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Dobrodošli. Ime mi je Janez Potočnik in sem evropski komisar za okolje. Enega največjih izzivov, s katerimi se soočamo, predstavlja iskanje načinov, kako zagotoviti zdravo in čisto okolje za prihodnost. Upam, da vam bo ta spletna stran predstavila, kaj delamo, da bi našli odgovore na ta izziv.

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14/05/2013: Speech: "Shale gas in Europe - being consistent with a low carbon economy, managing health and environmental risks"

European Economic Congress in Katowice/Poland

06/05/2013: Statement concerning the uncontrolled burning of waste in Campania ("Terra dei fuochi")

06/05/2013: Vlaganje v zeleno infrastrukturo prinaša večkratne koristi za naravo, družbo in ljudi

Evropska komisija je danes sprejela novo strategijo, s katero želi spodbuditi uporabo zelene infrastrukture in zagotoviti, da so naravni procesi sistematično vključeni v prostorsko načrtovanje. Zelena infrastruktura je preskušeno orodje, ki s pomočjo narave zagotavlja ekološke, gospodarske in družbene koristi. Na primer namesto gradnje infrastrukture za zaščito pred poplavami bi rešitev z zeleno infrastrukturo omogočila naravnim mokriščem, da vsrkajo prekomerno vodo zaradi obilnega deževja.

23/04/2013: Speech: "Towards Green Growth: Seizing Business Opportunities"

Green Economy Forum (Dublin Chamber of Commerce)

17/04/2013: Speech: "The only way forward is a sustainable economy"

Debate on Green Economy (at the Graduate Institute Geneva), Geneva

17/04/2013: Speech: "Cities will define our future"

7th European conference on sustainable cities & towns, Geneva

12/04/2013: Speech: "Let's Free our Oceans from this Plague"

International Conference on Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in European Seas, Berlin

09/04/2013: več jasnosti za podjetja in potrošnike glede ekoloških trditev

Evropska komisija predlaga vseevropski metodi za merjenje okoljske učinkovitosti proizvodov in organizacij ter spodbuja države članice in zasebni sektor, naj ju sprejmejo.

04/04/2013: Speech: "A throw away economy cannot be competitive"

UNEP meeting "Towards a Sustainable Economic Paradigm: from Labour to Resource Productivity", Paris

04/04/2013: Speech: "The private sector and the environment need each other"

Annual conference of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (OECD), Paris

03/04/2013: Speech: "Environmental priorities"

Hearing with the Committee for European Affairs and the Committee for Sustainable Development (Assemblée Nationale), Paris

03/04/2013: Speech: "Getting the future we really want will depend on each one of us"

Debate organised by "Ecolo Ethik, de l'Ecole des Affaires Internationales des Sciences Po", Paris

25/03/2013: Bristol, Bruselj, Glasgow in Ljubljana v ožjem izboru za naziv zelene prestolnice Evrope za leto 2015

Bristol, Bruselj, Glasgow in Ljubljana so bili izbrani za finaliste, ki napredujejo v naslednjo fazo izbora zelene prestolnice Evrope za leto 2015, ki ga organizira Evropska komisija. Nagrada za zeleno prestolnico Evrope se vsako leto podeli mestu, ki izstopa po svojem okolju prijaznem delovanju.

25/03/2013: "Voda kot priložnost za trajnostni razvoj in mednarodno sodelovanje Slovenije"

Govor na posvetu v organizaciji Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve RS, Ljubljana

21/03/2013: Commission takes Belgium to Court over untreated urban waste water

The European Commission is concerned that Belgium is failing to protect its citizens from the effects of untreated urban waste water. Despite earlier reminders from the Commission, a number of towns in Belgium are still failing to comply with European norms. Discharge of untreated urban waste water is a threat to human health and the environment. In an effort to urge Belgium to speed up its actions in this area, the Commission is therefore taking Belgium to the EU Court of Justice, on the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik.

21/03/2013: Commission takes Italy to Court over inadequate treatment of waste landfilled in Lazio

The European Commission is taking Italy to Court for failing to comply with the requirements of EU waste legislation. Due to a narrow interpretation by the Italian authorities of what constitutes sufficient treatment of waste, the Malagrotta landfill in Rome and other landfills in the Lazio region are being filled with waste that has not undergone the treatment required by EU legislation. Landfills operating in breach of EU waste legislation constitute a serious threat to human health and the environment. On the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, the Commission is taking Italy to the EU Court of Justice.

21/03/2013: World Water Day 2013

Statement by EU Commissioner for Environment Janez Potočnik, EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs and EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier on the eve of World Water Day 2013

21/03/2013: Marčevski paket kršitev: glavni sklepi

20/03/2013: Preparation Environment Council, 21 March 2013

The first Environment Council under the Irish Presidency will be held in Brussels on 21 March. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard will represent the European Commission.

19/03/2013: pomoč Komisije državam članicam za bolj trajnostno ravnanje z odpadki

Vsako leto vsak evropski državljan proizvede več kot 500 kilogramov komunalnih odpadkov. Od tega jih gre več kot tretjina naravnost na odlagališče. Nekatere države članice komunalne odpadke učinkovito uporabijo in jih več kot 60 % reciklirajo ali kompostirajo, druge pa imajo pri ravnanju z njimi težave.

19/03/2013: Speech: "Raw Materials: Not just about economics but physics!"

3rd Annual European Raw Materials Conference, Brussels

19/03/2013: Speech: "Waste is not a problem – it is an opportunity"

Seminar on improving implementation of the waste legislation in selected Member States - Brussels, 19 March 2013

18/03/2013: Speech: "Let's Clean up Europe!"

Launch of new European litter prevention network - Brussels, 18 March 2013.

13/03/2013: Komisija prevzela pobudo ter podprla "modro rast" s trajnostnim upravljanjem morskih in obalnih območij

Komisija je danes predstavila predlog za izboljšanje načrtovanja pomorskih dejavnosti na morju in upravljanja obalnih območij. Gre za predlog direktive, ki naj bi vzpostavila skupni evropski okvir za pomorsko prostorsko načrtovanje in celostno upravljanje obalnih območij v državah članicah EU. S tem naj bi se zagotovilo, da bosta rast pomorskih in obalnih dejavnosti ter raba morskih in obalnih virov še naprej trajnostni.

13/03/2013: Questions and Answers on proposed Directive on Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Management

Why is the Commission proposing a Framework Directive on Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Management? The uncoordinated use of coastal and maritime areas is currently resulting in competition for maritime and coastal space and inefficient use of marine and coastal resources.

11/03/2013: Commissioners Potočnik and Damanaki welcome progress within CITES for global protection of shark species threatened by unsustainable trade

We warmly welcome the decisions at the CITES meeting today to grant extra protection to five shark species threatened by unsustainable international trade.

07/03/2013: "Sustainable use of phosphorus"

Speech by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, 1st European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference - opening of the second day of the conference, Brussels

07/03/2013: "Making waste a resource and moving towards a truly circular economy"

Speech by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, "Zero Waste Europe" Conference (at the European Parliament), Brussels

07/03/2013: Posvetovanje o ravnanju z odpadki iz plastičnih mas v EU

V sodobnem svetu so plastični materiali neizogibni. Plastične mase so vsestranske in trajne, vendar je ravno zaradi njihove trajnosti ravnanje z odpadki iz plastičnih mas težavno. Z danes objavljeno zeleno knjigo želi Evropska komisija začeti strukturirano razpravo o tem, kako poskrbeti za to, da bodo plastični izdelki v celotnem življenjskem krogu bolj trajnostni, in kako zmanjšati učinek odpadkov iz plastičnih mas na okolje.

06/03/2013: Speech by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik

Moving in the right direction – cleaner transport for improved health and sustainable economic growth, European Mobility Week Award Ceremony, Brussels

06/03/2013: Promet in okolje: nagradi za trajnostno mobilnost Aberdeenu in Zagrebu

Evropska komisija je razglasila dobitnika nagrade evropskega tedna mobilnosti in nagrade za najboljši načrt trajnostne mobilnosti v mestih za leto 2012. Nagrajenima mestoma sta nagradi podelila evropska komisarja Siim Kallas in Janez Potočnik na skupni svečani podelitvi v Bruslju (Théâtre du Vaudeville) 6. marca.

06/03/2013: Speech by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik

Forum for the future of agriculture - session: sustainable intensification and resource efficiency, Brussels

01/03/2013: New timber regulation comes into force

On 3 March, new legislation comes into effect to counter the trade in illegal timber. The new EU Timber regulation will affect everyone in the wood trade. It prohibits the placing of illegally harvested timber on the European market in an effort to tackle the problem of illegal logging across the world. Illegal logging has severe economic, environmental and social impacts: it is associated with deforestation and climate change, it can undermine the efforts and livelihoods of legitimate operators, and it can also contribute to conflicts over land and resources.