEsther Herranz García

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Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting (ENVI Extraordinary Committee Meeting)

Structured dialogue Q&A round 2 and Commissioner closing

Pierfrancesco Maran and 16 others

A second Q&A round and catch‑the‑eye interventions address competitiveness, timelines and financing for water resilience, PFAS and battery rules, WFD stress tests, nitrates and nature law implementation, with Commissioner Roswall closing by clarifying PFAS and REACH plans, defending WFD and nature ambitions while using guidance and stress tests, and framing green investment and nature credits as part of Europe’s competitiveness strategy.

In this chapter

1. Q&A round 2: competitiveness, water resilience and bioeconomyPierfrancesco Maran
2. Catch-the-eye interventions: nitrates, PFAS, water and natureMartin Häusling
3. Commissioner’s closing replies: PFAS, REACH, WFD stress test, nature and financingJessika Roswall

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Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting (ENVI Extraordinary Committee Meeting)

Structured dialogue Q&A round 1: EUDR, circular economy, mining and SMEs

Pierfrancesco Maran and 9 others

MEPs from across groups question the Commissioner on the environmental omnibus, the status and scope of the Circular Economy Act, EUDR simplification and IT readiness, Urban Wastewater EPR and pharma costs, transparency and drivers of the EUDR delay, textile circularity and industrial strategy, perceived weakening of the Water Framework Directive around mining, and the impact of recycling quotas and regulatory costs on circular economy markets and SMEs.

In this chapter

1. Q&A round 1: EPP: environmental omnibus and agriculturePierfrancesco Maran
2. Q&A round 1: S&D: circular economy act and EUDR leatherDelara Burkhardt
3. Q&A round 1: GUE/NGL: EUDR simplification and urban wastewaterOndřej Knotek

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Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting (ENVI Extraordinary Committee Meeting)

Commission: simplification, water, chemicals and nature priorities

Pierfrancesco Maran and 1 other

Commissioner Roswall introduces the structured dialogue, outlining the geopolitical and industrial context before detailing the simplification agenda, environmental omnibus, water resilience strategy and Water Framework Directive review, PFAS and REACH enforcement focus, and implementation of nature directives and the Nature Restoration Regulation.

In this chapter

1. Structured dialogue: introduction and geopolitical contextPierfrancesco Maran
2. Simplification agenda and environmental omnibus packageJessika Roswall
3. Water resilience strategy and Water Framework DirectiveJessika Roswall

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Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety – Extraordinary Meeting (ENVI Extraordinary Committee Meeting)

Opening and vote: ENVI meeting procedures

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

The chair opens the extraordinary ENVI meeting, sets out agenda and legislative context, then the committee proceeds to vote on amendments and the final ENVI opinion on the Critical Raw Materials Act.

In this chapter

1. Opening of ENVI extraordinary meeting and agendaPierfrancesco Maran
2. Vote: ENVI opinion on Critical Raw Materials ActPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Commission: legal basis, obligations and secondary markets

Pierfrancesco Maran and 1 other

The Commission justifies the targeted amendment package in light of the Resource EU plan and China’s export restrictions, explaining centralised identification of large companies and reinforced supply-chain risk duties, and details measures to develop secondary markets and recycling for permanent magnets and rare earths, including product labelling and inclusion of pre‑consumer waste streams.

In this chapter

1. Commission (part 1): rationale, China shock and company obligationsPierfrancesco Maran
2. Commission (part 2): secondary markets, magnets and waste streamsMadalina Ivanica

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Political groups: supply chains, circularity and industrial impacts

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain and 5 others

ID/RN challenges mandatory supply-chain mapping and defends stronger national control, while Greens and Left advocate enhanced circularity, traceable waste data and social safeguards; ECR calls the revision insufficient and demands relief from ETS and methane rules for coke and coal, and another Left intervention denounces extractivist dynamics and alleged violations of Sami and local community rights in CRM mining projects.

In this chapter

1. ID/RN: oppose supply-chain mapping burdens, defend national roleMarie-Luce Brasier-Clain
2. Greens and Left: circularity, waste data and social safeguardsPierfrancesco Maran
3. ECR: insufficient revision, relieve ETS and methane costsPierfrancesco Maran
4. Left: anti-extractivist critique and Sami rightsEmma Fourreau

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Rapporteur and EPP: CRM Act scope and priorities

Pierfrancesco Maran and 2 others

The rapporteur frames the Critical Raw Materials Act revision around reducing strategic dependencies on China and avoiding past mistakes like Nord Stream, while the EPP outlines support for a lean, targeted revision with specific, material-based recycling targets and limited new burdens for companies under ENVI’s remit.

In this chapter

1. Rapporteur: strategic dependence and China risksPierfrancesco Maran
2. EPP: keep revision targeted, refine recycling goalsPierfrancesco Maran

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Joint meeting Joint CONT-ENVI meeting

Critical Raw Materials Act targeted revision and meeting closure

Pierfrancesco Maran and 8 others

The meeting shifts to the ENVI draft opinion on the targeted revision of the CRMA, with the rapporteur and political groups outlining diverging views on strategic autonomy, recycling targets, administrative burden, circularity, labour and environmental safeguards, China‑related dependencies and coking coal, followed by DG GROW’s justification of the amendments, the rapporteur’s final warnings and the Chair’s announcement of the timetable and formal closure.

In this chapter

1. Transition to Critical Raw Materials Act revision: rapporteur’s concernsPierfrancesco Maran
2. Political group positions on CRMA targeted revision and Commission DG GROW replyHildegard Bentele
3. Rapporteur’s closing remarks on CRMA and formal closure of meetingJacek Ozdoba

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Joint meeting Joint CONT-ENVI meeting

Innovation Fund Q&A: project risk, maturity and strategic focus

João Leão and 7 others

In two Q&A rounds, ECA and Commission address MEPs’ questions on project maturity, deployment speed, overlaps with other EU instruments, risk appetite, technology prioritisation, permitting and regulatory barriers, ETS‑linked budget constraints, and the extent of unspent funds and replacement of national financing.

In this chapter

1. ECA and Commission first Q&A: maturity, overlaps, deployment speed and stakeholder supportJoão Leão
2. Second Q&A round on Innovation Fund: risk appetite, strategic direction and enabling conditionsMartin Hojsík

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MEPs’ political reactions to Innovation Fund performance

Raúl de la Hoz Quintano and 6 others

The CONT rapporteur and several MEPs critically assess the Innovation Fund’s low operational share, limited verified emission cuts, cancellations and overlaps, pressing the Commission on how it will reduce project failures, speed up implementation, remove regulatory obstacles and ensure stronger parliamentary oversight and better support for applicants.

In this chapter

1. CONT rapporteur De la Spina: critical assessment and questions to CommissionRaúl de la Hoz Quintano
2. First political reactions on Innovation Fund: risk, overlap and parliamentary rolePeter Liese

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Opening and Innovation Fund audit presentation

Pierfrancesco Maran and 3 others

The joint CONT–ENVI meeting is opened, the agenda adopted and interpretation arrangements explained, followed by the ECA’s presentation of its Special Report on the Innovation Fund and the Commission’s initial response defending the instrument’s design while accepting all audit recommendations.

In this chapter

1. Opening of joint CONT–ENVI meeting and agendaPierfrancesco Maran
2. ECA presentation: Innovation Fund design, performance and key recommendationsJoão Leão
3. Commission DG CLIMA response: defence of design and acceptance of ECA recommendationsStephanie Eisinger

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Joint Committee Procedure ENVI-PECH (CJ59) meeting

Voting arrangements and test of voting system

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

Chair announces upcoming votes, including empowering France to accede to the Inter-American Convention on protection and conservation and to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, launches a test vote to check the electronic system, and then switches to a show-of-hands vote on compromise number one after confirming technical issues are resolved and flagging a second vote to follow.

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Joint Committee Procedure ENVI-PECH (CJ59) meeting

Opening of joint ENVI–PECH sitting and agenda

Pierfrancesco Maran S&D

Chair opens the afternoon joint committee meeting, confirms presence, proposes adoption of the draft agenda without modifications, and recalls interpretation, e-file access and webstreaming arrangements ahead of voting points.

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Voting session: ENVI and joint ENVI–PECH decisions on ECHA, ETS2 and sea turtles

Pierfrancesco Maran and 1 other

In the morning, ENVI votes on amendments to the ECHA regulation, on the market stability reserve for ETS2 for buildings and road transport, and on an additional amending regulation while adopting an objection under Rule 115, and in the afternoon a joint ENVI–PECH sitting tests the system, approves France’s accession to the Inter‑American sea turtle convention and authorises interinstitutional negotiations by large majority.

In this chapter

1. Morning voting block: ECHA, ETS2 market stability reserve and objectionPierfrancesco Maran
2. Afternoon vote: France joining sea turtle convention and interinstitutional talksPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Santa Marta fossil fuels conference: EU roadmap and parliamentary debate

Pierfrancesco Maran and 11 others

The Dutch representative and Commission present the objectives, structure and expected outputs of the Santa Marta conference as a follow‑up to COP28 and a vehicle for a fossil‑fuel transition roadmap, after which MEPs debate fossil‑fuel subsidy phase‑out, equity for coal‑dependent regions and the Global South, CBAM cooperation, ISDS and debt, while the Council and Commission clarify the conference’s non‑negotiating nature, its link to COP30, the 2040 climate law and upcoming EU initiatives on phasing out fossil subsidies.

In this chapter

1. Santa Marta fossil fuels conference: objectives and EU roadmapPierfrancesco Maran
2. Santa Marta: MEP debate on subsidies, equity and EU mandatePierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

IMO MEPC 84: Commission briefing and parliamentary positions on maritime climate policy

Pierfrancesco Maran and 9 others

The Chair switches to the IMO MEPC 84 item, with the Commission outlining stalled talks on a net‑zero framework, global splits and the need for a unified EU line compatible with ETS and FuelEU, followed by group reactions on ambition, leakage, competitiveness and over‑regulation, with Greens and Left pressing for strong global GHG pricing and others warning on port leakage and connectivity, before the Commission responds on ambition, safeguards and the difficult prospects for consensus.

In this chapter

1. Transition to MEPC 84: Commission briefing on IMO climate talksPierfrancesco Maran
2. MEPC 84: political positions on ETS maritime, leakage and ambitionPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

EFSA responses: pesticides backlog, imports, independence and new risks

Pierfrancesco Maran and 8 others

Kritz details constraints behind the pesticides backlog, EFSA’s envisaged role on biocontrol and targeted renewals, clarifies that border controls and trade measures lie with risk managers, defends EFSA’s independence and conflict‑of‑interest regime, explains cooperation on PFAS, GMOs, Parkinson’s research and tail docking, and in a catch‑the‑eye round addresses questions on cell‑grown meat, biosecurity, MRLs, ultra‑processed foods and EFSA’s non‑risk‑management role under Article 22.

In this chapter

1. EFSA response: Omnibus, resources, imports and independencePierfrancesco Maran
2. Catch‑the‑eye on EFSA: lab meat, biosecurity, MRLs and ultra-processed foodsPierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

Food & Feed Omnibus: MEP concerns on pesticides, health and trade

Biljana Borzan and 9 others

Rapporteur and coordinators, followed by further group speakers, question EFSA on the Food and Feed Omnibus, challenging reduced review frequencies, unlimited approvals, PFAS scope, health and exposome impacts, import controls, Mercosur implications and glyphosate, while also raising animal‑welfare enforcement gaps and perceived EU double standards versus third‑country imports.

In this chapter

1. Food & Feed Omnibus: rapporteur and coordinators’ questionsBiljana Borzan
2. Imports, Mercosur, PFAS, glyphosate and animal welfare: extended Q&APierfrancesco Maran

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety Ordinary meeting

EFSA annual exchange: opening and strategic priorities

Pierfrancesco Maran and 1 other

The Chair opens the annual exchange with EFSA and gives the floor to Executive Director Kritz, who sets out EFSA’s mandate, recent work and plans to make the agency “faster, smarter, stronger” through process streamlining, digitalisation and AI while reinforcing scientific independence, transparency and One Health cooperation.

In this chapter

1. Opening of EFSA annual exchange of viewsPierfrancesco Maran
2. EFSA Executive Director: mandate, strategy and AI useNikolaus Kriz

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Joint Committee Procedure ENVI - IMCO (CJ45)

Test vote, compromises 1–3 and final adoption

After a test vote to confirm quorum and technical functionality, the committee votes by show of hands on compromises 1, 2 and 3, all adopted, then proceeds to and adopts the final vote on the chemical omnibus file, with congratulations to the co‑rapporteurs and shadows closing the sitting.

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Joint Committee Procedure ENVI - IMCO (CJ45)

Co‑rapporteur 2: cosmetics, fertilisers and import controls

The second co‑rapporteur underlines smooth cooperation, explains simplifications for cosmetics and fertiliser producers, links the rules to product safety and security of agricultural supply, and stresses the need to apply equivalent safety checks to imported products given the EU’s higher internal standards.

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Joint Committee Procedure ENVI - IMCO (CJ45)

Co‑rapporteur 1 (EPP): objectives, CLP balance and industry impact

The first co‑rapporteur outlines the aim of simplification while maintaining high protection, presents the outcome on CLP and global labelling rules, stresses science‑based safety decisions and realistic regulation, and frames the compromise as a political choice to safeguard EU industry’s capacity to produce, innovate and compete.

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