Wildlife crime is devastating for endangered European species and a growing risk to our societies’ economic development and security, but most cases still go unpunished or undetected. This is one of the main findings of a new report published on July 5th 2023 by the LIFE SWiPE project, ‘Uncovering the Invisible: Successes and Challenges for […]
Today, MEPs of the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) adopted, by a large majority, a strong position on the revision of the EU Environmental Crime Directive. This position goes beyond the original proposal of the European Commission, and sends a clear message to Member States that the European Parliament is determined to give teeth […]
The European Commission has adopted this week a proposal for a new EU Directive to crack down on environmental crime. The SWiPE project has engaged in the consultation process and considers the revision an important step, given that the evaluation published in October 2020 found that the Directive has not fully met its objectives and […]