EU officials broke the law by delaying bans on dangerous chemicals over the course of nearly two decades, a European Ombudsman investigation announced today. The European Commission takes 14.5 months on average to decide whether or not to allow companies to continue using banned chemicals, almost five times the legal limit, the Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly confirmed today. This constitutes maladministration. Read the full press release here.
NGOs rarely set the agenda in Brussels, usually react, but can also try to get out ahead of official announcements. At short notice, we managed to draw attention to this upcoming announcement and rapidly adapt our press materials in the minutes after. The effort resulted in over 80 articles, including Information, Le Monde, Euronews, Vif.
