Abstract
This year, climate change, energy transition, and the circular economy were again on the top of the EU’s environmental policy and law-making agenda. In May, member states’ heads of state and government met in Sibiu to discuss Europe’s future, which included pressing environmental topics. This also marked the last year of the Juncker Commission; in December, the incoming Commission, under Ursula von der Leyen, presented its flagship project: the European Green Deal. On 1 January, Romania took over the presidency from Austria. Its program, Cohesion: A Common European Value, listed an environmental agenda around climate change, biodiversity, sustainable development, and water. The following Finnish presidency program, Sustainable Europe: Sustainable Future, made strengthening the EU leadership on climate change a priority and aimed to advance the transition to a bio-economy and expand the circular economy beyond the areas of waste and plastic. This year’s report does not include case law...
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