European Environmental Bureau🍃
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We are the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe's largest network of environmental NGOs. We work for a better future where people and nature thrive together.
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🎲 CSOs continue to add their names to the #Democracy4Transition open letter asking the @ec.europa.eu to PLAY FAIR when it comes to revising the Better Regulation agenda.
📨 Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, Ilze Juhansone and @marossefcovic.bsky.social, take note.
🔗 eeb.org/en/library/j...
📨 Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, Ilze Juhansone and @marossefcovic.bsky.social, take note.
🔗 eeb.org/en/library/j...
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🎲 CSOs continue to add their names to the #Democracy4Transition open letter asking the @ec.europa.eu to PLAY FAIR when it comes to revising the Better Regulation agenda.
📨 Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, Ilze Juhansone and @marossefcovic.bsky.social, take note.
🔗 eeb.org/en/library/j...
📨 Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, Ilze Juhansone and @marossefcovic.bsky.social, take note.
🔗 eeb.org/en/library/j...
🕵️♂️ BUSINESS FIRST, QUESTIONS LATER?
As the European Commission prepares big decisions on EU competitiveness, voices across Europe are growing louder: profit must not come at the expense of people or the planet. #HandsOffNature is only the beginning.
As the European Commission prepares big decisions on EU competitiveness, voices across Europe are growing louder: profit must not come at the expense of people or the planet. #HandsOffNature is only the beginning.
February 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🕵️♂️ BUSINESS FIRST, QUESTIONS LATER?
As the European Commission prepares big decisions on EU competitiveness, voices across Europe are growing louder: profit must not come at the expense of people or the planet. #HandsOffNature is only the beginning.
As the European Commission prepares big decisions on EU competitiveness, voices across Europe are growing louder: profit must not come at the expense of people or the planet. #HandsOffNature is only the beginning.
In the name of #simplification & #competitiveness, EU laws that keep our air and water clean and protect our health and nature are being eroded at record speed.
These laws give businesses clarity and stability, while safeguarding the ecosystem our economies depend on.
So we wrote to EU leaders...
These laws give businesses clarity and stability, while safeguarding the ecosystem our economies depend on.
So we wrote to EU leaders...
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
In the name of #simplification & #competitiveness, EU laws that keep our air and water clean and protect our health and nature are being eroded at record speed.
These laws give businesses clarity and stability, while safeguarding the ecosystem our economies depend on.
So we wrote to EU leaders...
These laws give businesses clarity and stability, while safeguarding the ecosystem our economies depend on.
So we wrote to EU leaders...
🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨
⚖️ Europe’s top court has set a hearing in the #EndTheCageAge case against the EU Commission for not delivering on promises.
Ending cages is long overdue: they’re cruel, needless, and really bad for nature, health and rural communities. Backed by 1.4M citizens - all eyes on the ECJ ⬇️
⚖️ Europe’s top court has set a hearing in the #EndTheCageAge case against the EU Commission for not delivering on promises.
Ending cages is long overdue: they’re cruel, needless, and really bad for nature, health and rural communities. Backed by 1.4M citizens - all eyes on the ECJ ⬇️
February 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM
🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨
⚖️ Europe’s top court has set a hearing in the #EndTheCageAge case against the EU Commission for not delivering on promises.
Ending cages is long overdue: they’re cruel, needless, and really bad for nature, health and rural communities. Backed by 1.4M citizens - all eyes on the ECJ ⬇️
⚖️ Europe’s top court has set a hearing in the #EndTheCageAge case against the EU Commission for not delivering on promises.
Ending cages is long overdue: they’re cruel, needless, and really bad for nature, health and rural communities. Backed by 1.4M citizens - all eyes on the ECJ ⬇️
PFAS pollution is poisoning our waters - and our fish.
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
handsoffnature.eu
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
PFAS pollution is poisoning our waters - and our fish.
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
Data from 7 EU countries shows wild fish often exceed safety limits, sometimes by 100s or even 1000s of times. This threatens not just ecosystems, but also seafood & drinking water.
✊ Nearly 100k signed in 2 days - join them: handsoffnature.eu
📨 Dear EU Commission,
When the game isn’t going in our favour, it’s tempting to change the rules – but doing so risks losing the trust of the other players.
Adapting Better Regulation to suit a big industry agenda is no different.
🎲 Today 50+ CSOs call for fair play:
eeb.org/en/library/j...
When the game isn’t going in our favour, it’s tempting to change the rules – but doing so risks losing the trust of the other players.
Adapting Better Regulation to suit a big industry agenda is no different.
🎲 Today 50+ CSOs call for fair play:
eeb.org/en/library/j...
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 AM
📨 Dear EU Commission,
When the game isn’t going in our favour, it’s tempting to change the rules – but doing so risks losing the trust of the other players.
Adapting Better Regulation to suit a big industry agenda is no different.
🎲 Today 50+ CSOs call for fair play:
eeb.org/en/library/j...
When the game isn’t going in our favour, it’s tempting to change the rules – but doing so risks losing the trust of the other players.
Adapting Better Regulation to suit a big industry agenda is no different.
🎲 Today 50+ CSOs call for fair play:
eeb.org/en/library/j...
The #RightToRepair is gaining momentum in Europe and Asia, and is now enshrined in EU laws.
What does it mean for Asian business selling in the EU?
We'll discuss this and much more at our next online event with SWITCH-Asia.
Join us on 12 February at 9am CET.
Sign up👉 switch-asia.eu/event/the-eu...
What does it mean for Asian business selling in the EU?
We'll discuss this and much more at our next online event with SWITCH-Asia.
Join us on 12 February at 9am CET.
Sign up👉 switch-asia.eu/event/the-eu...
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The #RightToRepair is gaining momentum in Europe and Asia, and is now enshrined in EU laws.
What does it mean for Asian business selling in the EU?
We'll discuss this and much more at our next online event with SWITCH-Asia.
Join us on 12 February at 9am CET.
Sign up👉 switch-asia.eu/event/the-eu...
What does it mean for Asian business selling in the EU?
We'll discuss this and much more at our next online event with SWITCH-Asia.
Join us on 12 February at 9am CET.
Sign up👉 switch-asia.eu/event/the-eu...
Remind our leaders what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water, and our health 💧
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature 🤢
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now: handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature ✋
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature 🤢
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now: handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature ✋
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Remind our leaders what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water, and our health 💧
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature 🤢
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now: handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature ✋
Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food, and nature 🤢
Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now: handsoffnature.eu#take-action
#HandsOffNature ✋
This week, we talked #CircularEconomy with Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu.
With @rethinkplastic.bsky.social, @ecos.ngo and @zerowasteeurope.eu, we highlighted that EU policy must focus on #waste prevention, reuse, repair, and non-toxicity.
We look forward to continuing this dialogue!
With @rethinkplastic.bsky.social, @ecos.ngo and @zerowasteeurope.eu, we highlighted that EU policy must focus on #waste prevention, reuse, repair, and non-toxicity.
We look forward to continuing this dialogue!
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This week, we talked #CircularEconomy with Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu.
With @rethinkplastic.bsky.social, @ecos.ngo and @zerowasteeurope.eu, we highlighted that EU policy must focus on #waste prevention, reuse, repair, and non-toxicity.
We look forward to continuing this dialogue!
With @rethinkplastic.bsky.social, @ecos.ngo and @zerowasteeurope.eu, we highlighted that EU policy must focus on #waste prevention, reuse, repair, and non-toxicity.
We look forward to continuing this dialogue!
🍎 85% of conventional European apples contain cocktails of pesticides, according @paneurope.bsky.social analysis
Apples are sprayed up to 30 times before reaching stores, making them a major source of pesticide exposure
#PFAS #Pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Apples are sprayed up to 30 times before reaching stores, making them a major source of pesticide exposure
#PFAS #Pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 30, 2026 at 9:29 AM
🍎 85% of conventional European apples contain cocktails of pesticides, according @paneurope.bsky.social analysis
Apples are sprayed up to 30 times before reaching stores, making them a major source of pesticide exposure
#PFAS #Pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Apples are sprayed up to 30 times before reaching stores, making them a major source of pesticide exposure
#PFAS #Pesticides
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Hague District Court found the Netherlands’ climate policy insufficient, discriminating against Bonaire residents, and ordered immediate action to curb emissions and protect the Caribbean island from sea-level rise and extreme weather.
✔️Read more www.theguardian.com/environment/...
✔️Read more www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
The Hague District Court found the Netherlands’ climate policy insufficient, discriminating against Bonaire residents, and ordered immediate action to curb emissions and protect the Caribbean island from sea-level rise and extreme weather.
✔️Read more www.theguardian.com/environment/...
✔️Read more www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A new report from the @ec.europa.eu, published today, confirms what we already knew: the societal costs of PFAS pollution are enormous!
💶The Commission estimates that inaction on PFAS could cost society up to €1.7 trillion by 2050.
www.politico.eu/article/fore...
💶The Commission estimates that inaction on PFAS could cost society up to €1.7 trillion by 2050.
www.politico.eu/article/fore...
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
A new report from the @ec.europa.eu, published today, confirms what we already knew: the societal costs of PFAS pollution are enormous!
💶The Commission estimates that inaction on PFAS could cost society up to €1.7 trillion by 2050.
www.politico.eu/article/fore...
💶The Commission estimates that inaction on PFAS could cost society up to €1.7 trillion by 2050.
www.politico.eu/article/fore...
It's #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek! Around the world, people are coming together to demand an economy that puts people and planet first – and showing how it's already being done.
Sign the petition calling on leaders to redesign our economies to put people and planet at the centre: vist.ly/4p5xr
Sign the petition calling on leaders to redesign our economies to put people and planet at the centre: vist.ly/4p5xr
January 28, 2026 at 9:49 AM
It's #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek! Around the world, people are coming together to demand an economy that puts people and planet first – and showing how it's already being done.
Sign the petition calling on leaders to redesign our economies to put people and planet at the centre: vist.ly/4p5xr
Sign the petition calling on leaders to redesign our economies to put people and planet at the centre: vist.ly/4p5xr
🔴 New data from @casecoalition.bsky.social shows abusive lawsuits (SLAPPs) are still silencing environmental defenders, journalists & citizens across Europe, despite the new EU anti-SLAPP law.
⏰ With 99 days left to implement the EU law, governments must act.
🔗 www.the-case.eu/resources/20...
⏰ With 99 days left to implement the EU law, governments must act.
🔗 www.the-case.eu/resources/20...
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
🔴 New data from @casecoalition.bsky.social shows abusive lawsuits (SLAPPs) are still silencing environmental defenders, journalists & citizens across Europe, despite the new EU anti-SLAPP law.
⏰ With 99 days left to implement the EU law, governments must act.
🔗 www.the-case.eu/resources/20...
⏰ With 99 days left to implement the EU law, governments must act.
🔗 www.the-case.eu/resources/20...
The EU aims to scale up waste-derived materials to boost the #CircularEconomy♻️
But @ec.europa.eu’s End of #Waste proposal for recycled #plastics has major gaps, especially on chemicals, risking circularity and safety🧐
Our recommendations with @rethinkplastic.bsky.social:
👉 eeb.org/en/library/e...
But @ec.europa.eu’s End of #Waste proposal for recycled #plastics has major gaps, especially on chemicals, risking circularity and safety🧐
Our recommendations with @rethinkplastic.bsky.social:
👉 eeb.org/en/library/e...
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The EU aims to scale up waste-derived materials to boost the #CircularEconomy♻️
But @ec.europa.eu’s End of #Waste proposal for recycled #plastics has major gaps, especially on chemicals, risking circularity and safety🧐
Our recommendations with @rethinkplastic.bsky.social:
👉 eeb.org/en/library/e...
But @ec.europa.eu’s End of #Waste proposal for recycled #plastics has major gaps, especially on chemicals, risking circularity and safety🧐
Our recommendations with @rethinkplastic.bsky.social:
👉 eeb.org/en/library/e...
🚨 A power shift in EU lawmaking is underway.
Fast-tracked laws, fewer checks, less public input threatens to become the norm under “Better Regulation.”
Tomorrow the EEB will join @thegoodlobby.bsky.social to unpack what’s at stake - and how to respond.
📅 28 Jan 2026 | 17–18 CET
Sign up below!⤵️
Fast-tracked laws, fewer checks, less public input threatens to become the norm under “Better Regulation.”
Tomorrow the EEB will join @thegoodlobby.bsky.social to unpack what’s at stake - and how to respond.
📅 28 Jan 2026 | 17–18 CET
Sign up below!⤵️
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🚨 A power shift in EU lawmaking is underway.
Fast-tracked laws, fewer checks, less public input threatens to become the norm under “Better Regulation.”
Tomorrow the EEB will join @thegoodlobby.bsky.social to unpack what’s at stake - and how to respond.
📅 28 Jan 2026 | 17–18 CET
Sign up below!⤵️
Fast-tracked laws, fewer checks, less public input threatens to become the norm under “Better Regulation.”
Tomorrow the EEB will join @thegoodlobby.bsky.social to unpack what’s at stake - and how to respond.
📅 28 Jan 2026 | 17–18 CET
Sign up below!⤵️
🌊 A river carrying more than water
The Neris is a Natura 2000 river, a salmon migration route - and now part of Europe’s security debate. This timely piece explores how we protect both nature and resilience, without sacrificing living rivers.
✍️ With thanks to guest writer Olga Karach (Our House)👏
The Neris is a Natura 2000 river, a salmon migration route - and now part of Europe’s security debate. This timely piece explores how we protect both nature and resilience, without sacrificing living rivers.
✍️ With thanks to guest writer Olga Karach (Our House)👏
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM
🌊 A river carrying more than water
The Neris is a Natura 2000 river, a salmon migration route - and now part of Europe’s security debate. This timely piece explores how we protect both nature and resilience, without sacrificing living rivers.
✍️ With thanks to guest writer Olga Karach (Our House)👏
The Neris is a Natura 2000 river, a salmon migration route - and now part of Europe’s security debate. This timely piece explores how we protect both nature and resilience, without sacrificing living rivers.
✍️ With thanks to guest writer Olga Karach (Our House)👏
Touché.
We recognise when the EU gets things right ✅
This didn’t happen by chance. It’s a structural shift driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment. The direction is right. Now it’s about speed and scale: faster renewables, grids and storage rollout; and no distractions.
We recognise when the EU gets things right ✅
This didn’t happen by chance. It’s a structural shift driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment. The direction is right. Now it’s about speed and scale: faster renewables, grids and storage rollout; and no distractions.
Clean energy isn’t a talking point.
It’s already powering Europe.
💡 Nearly half of Europe's electricity came from renewables in 2024.
💡 We saved €120 billion through energy efficiency measures.
💡 And in June 2025, solar became the EU's largest power source for the first time in history.
It’s already powering Europe.
💡 Nearly half of Europe's electricity came from renewables in 2024.
💡 We saved €120 billion through energy efficiency measures.
💡 And in June 2025, solar became the EU's largest power source for the first time in history.
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Touché.
We recognise when the EU gets things right ✅
This didn’t happen by chance. It’s a structural shift driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment. The direction is right. Now it’s about speed and scale: faster renewables, grids and storage rollout; and no distractions.
We recognise when the EU gets things right ✅
This didn’t happen by chance. It’s a structural shift driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment. The direction is right. Now it’s about speed and scale: faster renewables, grids and storage rollout; and no distractions.
⚠️UN expert warns: chemical pollution is a hidden global crisis.
“Forever chemicals,” corporate loopholes & weak policies put human rights and environment at risk.
Science & political will must align to protect human rights.
@euobserver.com @elenasanchez.bsky.social
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
“Forever chemicals,” corporate loopholes & weak policies put human rights and environment at risk.
Science & political will must align to protect human rights.
@euobserver.com @elenasanchez.bsky.social
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
⚠️UN expert warns: chemical pollution is a hidden global crisis.
“Forever chemicals,” corporate loopholes & weak policies put human rights and environment at risk.
Science & political will must align to protect human rights.
@euobserver.com @elenasanchez.bsky.social
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
“Forever chemicals,” corporate loopholes & weak policies put human rights and environment at risk.
Science & political will must align to protect human rights.
@euobserver.com @elenasanchez.bsky.social
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Reposted by European Environmental Bureau🍃
🚨 Are omnibus laws becoming the new normal in EU policymaking?
Is this the future of EU lawmaking? And what does it mean for democracy and accountability?
📅 Wed 28 Jan 2026 | 🕔 17:00–18:00 CET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Save your spot: thegoodlobby.eu/are-omnibus-... @alemanno.bsky.social @eeb.org
Is this the future of EU lawmaking? And what does it mean for democracy and accountability?
📅 Wed 28 Jan 2026 | 🕔 17:00–18:00 CET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Save your spot: thegoodlobby.eu/are-omnibus-... @alemanno.bsky.social @eeb.org
January 25, 2026 at 10:44 AM
🚨 Are omnibus laws becoming the new normal in EU policymaking?
Is this the future of EU lawmaking? And what does it mean for democracy and accountability?
📅 Wed 28 Jan 2026 | 🕔 17:00–18:00 CET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Save your spot: thegoodlobby.eu/are-omnibus-... @alemanno.bsky.social @eeb.org
Is this the future of EU lawmaking? And what does it mean for democracy and accountability?
📅 Wed 28 Jan 2026 | 🕔 17:00–18:00 CET | 💻 Zoom
🔗 Save your spot: thegoodlobby.eu/are-omnibus-... @alemanno.bsky.social @eeb.org
We’re using more water than nature can replenish, with irreversible consequences.
Lakes shrinking, aquifers declining, wetlands disappearing, glaciers losing ~1/3 of their volume.
4B people face water scarcity at least 1 month/year.
🔗 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#WaterCrisis #ClimateChange #UN
Lakes shrinking, aquifers declining, wetlands disappearing, glaciers losing ~1/3 of their volume.
4B people face water scarcity at least 1 month/year.
🔗 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#WaterCrisis #ClimateChange #UN
January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
We’re using more water than nature can replenish, with irreversible consequences.
Lakes shrinking, aquifers declining, wetlands disappearing, glaciers losing ~1/3 of their volume.
4B people face water scarcity at least 1 month/year.
🔗 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#WaterCrisis #ClimateChange #UN
Lakes shrinking, aquifers declining, wetlands disappearing, glaciers losing ~1/3 of their volume.
4B people face water scarcity at least 1 month/year.
🔗 www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#WaterCrisis #ClimateChange #UN
BIG MOMENT for Europe’s energy transition ⚡️
In 2025, wind + solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU; for the first time ever.
This isn’t a fluke. It’s a structural shift, driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment.
Direction isn’t the problem. Speed is.
In 2025, wind + solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU; for the first time ever.
This isn’t a fluke. It’s a structural shift, driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment.
Direction isn’t the problem. Speed is.
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
BIG MOMENT for Europe’s energy transition ⚡️
In 2025, wind + solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU; for the first time ever.
This isn’t a fluke. It’s a structural shift, driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment.
Direction isn’t the problem. Speed is.
In 2025, wind + solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU; for the first time ever.
This isn’t a fluke. It’s a structural shift, driven by clear targets, solid regulation and years of investment.
Direction isn’t the problem. Speed is.
Europe is going from green to grey.
This graph shows all the land that nature lost to construction per country.
This graph shows all the land that nature lost to construction per country.
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Europe is going from green to grey.
This graph shows all the land that nature lost to construction per country.
This graph shows all the land that nature lost to construction per country.
In meeting no.1 of 2026, at the last minute, the Commission flooded expert group with Big Meat & Dairy interests, mislabelled as “experts”.
This underhand move badly erodes trust.
Civil society engaged in good faith. Democracy, science & the public interest must come first❗
Full press release ⬇️
This underhand move badly erodes trust.
Civil society engaged in good faith. Democracy, science & the public interest must come first❗
Full press release ⬇️
January 22, 2026 at 11:25 AM
In meeting no.1 of 2026, at the last minute, the Commission flooded expert group with Big Meat & Dairy interests, mislabelled as “experts”.
This underhand move badly erodes trust.
Civil society engaged in good faith. Democracy, science & the public interest must come first❗
Full press release ⬇️
This underhand move badly erodes trust.
Civil society engaged in good faith. Democracy, science & the public interest must come first❗
Full press release ⬇️
EU Commission, let France halt fast fashion's bloody catwalk!
😍France is taking on ultra-fast fashion with a new law targeting the most harmful commercial practices in the textile sector. But...
🤦♀️@ec.europa.eu has been blocking its adoption.
Read the full story: meta.eeb.org/2026/01/21/f...
😍France is taking on ultra-fast fashion with a new law targeting the most harmful commercial practices in the textile sector. But...
🤦♀️@ec.europa.eu has been blocking its adoption.
Read the full story: meta.eeb.org/2026/01/21/f...
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 AM
EU Commission, let France halt fast fashion's bloody catwalk!
😍France is taking on ultra-fast fashion with a new law targeting the most harmful commercial practices in the textile sector. But...
🤦♀️@ec.europa.eu has been blocking its adoption.
Read the full story: meta.eeb.org/2026/01/21/f...
😍France is taking on ultra-fast fashion with a new law targeting the most harmful commercial practices in the textile sector. But...
🤦♀️@ec.europa.eu has been blocking its adoption.
Read the full story: meta.eeb.org/2026/01/21/f...