No formal or informal Council of the European Union meetings have been held under the remit of my Department in the period under question.
Matters in relation to the environment that fall to my Department, e.g. biodiversity or water quality, generally arise at Environment Council and there have been three meetings of that Council configuration since June 2020, as follows:
Meeting Name
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Status
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Date
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Location
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Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers
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Informal
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30/09/2020
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VC
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Environment Council
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Formal
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23/10/2020
|
Luxembourg
|
Environment Council
|
Formal
|
17/12/2020
|
Brussels
|
The Government is generally represented at Environment Council by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. My Department provides briefing for agenda items under its remit, as required.