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Original article in German. Again Brussels sends a warning letter to Vienna. This is the fifth in terms of the environment, in addition to the ongoing proceedings on the topics of particulate matter, Natura 2000 sites, the power plant on the Black Sulm, and energy efficiency, this occasion relates to citizens' initiatives.

Pesticide regulators are refusing to release to the public the key industry studies on glyphosate that underpin regulatory authorizations and safety limits set for the herbicide, writes Claire Robinson.

More than 400 participants from some 50 countries gathered in Maastricht, the Netherlands, last week to attend the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs), which were held from 29 June to 4 July 2014. At a Joint High-level Segment of the two treaties, held on 2 July, Parties adopted the Maastricht Declaration, which notably highlights the importance of protecting whistle-blowers and environmental activists and ensuring safe public participation in decision-making.

“The new law “On Environmental Impact Evaluation and Expertise” adopted last month by the legislative body of the country has given rise to environmentalists’ discontent and criticism as they see serious deficiencies and gaps in the law.

Original article in Norwegian. Environmental organizations are raging over the Naalakkersuisut amendment in Mining Law that abolishes the right of the public in matters relating to uranium mining and other mining.

(Original article in Spanish.) ECLAC, in his role as Technical Secretariat of the Declaration of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean, participated along with representatives of the governments of Chile and Costa Rica and civil society at the Fifth Meeting of the Parties Aarhus Convention and the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol of Kiev held in Maastricht, Netherlands, from 29 June to 4 July 2014.

Armenian environmentalists are concerned over a new parliament-approved law proposing new procedures of impact assessment and expertise.

ECLAC -in its role as Technical Secretariat for the Declaration on Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean- along with delegates from the Governments of Chile and Costa Rica and civil-society representatives took part in the Fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention and the Second Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers held in Maastricht, Netherlands, from 29 June to 4 July 2014.

Ever considered going to court to protect the environment? It is important some people do. Most planning issues that end up in court are commercial – one company challenging the planning permission granted to another. But sometimes there are brave people who go to court ‘in the public interest’. In other words they don’t stand to gain anything from the result but go to protect wider democratic principles or the environment. After all the environment can’t go to court itself.

The general segment of the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (MOPP 2) on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) continued on Friday, 4 July, in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

VILNIUS, Jul 03, BNS - Parties to the UN Aarhus Convention have once again called on Belarus, which is building a nuclear power plant close to the border with Lithuania, to comply with international obligations. (The website requires registration to view articles.)

The general segment of the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (MOPP 2) on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) opened on Thursday, 3 July, in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Environmental activists and journalists across Europe and Central Asia face severe challenges in their efforts to promote both the access and dissemination of environmental information and public discussion of environmental issues. Without information and discussion, society is generally unable to achieve its right to a healthy environment: people remain unaware of the environmental threats that face them and are disempowered by not being equipped to participate fully in the development of policies, which includes being able to express independent opinions.

The Joint High-Level Segment of the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) and the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (MOPP 2) on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers convened on Wednesday, 2 July, in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

[Maastricht, Netherlands, Wednesday 2 July 2014] Environment Ministers and high level officials from all over Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia have come to Maastricht to make a renewed commitment to access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters. At the 5th session of the Meeting of the Parties (MoP-5) to the Aarhus Convention (1) they came together to adopt the Maastricht Declaration, among other things to better protect whistle-blowers.

Conscious citizens and companies wish to know what is in their food, how sustainable products are and how they are made. This requires better access to product information. For this reason, Ministers and representatives from 50 countries called on the business community today to be clearer about their production processes. The Dutch city of Maastricht is hosting a UN conference on environmental information this week, chaired by State Secretary Mansveld (Infrastructure and the Environment).

Right to information and environmental democracy – Speech. Minister Hogan : Joint High Level Segment of Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, Maastricht July 2nd 2014. Thematic session - Right to information and environmental democracy. Timing: Wednesday, 2 July, 10.35 a.m.

WECF advocates for focus on women and girls as marginalised groups. From June 30th until July 4th, UNECE will hold the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Aarhus Convention as well as the second session of the MOP to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Scotland remains in breach of international law in relation to the high cost of legal action in environmental cases, states are expected to agree as the 5th Meeting of Parties to the UNECE Aarhus Convention draws to a close in Maastricht today.

J&E held a side event on EU transparency at the 5th Meeting of the Parties of the Aarhus Convention. In 2013, J&E was interested in one fundamental question: can citizens of the EU get access to information on how their respective country implements EU law? We had to learn that the answer is: NO!