03/03/2014
In the Council of Environmental Ministers of 3 March 2014, the European Commission presented an information on the Recommendation 2014/70/UE issued on the 22nd of January 2014 on minimum principles applicable to unconventional hydrocarbons exploration or production (such as shale gas, tight gas, coal bed methane) using high volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
26/02/2014
Climate change and biodiversity: SEA and EIA guidelines of the European Commission
The Italian translations of the Guidelines prepared by the European Commission for the integration of the Climate Change and Biodiversity issues in the Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment have been published.
27/01/2014
Negotiation of the new EIA Directive concluded
On 26.10.2012, the European Commission presented to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a directive amending Directive 2011/92/EU (COM (2012) 628 final). The proposal aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the EIA process and to ensure a more rigorous prevention and control of significant environmental impacts associated to the construction of public and private projects.
23/12/2013
Updating of the technical specifications in digital format
The updating of the Technical specifications for the preparation and filing of documents in digital format for the SEA and EIA procedures under Decree 152/2006 as amended shared with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism has been published.
18/12/2013
Online the Guidelines for the Environmental Monitoring Project of works subject to EIA
The "Guidelines for the Environmental Monitoring Project of works subject to EIA" are made available for public consultation in order to receive helpful comments and suggestions from those involved in the process of EIA (mainly Public Administrations and Developers) so that the Guidelines can better respond to the objectives they pursue.
13/12/2013
The public consultation on the potential environmental effects of the CENTRAL EUROPE Operational Programme 2020 under the SEA Directive 2001/42/EC has started on 9 December 2013 and will last until 3 February 2014.
10/12/2013
Workshop "The role of environmental assessments in planning and design of harbour works"
The Directorate for the Environmental Assessments of the Ministry of Environment Land and Sea in collaboration with the Region of Sicily organized the Workshop "The role of environmental assessments in planning and design of harbour works" held on the 10th of December 2013 in Palermo.
02/12/2013
The Company Basell Poliolefine Italia srl. on the 16th of May 2013 submitted an application for environmental compatibility for the project "Changing the Torches system supplying the installation".
06/11/2013
Guidelines of the European Commission on Climate Change and Biodiversity (SEA and EIA)
In April 2013 the European Commission published the Guidelines for the integration of "Climate Change" and "Biodiversity" issues in SEA and EIA.
22/10/2013
On 22 October 2013 was held in Rome the workshop " Guidelines for EIA Screening (Article 23 Law n.97/2013) and for the Environmental Monitoring of works subject to national EIA" organized by the Directorate for Environmental Assessments of the MoE as part of the National Operational Programme "Governance and System Actions" 2007-2013.