Media advisory - Environment Council of 16 December 2025 15:00 Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities. Council of the EU

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Place:
Europa building, Brussels

Chairs:
Jeppe Bruus, Danish Minister for the Green Tripartite
Lars Aagaard, Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities
Magnus Heunicke, Danish Minister for Environment

From 08.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.00
Doorstep by Minister Jeppe Bruss (live streaming)

+/- 09.15
Doorstep by Minister Lars Aagaard (live streaming)

+/- 10.15
Doorstep by Minister Magnus Heunicke (live streaming)

+/- 10.00
Beginning of the Environment Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of A items

• Non-legislative list

+/- 10.10
EU Bioeconomy Strategy (public session)

+/- 11.50
Any other business:
- Reports on main recent international meetings (CITES COP 20) (public session)
- Market Stability Reserve for ETS2 (+/- 12.10 public session)
- CBAM (+/- 12.40 public session)
- Reports on main recent international meetings (UNFCCC COP30)

+/- 13.20
Informal lunch discussion on the Environmental investments for achieving environmental targets

+/- 14.50
Conclusions on Europe's Environment 2030 - Building a more climate resilient and circular Europe (public session)

+/- 16.30
Any other business:
- Environment Omnibus including annual progress report on simplification, implementation and enforcement (environment) (public session)
- Reports on main recent international meetings (+/- 16.50 public session)

• Aarhus Convention MOP 8
• UNEA 7
• Minamata COP 6
• Montreal Protocol MOP 37

- Urgent need for action at European level concerning the environmental and economic effects of ultra-fast fashion (+/- 17.05 public session)

- The dangers posed by lithium batteries and the feasibility and potential benefits of introducing an EU-wide battery deposit system (+/- 17.15 public session)
- Strengthening market surveillance and product compliance in the European Union market (+/- 17.25 public session)
- Timely Revision of the Directive on Pyrotechnic Articles (+/- 17.35 public session)
- EU Mission on Climate-neutral and Smart Cities and on Adaptation to Climate Change (+/- 17.45 public session)
- Work programme of the incoming Presidency

At the end of the meeting (18.20) press conference in live streaming.

Videos and photos from the event