Timeline of key events in 2012

December

• 4th: IEEP High-level Conference on 'Stepping up action for Europe's environment' (Brussels) 

November

• 29th: Commission presents proposal for a 7^th EAP

September

• 28th: IEEP policy dialogue meeting on the global dimension of the 7^th EAP

June

• 1st: End of Commission’s public stakeholder consultation on 7^th EAP
• 11th: Council conclusions on the building blocks of the 7^th EAP adopted

April

• 20th: EP own-initiative report adopted in Plenary meeting
• 18th -19th: Informal Environment Council discussions on 7^th EAP
• 25th: EESC adopt exploratory opinion on 7^th EAP

March

• 7 th: EESC public hearing on 7^th EAP
• 12th: Launch of Commission’s public stakeholder consultation on 7^th EAP
• 16th: IEEP policy dialogue meeting on priorities and objectives of 7^th EAP

February

• 8th: Danish Presidency workshop on the 7^th EAP (Brussels)
• 29th: Vote on EP own-initiative report in ENVI Committee

January

• 12th: EP workshop on setting priorities for the 7^th EAP (Brussels)
• 23rd: ENVI Committee first discussion on own-initiative report on the review of the 6^th EAP and priorities for the 7^th EAP

Timeline of key events in 2012-2013

June 2013

• 19^th: Council, Parliament and Commission reach compromise agreement on 7^th EAP

April 2013

• 24th: European Parliament adopts report on proposed 7th EAP
  

December 2012

• 17th: Environment Council discussions on proposed 7th EAP

Key:
EESC: European Economic and Social Committee
EP: European Parliament
ENVI Committee: Environment Committee of European Parliament
7^th EAP: 7th Environment Action Programme
6^th EAP: 6th Environment Action Programme