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Hans Bruyninckx selected as new EEA Executive Director to take office 1 June 2013

Belgian Professor Hans Bruyninckx has been selected by the EEA Management Board as the EEA Executive Director to take office from 1 June 2013. A formal offer of appointment will be made after all procedures have been finalised. More information

Professor Jacqueline McGlade, the EEA Executive Director, will be in office until 31 May 2013.

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Title	Description	Effective Date	Item Type
EEA Evaluation		2003-09-30T11:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Forest fires in Southern Europe	An increase over recent years in the frequency and extent of forest fires in the Mediterranean region, has had a significant impact on soil erosion. Frequently ...	2003-09-02T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Heatwave sparks smog warnings through Europe	Concentrations of damaging ground-level ozone increase when summer sunshine ignites polluting emissions from transport and industry.	2003-08-19T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Algal bloom in coastal waters	The hot weather affecting much of Europe is encouraging the formation of coloured 'blooms' of algae in several coastal areas, which can make bathing unpleasant ...	2003-08-11T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Heatwaves, floods and droughts in Europe	Currently much of Europe is drying up in a heatwave, but one year ago the problem was too much rain as parts of central Europe suffered serious flooding.	2003-08-07T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Europe's water: An indicator-based assessment - Summary	This summary presents the main findings and key messages from the upcoming report Europe's water - an indicator-based assessment, which assesses the quality and...	2003-06-17T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Europe's environmental progress at risk from unsustainable economic	The state of the environment across Europe has improved in several respects over the past decade, but much of the progress is likely to be wiped out by economic...	2003-05-12T14:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Europe's environmental progress at risk from unsustainable economic activities	The state of the environment across Europe has improved in several respects over the past decade, but much of the progress is likely to be wiped out by economic...	2003-05-12T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EU greenhouse gas emissions rise for second year running	Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the European Union have increased for the second consecutive year, moving the EU further away from meeting its commitment to...	2003-05-06T08:30:00+01:00	Press Release
EU greenhouse gas emissions rise for second year running	Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the European Union have increased for the second consecutive year, moving the EU further away from meeting its commitment to...	2003-05-06T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
From the Europa website: Commissioner Wallstr\xc3\xb6m calls for more stringent measures and policies to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions	Commissioner Wallström calls for more stringent measures and policies to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions (European Commission press release on europa.eu.int)	2003-05-05T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
SERIS - Links to national state of the environment reports	SERIS, the EEAs State of the Environment Reporting Information System, is launched. Seris contains bibliographic information about national and international st...	2003-04-15T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
OECD/EEA Launch New Database on Economic Instruments Used in Environmental Policy	The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Environment Agency have developed a database which will help governments choose a ...	2003-04-03T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
OECD/EEA launch new database on economic instruments used in environmental policy	The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Environment Agency have developed a database which will help governments choose a mi...	2003-04-03T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Annual work programme 2003	The Agencys work programme 2003	2003-04-01T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Importance of monitoring agri-environmental indicators highlighted in new publication		2003-03-26T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Importance of monitoring agri-environmental indicators highlighted in new publication	A new publication entitled "Building agri-environmental indicators : focussing on the European area frame survey LUCAS" has been released today. The product of ...	2003-03-26T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Greenhouse gas emission trends in Europe, 1990-2000	EU and candidate countries' progress between 1990 and 2000 towards reaching their targets under the Kyoto Protocol is assessed in this report. It shows which co...	2003-03-03T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Environmental scientist appointed to lead European Environment Agency	Professor Jacqueline McGlade, an environmental scientist active across a broad spectrum of the life sciences, is to be the next Executive Director of the Europe...	2003-02-26T00:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Environmental scientist appointed to lead EEA	Professor Jacqueline McGlade, an environmental scientist active across a broad spectrum of the life sciences, is to be the next Executive Director of the Europe...	2003-02-26T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Greenhouse gas emission trends in Europe, 1990-2000	Topic report 2002 no. 7	2003-02-20T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Case studies point towards solutions to Europe's waste problems	Many of the problems linked to Europe's growing waste volumes can be solved if countries learn from others that have pioneered solutions, argues a new report pu...	2003-01-29T00:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Turkey brings EEA membership to 31	Turkey has informed the European Environment Agency that it has completed the procedure of ratification of its EEA membership agreement. This makes it likely th...	2003-01-28T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Turkey brings EEA membership to 31	Turkey has informed the European Environment Agency that it has completed the procedure of ratification of its EEA membership agreement. This makes it likely th...	2003-01-28T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
The EEA wishes you a merry christmas and a happy new year	The EEA wishes you a merry christmas and a happy new year	2002-12-18T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Indicators and fact sheets about transport have been updated		2002-12-11T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Further action needed to reach EU climate change target, projections show	Policy measures taken so far by European Union countries to curb their emissions of greenhouse gases fall well short of enabling the EU to meet its obligations ...	2002-12-06T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Accession countries taking over EU's unsustainable transport patterns, EEA report warns	The 13 countries seeking accession to the European Union are rapidly adopting the EU's unsustainable transport patterns, as roads gain increasing importance in ...	2002-12-03T09:30:00+01:00	Press Release
Accession countries taking over EU's unsustainable transport patterns, EEA report warns	The 13 countries seeking accession to the European Union are rapidly adopting the EUs unsustainable transport patterns, as roads gain increasing importance in...	2002-12-03T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EMEP/CORINAIR Emission Inventory Guidebook - Third edition, October 2002 update		2002-11-25T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Oil spill off Galicia badly damages highly valuable ecosystems	The oil spill from the now-sunken tanker Prestige off the coast of Galicia is affecting one of the most beautiful and spectacular parts of the Spanish coast...	2002-11-22T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Oil spill off Galicia badly damages highly valuable ecosystems		2002-11-22T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
OECD/EU/EEA database on economic instruments	Much information on the use of economic instruments for environmental protection and natural resource management is available in a new database. This is the res...	2002-10-23T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
OECD/EU/EEA database on economic instruments		2002-10-23T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Summer 2002 smog levels exceed critical threshold three days in four	Levels of potentially harmful ground-level ozone exceeded a critical threshold somewhere in Europe on more than three days out of four this summer, according to...	2002-10-16T14:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Fishery indicator factsheets	Four new indicators on fishery have been published	2002-10-16T13:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Air pollution by ozone in Europe : Overview of exceedances of EC ozone threshold values during the summer season April-August		2002-10-16T12:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Summer 2002 smog levels exceed critical threshold three days in four	Levels of potentially harmful ground-level ozone exceeded a critical threshold somewhere in Europe on more than three days out of four this summer, according to...	2002-10-16T08:30:00+01:00	Press Release
Domingo Jim\xe9nez-Beltr\xe1n receives the "Twelve Stars for the Environment" Award	The European Environment Agency's former Executive Director, Domingo Jiménez-Beltrán, has received the "Twelve Stars for the Environment" Award of the Europea...	2002-10-11T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Domingo Jim\xc3\xa9nez-Beltr\xc3\xa1n receives the "Twelve Stars for the Environment" Award	The European Environment Agency's former Executive Director, Domingo Jiménez-Beltrán, has received the "Twelve Stars for the Environment" Award of the Europea...	2002-10-11T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
United Nations Environment Programme launches new European-wide environmental information portal on the internet	Among the first group of environmental information portals available as part of the globally distributed UNEP.Net information network, UNEPs European Portal i...	2002-10-11T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA remembers Michele Fontana on 1st anniversary of Milan air crash	European Environment Agency staff today held a special meeting of remembrance for Michele Fontana, an Italian colleague killed in the air accident at Milans L...	2002-10-08T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA remembers Michele Fontana on 1st anniversary of Milan air crash	European Environment Agency staff today held a special meeting of remembrance for Michele Fontana, an Italian colleague killed in the air accident at Milans L...	2002-10-08T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
United Nations Environment Programme launches new European-wide environmental information portal on the internet	Among the first group of environmental information portals available as part of the globally distributed UNEP.Net information network, UNEPs European Portal i...	2002-10-01T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA/WHO Workshop on health-related indicators of air quality.		2002-09-27T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Indicator in focus: Human health and air quality		2002-09-06T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
World Summit on Sustainable Development	At the Johannesburg Summit, Heads of State and Government and other national delegates, representatives from international organisations and leaders from non-go...	2002-08-28T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Floods in Europe	Environmental Issues No 21	2002-08-14T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Towards an urban atlas: Assessment of spatial data on 25 European cities and urban areas	Environmental issue report No 30	2002-07-30T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Europe's biodiversity - biogeographical regions and seas	Europe's biodiversity needs to be used wisely to ensure a sustainable future.	2002-05-31T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Indicator in focus: Total phosphorus and nitrate concentrations in rivers, selected EU and accession countries	Although concentrations of phosphorus decreased in both the EU and the accession countries during the 1990s, nitrate concentrations remained relatively unchange...	2002-05-31T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EU energy sector makes insufficient progress in reducing its environmental impact	Energy consumption in the European Union is rising, mainly because of transport growth, energy efficiency is improving only slowly and renewable energies need t...	2002-05-30T09:00:00+01:00	Press Release
National and central estimates for air emissions from road transport	Technical report No 74	2002-05-30T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Interim director to take over at European Environment Agency		2002-05-30T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Energy and environment in the European Union	Environmental issue report No 31	2002-05-30T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Drive to reduce pressure on Europe's environment makes patchy progress	Efforts to lessen pressures on Europe's environment are making uneven progress while pressure is continuing to grow on some natural resources, especially fish s...	2002-05-23T10:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Environmental signals 2002 : Benchmarking the millenium.	Environmental assessment report No 9	2002-05-23T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA continues shift from \x93report producer\x94 to \x93information provider\x94	EEA today launched a completely revamped Web site, the second major revision since the Agency created its site in 1995. The new-look site was opened by the Lord...	2002-05-22T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA celebrates its enlargement to 13 new countries	On 17 May the European Environment Agency held a special event to celebrate its enlargement to the 13 countries in central and eastern Europe and the Mediterran...	2002-05-20T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Interim director to take over at European Environment Agency	Gordon McInnes, the most senior manager at the European Environment Agency, will become acting Executive Director of the Agency on 1 June...	2002-05-16T23:00:00+01:00	Press Release
EU reaches CO2 stabilisation target despite upturn in greenhouse gas emissions		2002-04-30T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EU reaches CO2 stabilisation target despite upturn in greenhouse gas emissions		2002-04-29T09:30:00+01:00	Press Release
Contaminated environment jeopardizes our children's health		2002-04-15T10:00:00+01:00	Press Release
EEA highlights key measures for reducing landfilling of biodegradable waste	National strategies to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill should comprise an integrated package of measures, including ...	2002-03-22T09:00:00+01:00	Press Release
EEA highlights key measures for reducing landfilling of biodegradable waste		2002-03-21T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Cumbre de Barcelona de la Uni\xf3n Europea: Los resultados son preocupantes desde el punto de vista ambiental y del desarrollo sostenible	OPINIÓN PERSONAL	2002-03-20T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
The Barcelona EU summit: The results are worrying from an environmental and sustainable development viewpoint	Personal Statement by Domingo Jiménez-Beltrán	2002-03-20T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
The Barcelona EU summit.	Personal Statement by Domingo Jiménez-Beltrán	2002-03-20T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA Management Board meeting of 14-15 March 2002		2002-03-15T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Barcelona: where environment, economy and the social dimension meet		2002-03-13T11:30:00+01:00	Press Release
Update on the environmental dimension of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy from Environmental signals 2002		2002-01-28T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA draws key lessons from history on using precaution in policy-making		2002-01-10T00:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): The significance of gene flow through pollen transfer		2002-01-10T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA highlights success stories in expanding renewable energy		2001-12-06T00:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Quelle est l\'efficacit\xe9 de la l\xe9gislation europ\xe9enne mati\xe8re d\'environnement?	D'après un nouveau rapport de l'Agence européenne pour l'environnement intitulé «Reporting on environmental measures: Are we being effective?», il est trè...	2001-11-29T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
How effective is EU environmental legislation?	In most cases it is impossible to tell, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency called Reporting on environmental measures: Are we being ...	2001-11-29T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
European Commission Press note.	Territorial nature of agriculture essential to detecting environmental problems	2001-10-26T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Summer smog levels exceed critical threshold on two days in three	This report provides a first evaluation of ground-level ozone pollution in Europe during spring and summer 2001. Based on data submitted to the European Commiss...	2001-10-25T23:00:00+01:00	Press Release
European Community and Member States greenhouse gas emission trends 1990-1999; Topic Report No. 10	This report serves as input to the annual progress evaluation report of the European Commission, under the Monitoring Mechanism of Community CO2 and other green...	2001-10-24T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Statement by Domingo Jim\xe9nez-Beltr\xe1n, EEA Executive Director		2001-10-09T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Car-free day		2001-09-20T23:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Transport continuing to increase pressure on Europe's environment		2001-09-11T08:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Final result of The BET	As referee, the European Environment Agency declared today that 88 schools and universities in 13 European countries had won a bet with the European Commissione...	2001-09-07T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
New EEA report aims to help prevent floods and droughts		2001-08-13T09:00:00+01:00	Press Release
EEA enlarges to embrace countries in central and eastern Europe, Mediterranean		2001-08-01T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA publishes annual report for 2000		2001-07-31T19:10:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA reorganises to meet new challenges	The Agency has after 6 years of existence decided to reorganise to better meet the challenges in the coming years.	2001-07-18T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Summary of EEA Bureau meeting of 13 June 2001	The Bureau of the EEA met on 13 June 2001 at the Agencys headquarters in Copenhagen. The meeting was chaired by Kees Zoeteman, chairman of the Management Boar...	2001-07-09T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EEA expansion on course following EU ratification	The European Environment Agency welcomes the European Unions ratification of agreements that will enable the 13 countries seeking accession to the EU to becom...	2001-06-27T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Environmental signals 2001	Latest environmental signals highlight Europe's public policy challenge.	2001-05-29T10:00:00+01:00	Press Release
EU greenhouse gas emissions down 4%, more cuts needed - EEA	The 15 European Union countries recorded a 4.0% reduction between 1990 and 1999 in their combined emissions of the six "greenhouse" gases covered by the Kyoto P...	2001-04-22T23:00:00+01:00	Press Release
EEA report highlights measures to promote sustainable water use	Cost and lack of information are preventing many European households from using devices that can substantially cut their water consumption, according to a new E...	2001-04-04T23:00:00+01:00	Press Release
EEA Statement on the OECD Environmental Outlook report	The European Environment Agency warmly congratulates the OECD on its Environmental Outlook report, launched today in Paris.	2001-04-05T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Bridging the gap	From research to action - Bridging the Gap - A conference on research and policy in Stockholm 9-11 May	2001-04-04T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
EU countries increasing burden on global environment -- EEA report		2001-03-29T23:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Summary of EEA Management Board meeting of 20 March 2001		2001-03-26T00:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Steen Gade elected vice-chairman of EEA Management Board		2001-03-22T00:00:00+01:00	Press Release
Spanish university to lead work for EEA on land use and degradation	The European Environment Agency has designated Spain's Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) to take a lead role in reinforcing the Agency's work on land deg...	2001-03-22T00:00:00+01:00	Press Release
New European topic centres	At its meeting on 29 November 2000, the Management Board of the Agency appointed four organisations to lead new European Topic Centres (ETCs) in 2001.	2001-01-26T01:00:00+02:00	Highlight
Urgent action needed to protect Europe's damaged soils		2000-12-19T00:00:00+01:00	Press Release