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2026
N°141 – PFAS pollution: Sweden runs out of patience, 04 September, 2026
N°140 – Danish study identifies business barriers to PFAS alternatives, 17 July, 2026
N°139 – Critical Chemicals Alliance is creating a fossil lock-in, warn NGOs, 10 July, 2026
N°138 – Commission insists on progress with chemical Restrictions Roadmap, 3 July, 2026
N°137 – Environment Ministers ask Commission for action in the absence of REACH revision, 26 June, 2026
N°136 – Chemicals Omnibus deal limits deregulation despite Commission push,19 June, 2026
N°135 – TFA, a common pollutant of water and food, confirmed as being toxic to reproduction, 12 June, 2026
N°134 – ECHA identifies REACH implementation progress and weaknesses, 5 June, 2026
N°133 – Commission sidelined on full carcinogens’ ban in Cosmetics, 22 May, 2026
N°132 – The REACH reform saga is not over, 8 May, 2026
N°131 – 4 years of EU Restrictions Roadmap: little progress, 24 April, 2026
N°130 – Commission publishes draft ban on cancer-causing chemicals in childcare articles, 17 April, 2026
N°129 – German chemicals strategy: weaken climate policy, freeze chemicals policy, 10 April, 2026
N°128 – EPP, S&D and Renew find compromise for carcinogens in cosmetics, 27 March, 2026
N°127 – UK overtakes EU in banning toxic lead in ammunition, 20 March, 2026
N°126 – Polluters face further class actions in EU PFAS hotspots, 13 March, 2026
N°125 – PFAS-affected communities across Europe gather at Commission’s headquarters, 6 March, 2026
N°124 – A coalition of local authorities joins forces on PFAS pollution, 27 February, 2026
N°123 – Industry lobby storm on the REACH revision, 13 February, 2026
N°122 – Chemicals Omnibus: MEPs table ban on PFAS and endocrine disruptors in cosmetics, 6 February, 2026
N°121 – MEPs disagree over Chemicals Omnibus impact on health protection, 30 January, 2026
N°120 – Are the Commissioners drifting away from REACH revision? 23 January, 2026
N°119 – New year, new PFAS rules, 16 January, 2026
2025
N°118 – Defence Omnibus: Parliament rewrites REACH exemption, 19 December 2025
N°117 – Cefic U-turns on support for REACH revision, 12 December 2025
N°116 – Chemicals Omnibus on a long road in Parliament, 5 December 2025
N°115 – Flame retardant about to be restricted after 13 years of evaluation, 28 November 2025
N°114 – New date for REACH revision publication, 21 November 2025
N°113 – Chemicals Omnibus: EU countries reject lowering of health protection, 7 November 2025
N°112 – Member States want action on persistent pollutants, 24 October 2025
N°111 – Flame retardant identified as a substance of very high concern after 13 years of evaluation, 17 October 2025
N°110 – PFAS damages: water utilities warn about losing insurance cover, 10 October 2025
N°109 – Environment Commissioner pledges to deliver on REACH revision, 3 October 2025
N°108 – Commission faces REACH revision delays, 26 September 2025
N°107 – Chemicals Omnibus on a bumpy road, 19 September 2025
N°106 – PFAS: 40% of Swedish wild fish samples are unsafe for consumption- and it will get worse, 12 September 2025
N°105 – Belgium minister pledges national PFAS ban, 5 September 2025
N°104 – EU PFAS restriction process shaken up, 29 August 2025
N°103 – French mayors left alone to handle PFAS in tap water, 18 July 2025
N°102 – ECHA to get a new and stronger foundation, 11th July 2025
N°101 – PFAS: 11 French municipalities prohibit drinking water supply for vulnerable people, 4th July 2025
N°100 – Chemical Omnibus draft clashes with consumer protection, 27th June 2025
N°99 – Netherlands municipalities ask for national PFAS ban as EU is too slow, 20th June 2025
N°98 – EU Parliament and Council reach a deal for a stronger chemical data platform, 13th June 2025
N°97 – Concerned scientists intervene in final stretch of REACH revision, 6th June 2025
N°96 – Chemical omnibus on a collision course with fighting cancer, 23rd May 2025
N°95 – Von der Leyen steps up support for chemical sector, 16th May 2025
N°94 – Commission accused of industry-sided REACH revision, 25th April 2025
N°93 – EU lawmakers agree to ban endocrine disruptors, bisphenols and PFAS from toys, 11th April 2025
N°92 – Commission opens final consultation round for REACH revision, 4th April 2025
N°91 – Séjourné insists REACH revision will be out by the end of the year, 28th March 2025
N°90 – Toy safety trilogue: negotiations on PFAS and bisphenol to be continued, 21st March 2025
N°89 – EU countries concerned about petrochemical plants’ decline, 14th March 2025
N°88 – Cefic scales back on protection ambition from REACH revision, 28th February 2025
N°87 – France, second EU country to ban PFAS in consumer products, 21st February 2025
N°86 – REACH revision proposal confirmed for Q4, but unclear when ECHA regulation is due, 14th February 2025
N°85 – Competitiveness compass points to protection against chemical risks, 31st January 2025
N°84 – PFAS water pollution threatens societal resilience, warn Europe’s water companies, 24th January 2025
N°83 – 100 billion euros per year to decontaminate Europe from PFAS if emissions unabated, 17th January 2025
2024
N°82 – Ministers team up for ambitious REACH revision, 19th December 2024
N°81 – Professional uses exempted from PFHxA (PFAS subgroup) restriction, Commission suggests, 13th December 2024
N°80 – Widely used PFAS-pesticide about to lose EU approval, 6th December 2024
N°79 – EU common drinking water protection falling apart over PFAS, 29nd November 2024
N°78 – Authorities behind PFAS restriction open to other options than banning, 22nd November 2024
N°77 – PFAS restriction: Séjourné wants to accelerate action, 15th November 2024
N°76 – MEPs cross-examine Roswall on chemicals, 8th November 2024
N°75 – REACH revision as early as 2025, 25th October 2024
N°74 – European waters suffer from persistent chemical pollution, 18th October 2024
N°73 – Hungarian Presidency wants to speed up the Chemicals Strategy, 11th October 2024
N°72 – Commission sued for allowing PFAS-pesticide which is causing forever water pollution, 27th September 2024
N°71 – Von der Leyen II: new faces, old setup for upgrading chemicals policy, 20th September 2024
N°70 – Draghi’s report scaremongers about chemical safety regulation, 13th September 2024
N°69 – Toxic-free toys: Internal market committee upholds previous Parliament position, 6th September 2024
N°68 – Influential MEPs on chemicals policy return to the Environment committee, 26th July 2024
N°67 – Von der Leyen promises to simplify REACH for more circularity and resilience, 19th July 2024
N°66 – Forever chemical TFA causing widespread pollution of drinking water, 12th July 2024
N°65 – S&D puts REACH revision on its priority list, 5th July 2024
N°64 – ECHA starts the review to classify forever chemical TFA as reprotoxic 1B, 28th June 2024
N°63 – MEPs leading on chemicals policy: who’s back and who’s not, 14th June 2024
N°62 – PFAS pollution awareness still low in the East of the EU, 7th June 2024
N°61 – Record PFAS levels, water companies alarmed, 31st May 2024
N°60 – Is the EPP a partner in fighting pollution?, 24th May 2024
N°59 – Commission President defends the PFAS restriction process, 17th May 2024
N°58 – Another PFAS national ban in the pipeline – this time Denmark, 26th April 2024
N°57 – EU must intensify work to phase out harmful chemicals in products, agencies say, 19th April 2024
N°56 – Belgian Presidency keeps momentum on the REACH revision, 12th April 2024
N°55 – French national assembly votes to ban PFAS in textiles, cosmetics, and ski waxes, 5th April 2024
N°54 – Commission accused of inappropriate secrecy on the REACH revision, 22nd March 2024
N°53 – The European Parliament strengthens Commission’s proposal for toxic-free toys, 15th March 2024
N°52 – Legislators take the lead in banning forever chemicals from food packaging, 8th March 2024
N°51 – Another group of ‘forever chemicals’ on its way out, 1st March 2024
N°50 – Chemical sector leads a push for putting industry first in next Commission, 23rd February 2024
N°49 – Belgium working toward a PFAS victim fund, 9th February 2024
N°48 – EU politicians contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS, 2nd February 2024
N°47 – Belgian presidency commits to advancing on the Chemicals strategy, 26th January 2024
N°46 – Fine for French cartel hiding toxics in food packaging, 19th January 2024
2023
N°45 – Belgium Presidency agenda – chemicals files and event, 15th December 2023
N°44 – EU to get a new super platform for data on chemicals, 8th December 2023
N°43 – The Brussels’ EU quarter is drinking PFAS-contaminated water, 1st December 2023
N°42 – European Parliament charges ahead to ban PFAS in food packaging, 24th November 2023
N°41 – Slow go on the Chemicals restriction roadmap, 17th November 2023
N°40 – Lead MEPs raise expectations on toxic-free toys, 10th November 2023
N°39 – Environment Committee wants a rapid ban of ‘forever chemicals’ from food contact packaging, 27th October 2023
N°38 – Šefcovic worried about green transition and competition: REACH revision left to next Commission, 20th October 2023
N°37 – EU ban on F-gases: a climate law that also reduces forever chemical pollution, 13th October 2023
N°36 – Commission keeps REACH revision in limbo: Šefcovic promises hard work but delivery remains uncertain, 6th October 2023
N°35 – German chemical industry gets summit, but not the wanted outcome, 29th September 2023
N°34 – REACH revision: a first test for the incoming Green Deal Commissioner, Šefcovic, 22nd September 2023
N°33 – Sinkevicius questions if REACH revision ready under this mandate, 15th September 2023
N°32 – Scholz holds summit for chemical industry in crisis, 8th September 2023
N°31 – Health benefits from toxic-free products ten times higher than industry costs, 14th July 2023
N°30 – Dutch politicians angry at Chemours over PFAS pollution cover-up, 7th July 2023
N°29 – Universal ban of ‘forever chemicals’ caught in ineffective procedures, 30th June 2023
N°28 – Forever chemicals group PFHxA up for a ban in certain articles, industrial uses off the hook 23rd June 2023
N°27 – Conservatives keep trying to halt the Green Deal, 16th June 2023
N°26 – Commission announces damage control on toxic bisphenol A in food packaging, 9th June 2023
N°25 – Green transition, PFAS industry grasping at straws, 2nd June 2023
N°24 – Environment Commissioner highlights the chemicals pollution crisis, 12th May 2023
N°23 – EU trade in chemicals accelerated in 2022, 5th May 2023
N°22 – Restrictions roadmap puts the failure of the chemicals policy in the limelight, 28th April 2023
N°21 – French leaders under pressure on the REACH revision, 21st April 2023
N°20 – German doctors call on von der Leyen to revise REACH, 14th April 2023
N°19 – Toxic-free investments in consumer products at risk, warns company, 7th April 2023
N°18 – Waiting for REACH: lawmakers and stakeholders warn of negative impacts of the Commission’s delays, 31st March 2023
N°17 – Commissioner Sinkevicius hopes for a REACH revision publication by summer, 24th March 2023
N°16 – REACH revision stuck in Commission politics, 17th March 2023
N°15 – Universal PFAS restriction proposal by Member States is published, 10th February 2023
N°14 – REACH revision delay: industry and NGOs call for regulatory certainty, 3rd February 2023
N°13 – PFAS everywhere, now in Danish eggs: nothing safe, 27th January 2023
N°12 – Toxic tableware: Melamine caught by the EU list of substances of very high concern, 20th January 2023
N°11 – A first global target for chemical pollution under the Biodiversity Framework, 13th January 2023
2022
N°10 – Commission gets cracking at the Chemicals Restrictions roadmap – first stop: carcinogens in childcare articles, 9th December 2022
N°9 – ECHA gives green light to ban lead in shooting and fishing, 2nd December 2022, 2nd December 2022
N°8 – Classification of endocrine disruptors opened to the use of non-animal data, 25th November 2022
N°7 – REACH revision passes impact assessment test, 18th November 2022
N°6 – Flemish government turns green following PFAS pollution scandal, 11th November 2022
N°5 – Consultation shows broad support for CLP new hazard classes, 28th October 2022
N°4 – Nobody happy with the REACH revision delay – Commission rows back, 21st October 2022
N°3 – The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – two years on and the heavy lifting still to come, 14th October 2022
N°2 – European Parliament rejects a regulatory moratorium on REACH, 7th October 2022
N°1 – A brand-new weekly briefing on EU politics and chemical regulatory affairs, 30th September 2022
