New extra funding for nature, innovation and competitiveness! €500 million to #HorizonEU will fund new cross-cutting calls for project proposals on: 🌱protecting biodiversity 🇪🇺 strengthening competitiveness 🔎bringing research results to market More👉 link.europa.eu/GvPhdn

Belgium is better preparing for growing pressures on water ecosystems. Today, in Leuven, 🇪🇺 Commissioner @JessikaRoswall and 🇧🇪 authorities signed a joint statement on strengthening water resilience in Belgium. Learn more 👉 link.europa.eu/cBdRwY #WaterWiseEU

🍕 Pineapple is optional. Healthy soil isn’t. Love it or hate it, every pizza's ingredients start with soil. 🪱 And earthworms help keep that soil healthy. ⚠️ But 60 - 70% of EU soils are considered unhealthy. This #WorldFoodDay, let’s protect what feeds us.

🛠️📱 Don't bin it — repair it! ♻️ And when repair is no longer an option, recycle responsibly. E-waste may look like clutter, but it's rich in valuable materials that could be reused. More on EU rules for e-waste in a circular economy 👉 link.europa.eu/GhtfyB #EWasteDay

Biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are crucial for our economies and lives. At #COP17Armenia, the EU will support: ✅Implementation. ✅Mobilisation of $200 billion per year  by 2030. ✅Participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. More 👉 link.europa.eu/pNy6wf

Look up! 🔝 You might spot a Swallow or Cuckoo on its migratory way! 🐦 With the new Euro Bird Portal, we can now track the occurrence of all bird species across Europe in near real time for the 1st time. Watch their migration patterns unfold 👉 eurobirdportal.org/ebp/en/#h…

What makes a city 🇪🇺 leading example for urban sustainability? For their commitment to creating greener, healthier and more sustainable urban areas: 🇪🇸Zaragoza was named #EUGreenCapital 2028 🇪🇸Benidorm & 🇵🇹Estarreja won the #EUGreenLeaf Award 2028 More👉 link.europa.eu/4P3n3w

Do you trust the #EUEcolabel? New data reveals that: 🌸46% of Europeans recognize the logo 🌸66% tend to buy eco-labelled products 🌸81% believe that Ecolabel products have a lower environmental impact than similar products without a label Find out more👉link.europa.eu/X3PTTR

Today, 🇪🇺 Commissioner @JessikaRoswall and 🇩🇪 Minister @schneidercar signed a joint statement on on strengthening water resilience in Germany. An important step forward in Europe’s fight against water scarcity 👉 link.europa.eu/GRRMxH #WaterWiseEU

This autumn, leave the leaves to help biodiversity in urban areas 🍂 It's a protective habitat layer insulating the soil, providing safe overwintering cover for animals, and feeding local food webs We all can help protecting habitats – starting in our gardens #worldhabitatday

When you drop clothes off at a recycling bin, where do they actually go? True textile-to-textile recycling currently accounts for just 1% of production globally. New research shows the positive environmental impacts of increasing that to 10% in the EU 👉 link.europa.eu/xfrC3y

The Mediterranean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to water scarcity and the impacts of climate change. That's why the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean agreed on common solutions to water challenges in 🇮🇹 Rome 👉 link.europa.eu/dV4pfH

🥗 58 million tonnes of food are wasted every year in the EU And almost 42 million people in the EU cannot afford a quality meal every second day. The revised Waste Framework Directive sets legally binding food waste reduction targets by 2030 👉 link.europa.eu/87dWFf