Indicative programme - Environment Council meeting of 16 December 2015

Place:        Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chair(s):   Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment of Luxembourg

All times are approximate and subject to change

+/- 08.30
Arrivals

+/- 08.50
Doorstep by Carole Dieschbourg

+/-10.00
Beginning of Environment Council meeting (Roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Adoption of A Items (public session) if approval of legislative A items)

+/- 10.10
Mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity strategy to 2020

+/- 10.55
Reduction of national emissions of pollutants (NEC Directive) (public session)

+/- 12.55
AOB

- Chemical products: REACH
- Medicines and sustainability
- Protection of the Mediterranean: Barcelona Convention
- Pollution caused by consumption on the move
- Circular economy (public session)
- Energy Union
- Climate conference in Paris (COP 21)
- Work programme of the incoming Presidency

 +/- 13.30
Press conference (public session)

+/- 14.00
Working lunch: real driving emission tests and manipulation of emission control system

• Conselho (Ambiente) de 16/12/2015
• Vídeos das conferências de imprensa e de eventos públicos
• Video coverage in broadcast quality (MPEG4) and photo gallery