Sonia Stoyanova

🌳🔋 PhD student @VUBrussel #BusinessEconomics & state aid 💚 opinions here are personal👇

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

More than 30% of the EU's environmental footprint comes from buildings

The New European Bauhaus can help create greener and more sustainable urban spaces.

Join the #NewEuropeanBauhaus Festival in Brussels (Belgium) on 9-13 June 2026!

More👉 https://t.co/3RXM3YigIF

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

This trade is bananas. Wait, no: kiwis 🍌🚫🥝 ✅

Greek kiwi exports to 🇨🇦 grew 6760% since #CETA. From niche to nearly €18M in 2024.

Call it a glow-up ✨

Get the facts: https://t.co/QDxBrAurq4

#EUTrade

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

🏊 Europe's bathing water has improved, thanks to cutting down organic pollutants & pathogens from urban wastewater!

⚠️ But there is still significant pollution of surface and groundwater.

Learn more in the latest @EUEnvironment report 👉 https://t.co/hMsqVOOxTK

#WaterWiseEU

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

The EU is protecting drinking water by:

💧Adopting water-smart practices & green infrastructure
💧Providing guidance to reduce water consumption & improve water efficiency
💧Raising awareness

More about our 🇪🇺 Water Resilience Strategy 👉 https://t.co/i9lYCt0lGb

#WaterWiseEU

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

The planet is speaking through nature.

It teaches us balance, zero waste, and resilience.

Plastic pollution won’t solve itself, but together, we can.

Today, on #WorldEnvironmentDay, we rise to act and #BeatPlasticPollution.

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

This #WorldEnvironmentDay is about ending #PlasticPollution globally 🌍

By reducing, reusing & recycling, we can reduce plastic waste for a better #CircularEconomy

Learn about circular solutions in action at the 3rd day of the #EUGreenWeek 🟢LIVE 👉 https://t.co/BTF5Vbq2ai

[Sonia Stoyanova @StoyanovaSonia]

Happy #Natura2000 Day 👇🌲🐝🌳🦋🪲🪰🐠🐛🦉🦅

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

Happy #Natura2000Day🏞️

Today, we celebrate the 27,000 nature sites protected by 🇪🇺 legislation - hosting a rich variety of wildlife and habitats, and covering almost 1/5 of land & 1/10 of surrounding seas!

Find nature near you with Flora 👉 https://t.co/wjWwLISMpz

#Natura2000

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

We need to keep batteries & critical raw materials in the economy longer.

That’s why we updated the List of Waste to boost 🔋♻️ #CircularEconomy

The Decision clarifies that shredded battery waste - which is key for EV battery recycling - is hazardous 👉 https://t.co/FWQrgXTrJY

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay 🐦🐻🐠🐋🌿🌳

Wildlife = animals and plants living independently of people.

Protecting them is vital #ForOurPlanet and for our future!

Last week at #COP16Resumed in 🇮🇹 Rome, parties secured a global roadmap for financing biodiversity beyond 2030Happy #WorldWildlifeDay 🐦🐻🐠🐋🌿🌳

Wildlife = animals and plants living independently of people.

Protecting them is vital #ForOurPlanet and for our future!

Last week at #COP16Resumed in 🇮🇹 Rome, parties secured a global roadmap for financing biodiversity beyond 2030Happy #WorldWildlifeDay 🐦🐻🐠🐋🌿🌳

Wildlife = animals and plants living independently of people.

Protecting them is vital #ForOurPlanet and for our future!

Last week at #COP16Resumed in 🇮🇹 Rome, parties secured a global roadmap for financing biodiversity beyond 2030!

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

🌹Roses are red,
🪻Violets are blue,
💚Do you love nature too?

On this #ValentinesDay - spread love for nature! Nothing is more attractive than someone who cares #ForOurPlanet.

See how to find sustainable gifts for your Valentine 🎁👉https://t.co/35pXArpKdY

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

What are we doing for #CleanWaterEU? 🌊

We are boosting water resilience by cutting pollution and safeguarding freshwater resources through updated pollutant lists for both surface & groundwater.

As trilogue talks start today, learn more 👉 https://t.co/PxE6TvBhW4

#WaterWiseEU

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

Merry Christmas! ✨🎄

May you all enjoy the best 🎁 gift of all – a healthy planet!

We take a moment to appreciate those helping us fight climate change, protect our environment & biodiversity, restore habitats, and reduce pollution - thank you all 💚 and happy holidaysMerry Christmas! ✨🎄

May you all enjoy the best 🎁 gift of all – a healthy planet!

We take a moment to appreciate those helping us fight climate change, protect our environment & biodiversity, restore habitats, and reduce pollution - thank you all 💚 and happy holidaysMerry Christmas! ✨🎄

May you all enjoy the best 🎁 gift of all – a healthy planet!

We take a moment to appreciate those helping us fight climate change, protect our environment & biodiversity, restore habitats, and reduce pollution - thank you all 💚 and happy holidaysMerry Christmas! ✨🎄

May you all enjoy the best 🎁 gift of all – a healthy planet!

We take a moment to appreciate those helping us fight climate change, protect our environment & biodiversity, restore habitats, and reduce pollution - thank you all 💚 and happy holidaysMerry Christmas! ✨🎄

May you all enjoy the best 🎁 gift of all – a healthy planet!

We take a moment to appreciate those helping us fight climate change, protect our environment & biodiversity, restore habitats, and reduce pollution - thank you all 💚 and happy holidays!

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

Enjoy walks in nature this holiday season with our guide to pine trees 🌲

Look out for the Scots pine, the most common pine tree in the 🌍 world, which has a lifespan of up to 500 years.

Learn more about 🇪🇺 forest tree species 👉 https://t.co/RBZH5Ujc4P

#EUForests

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

We are drowning in plastics.

If business as usual continues, plastic production will triple by 2060.

Yesterday, we started our participation in the final negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty to reach an agreement to tackle plastic pollution at global level.

🧵↓

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

Today, the final negotiations start in 🇰🇷 Busan, for a Global #PlasticsTreaty

If business as usual continues, plastic production will triple by 2060

Let's turn off the tap on plastics 👉 https://t.co/3jwtLa3QZB

#INC5 #BeatPlasticPollution

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

Happy #WorldChildrensDay!

The best gift you can give a child is a healthy, clean planet 🌍

Children are vulnerable to pollution, already from the womb.

The EU Ambient Air Quality Directives were recently revamped to better align with @WHO standards 👉 https://t.co/Y7UWr2IU7M

[EU Environment @EU_ENV]

Nothing lasts forever - almost.

Plastics in the environment can last ages!

In 2022, people in the 🇪🇺 consumed 4.7 billion fewer lightweight plastic bags.

Discover each country's consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags here 👉 https://t.co/kg4X8wCzMe

#CircularEconomy

[EU_Eurostat @EU_Eurostat]

In 2022, the highest consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags per person in the EU was in:

🇱🇹Lithuania (249 bags per person)
🇱🇻Latvia (193)
🇨🇿Czechia (185)

🛍📉 Lowest in:
🇧🇪Belgium (4 bags per person)
🇵🇱Poland (7)
🇵🇹Portugal (13)

➡️https://t.co/3w3GqnsA8Z

[Inger Andersen @andersen_inger]

#COP16Colombia has delivered.

On nature, climate, health and on marine areas. An agreement to give a stronger voice to Indigenous Peoples, to Afro-descendants. And an agreement on a new Digital Sequence Information Fund.

But critical tasks lie ahead. Implementation cannot wait.