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EU countries submitted draft national plans under the Nature Restoration Regulation to the European Commission on 1 September. The plans set out how countries intend to meet restoration targets through 2030 and outline actions and targets planned for 2040 and 2050.
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Germany’s environment ministry signed a joint declaration of intent on the conservation and wise use of wetlands of international importance on 1 September. The signing took place during the fourth Indo-German Environment Forum.
Europol said an international action on 31 August targeted Sality botnet infrastructure linked to more than 11 million unique IP addresses.
The European Commission and the European Economic and Trade Office held the second Europe-Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Dialogue in Taipei.
INTERPOL said 126 foreign terrorist fighters had been identified from images processed during Operation Shams II, with AI-assisted results reviewed by trained officers.
Google Threat Intelligence Group said attackers are targeting AI workflows and cloud resources, including a second-quarter 2026 campaign that moved from cloud access to mass credential harvesting in under six hours.
A border operation across five Middle East and North Africa countries resulted in 48 arrests, including eight people sought under INTERPOL Red Notices.
The International Energy Agency’s new estimate puts LNG’s average emissions intensity from production through regasification at 18.6 g CO₂-equivalent per megajoule delivered.
The Justice Secretary said plans for some criminal trials before a judge alone would be removed from the Bill and wider court changes accelerated.
New EU rules set common return procedures; member states may establish return hubs in non-EU countries and must respect fundamental rights.
The Commission’s additional allocation announced on 1 October takes available Home Affairs funding for border surveillance and counter-drone equipment above €500 million.
European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall discussed a review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive with stakeholders on 30 September. The directive is the EU’s main framework for protecting the marine environment and aims to achieve good environmental status in all EU marine waters.
