EU MEPs are set to visit Slovenia to examine its successful strategies for tackling illegal waste crimes and gather best practices to support the EU’s 2026 Environmental Crime Directive implementation

The delegation from the Committee on Legal Affairs will meet Slovenia’s justice and environment ministries as well as local authorities and civil-society groups to analyse the country’s methods for reducing illegal waste dumping and improving waste-management outcomes. The visit focuses on how Slovenia has implemented the Environmental Crime Directive and developed regional initiatives around circular public procurement and robust waste-processing systems, aiming to translate those practices into broader EU policy insights…