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The Director General for Environment of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Dr Kostas Hadjipanayotou, represented Cyprus at the Informal Council of Environment Ministers, which took place on 10 and 11 July 2023 in Valladolid, Spain, under the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The Informal Council addressed the need to adopt approaches that link sectoral policies on water, climate, soil, forests and biodiversity, and to ensure an adequate balance between the development of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and the conservation of biodiversity. These approaches are also in line with the new proposal for a Directive recently announced by the European Commission on monitoring and maintaining soil health and resilience. At the same time, he referred to practical actions taken by Cyprus, in the framework of national legislation to accelerate the granting of environmental permits and the new planning policy for RES projects, which incorporate regulations that serve both businesses and competent authorities for better project planning, environmental protection and faster permitting procedures.
During lunch, participants exchanged views on possible proposals to reduce plastic pollution in the marine environment.
During lunch, participants exchanged views on possible proposals to reduce plastic pollution in the marine environment. In his presentation, Mr. Hadjipanagiotou referred to the importance of taking measures along the value chain of plastic products, especially at the design stage, as well as the use of alternative products. He also stressed the need to adopt preventive practices in rivers, which, due to the intensity of flooding phenomena, carry waste into our seas.
The focus of the discussions on the second day of the Informal Council, which consisted of joint sessions of Environment and Energy Ministers, was the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference and the contribution of the energy sector to achieving the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C.
In the margins of the Informal Council, Mr. Hadjipanagiotou also held a bilateral meeting with the Italian Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy Security, Ms. Vannia Gava, during which the concerns of both countries regarding the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation under discussion were discussed.
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