A public consultation on the development and maintenance of an EU Environmental Implementation Portal was launched. This consultation is a part of the Feasibility study on the development and maintenance of an EU Environmental Implementation Portal (EIP). The EU collects and disseminates a significant amount of information in relation to the implementation of its environmental… [Read more]
Invitation to tender: LIFE SWEAP Inspection Data Reporting Application
IMPEL is currently implementing a project, funded by the LIFE programme, to support the circular economy by disrupting the illegal waste trade at the EU level: the Shipments of Waste Enforcement Actions Project (SWEAP). IMPEL requires a contractor to support and develop a inspection data reporting application. Interested parties are invited to tender for this… [Read more]
Implementation and compliance with EU environmental laws in the Member States survey launched
The European Commission has launched the 2019 survey on “Implementation and compliance with EU environmental laws in the Member States”. This is part of their efforts to get a better understanding of the needs and expectations of environmental practitioners in administrations, businesses and organisations that enforce environmental law and citizens who have a keen interest… [Read more]
LIFE SMART Waste project newsletter
Read about the LIFE SMART Waste project’s recent waste crime interventions, international collaborations, Remote Sensing pilot studies, employment opportunities and more in our latest e-newsletter: https://goo.gl/YZ8xDR
Tackling Environmental Crime in the Western Balkans: Invitation to Tender
IMPEL is currently implementing a project, funded by GIZ, on Countering Serious Crime in the Western Balkans. IMPEL requires a contractor for an envisaged delivery period of 5 months to support the delivery of a baseline study and assessment of the training needs during phase I of this project. Interested parties are invited to tender… [Read more]
Marine pollution crime: first global multi-agency operation
LYON, France – An international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide. Codenamed 30 Days at Sea, the month-long (1-31 October) operation saw some 276 law enforcement and environmental agencies across 58 countries detect more than 500 offences, including illegal discharges of oil and… [Read more]
Portugal holds its third national IMPEL network conference
The Portuguese National Directorates of the Public Security Police and of the General Inspectorate for Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning (IGAMAOT) organised, on the 12th of October, the 3rd Conference of the Portuguese National IMPEL Network. This public event counted with 80 participants from 15 national authorities. The conference aimed to disseminate the knowledge… [Read more]
Network for Environmental Prosecutors to discuss Training and Specialisation
The Annual Conference of the European Union Forum of judges for the environment (EUFJE) will this year be held at the National Institute of Justice in Sofia, Bulgaria. The conference theme is on “Training and Specialisation in Environmental Law”. Speakers have already been confirmed to attend from the European Commission, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN),… [Read more]
Ship recycling yards approved by the EU enough capacity to handle demand from EU-flagged ships
According to a new report published today by the campaign group Transport and Environment, there will be enough capacity on the EU List for all ships bound by the EU Ship Recycling Regulation. Under this legislation due to take effect in January, ships carrying the flag of a European Union country can only be recycled… [Read more]
The EC’s environmental action plan is severely lacking in both ambition and resources, the EESC warns
The European Commission’s action plan, aimed at improving the poor and uneven implementation of EU environmental law and governance across the EU, shows a serious lack of ambition and resources as it proposes measures that are too weak to adequately and uniformly sanction non-compliance by Member States, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has… [Read more]
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