Don't weaken DG Environment, says EEB

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The planned reorganisation of the European Commission would "significantly weaken" DG Environment, said the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), as preparations began for the Commissioner Designate hearings this and next week.rn"We see a risk that a separate Climate Action DG would not take duly into account the environmental dimension of climate change, both in terms of its impact on the environment and on the ability of ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change," said John Hontelez, EEB Secretary General, on behalf of the group's ten Directors (1).