Operation DEMETER IV targeted illegal transboundary movements of waste. A total of 75 Customs administrations participated in the joint global operation, the biggest Customs operation targeting illegal trafficking of waste to date, which yielded over 326,133 tonnes and 54,782 pieces of different types of waste. The most frequently seized commodities included mineral slag (283,671.925 tonnes),… [Read more]
IMPEL’s LIFE SWEAP launches new project website
The IMPEL Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project (SWEAP) project is co-funded by the European Commission LIFE fund (LIFE17 GIE/BE/000480) and will run between September 2018 to June 2023. The SWEAP project is a follow-up of the IMPEL Enforcement Actions project series. The overall purpose of the project is to support circular economy principle and… [Read more]
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]
Successful IMPEL Next Gen Conference
On 26 September 2018, IMPEL presented the IMPEL Next Generation Conference on its ambitions, progress and way forward of its network. Set in the beautiful city of Zwolle, the conference offered a unique opportunity for over 170 environmental regulators and enforcers to learn and discuss challenges and experiences related to the practical implementation of EU… [Read more]
Inter-active handbook for regulators responsible for Industrial Emissions Directive implementation
Members of the IMPEL projects on ‘’the implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)’’ and the “Doing the right things in permitting and inspections” project (DTRT) discussed, among other subjects, about how to set up capacity building on the collected good practices. These good practices will be put together into an Inter-active handbook. The first… [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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