Media advisory - Indicative programme, Environment Council of 17 December 2020

Chair: Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany

12.00 EU submission of an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (public session)

14.30 Conclusions on Making the Recovery Circular and Green (public session)

15.00 Conclusions on Digitalisation for the Benefit of the Environment (public session)

16.00 Communication on Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment (public session)

17.30 Any other business (public session)

- Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020

- Ratification of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) - a call for urgent action

- Report on the annual meeting of the Commission for the conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) (27-30 October 2020)

- European Conference "Climate change and the European water dimension - Enhancing resilience" (4-5 November 2020)

- Work programme of the incoming Presidency

At the end of the videoconference 18.00 - press conference in live streaming.

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