Media advisory - Environment Council of 17 March 2026 11:45 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

Chair:
Alexis Vafeades, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works

From 08.20
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.20
Doorstep by Alexis Vafeades (live streaming)

+/- 09.30
Beginning of the Environment Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of A items

• Non-legislative list

+/- 09.40
Amendment of the CO2 emission standards for cars and vans regulation (public session)

+/- 10.55
Decarbonisation efforts in the area of climate post-2030

+/- 12.35
Any other business (public session)
• Implementation of the LULUCF Regulation
• Key principles for a balanced and effective EU Climate Resilience Framework

+/- 13.00
Informal lunch discussion on next steps in EU international climate engagement

+/- 15.00
Enhancing strategic EU collaboration in global environmental diplomacy: Strengthening partnerships and science driven engagement in a shifting geopolitical world

+/- 16.15
Any other business (public session)
• Report on main recent international meeting - IPBES 12

+/- 16.25
Conclusions on the EU Bioeconomy Strategy

+/- 17.00
Any other business (public session)
• Communication on the New European Bauhaus
• Accelerating permitting procedures: call for a comprehensive cross-sectoral approach within the environmental omnibus
• Joining the future intergovernmental organisation Mercator
• Environmental and safety implications of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant in Ostrovets

At the end of the meeting (+/-17.50) press conference in live streaming.

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