RI-URBANS Results Presented at the headquarters of DG ENV in Brussels

A DG ENV meeting was held on 18 June 2025 in Brussels, bringing together key representatives from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), the European Environment Agency (EEA), and the Joint Research Centre (JRC). During this session, the co-coordinators of the RI-URBANS project, Tuukka Petäjä and Xavier Querol, presented and discussed the project’s major outcomes.

The three-hour meeting provided an important platform to explore how RI-URBANS results are being integrated into the development and implementation of the new Ambient Air Quality Directive (EU) 2024/2881 — a critical step forward in Europe’s efforts to improve air quality and protect public health.

Participants also discussed the role of ACTRIS-ERIC in supporting the directive’s implementation across the short, medium, and long term. The dialogue highlighted the essential contribution of cutting-edge scientific data and infrastructure to shaping and sustaining effective EU environmental policy.

This productive dialogue marks an important step forward in bridging scientific outcomes with environmental policymaking in Europe.