Council of Europe loses new opportunity to rapidly protect the right to a healthy environment

At the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the member states of the oldest European intergovernmental organisation missed the opportunity to take immediate steps to legally protect the right to a healthy environment, in a context of crisis for the planet and human rights. 14 May 2025. Today, in Luxembourg, the 46 member states of the Council of Europe postponed the decision to start negotiations to protect in a way that (...)