Follow Commissioner RoswallXFacebookInstagramLinkedinBlueskyThreadsOther social networks Page contentsPage contents Responsibilities As Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall’s task is to lead the work on protecting our natural world and boosting our circular economy, focusing on incentives, investment and implementation. In doing so, she will help ensure we stay the course on the goals set out in the European Green Deal.She is responsible for:jointly leading on a Circular Economy Act to create market demand for secondary materials and establish a single market for waste, and proposing an updated bioeconomy strategyenhancing our efforts to develop a single market for sustainable productstaking forward our zero-pollution ambition and working on the new chemicals industry packagefocusing on enforcement and implementation of existing legislation related to environment, biodiversity and zero-pollutionensuring we reach our international biodiversity commitments under the Kunming Montreal Agreement, striving for an ambitious global plastic treaty and supporting the implementation of the High Seas Treaty prioritising the design of incentives for nature positive actions and private investment, and leading the work on nature creditsleading the work on the European Water Resilience Strategy to strengthen water security in Europeworking to facilitate public and private investment in technology and cross-border water infrastructurestrengthening Europe’s global water leadershipcontributing to the new Climate Adaptation Plan and the Vision for Agriculture and Foodfurther developing the New European BauhausRead more about the European Green Deal. ContactsTeamsupporting her in her daily workMedia contactsCommission spokespersons' serviceWrite to the CommissionerShare your views Speeches Speech10 June 2025Commissioner Roswall's speech at the event, 'Ocean Action Panel 4 : Preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities' at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference4 min readSpeech10 June 2025Commissioner Roswall's speech at the Environment Ministers Meeting; 'Celebrating 50 years of UNEP/MAP and 30 years of Post-Rio Barcelona Convention' at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference 2 min readMore speeches Latest HighlightedPress release4 June 2025Commission launches strategy to enhance water security for people, economy and environment5 min readPress release2 May 2025Commission decides to refer CYPRUS to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to comply with a Court ruling on EU waste rules2 min readMore news Calendar 12Jun2025Commissioner Roswall gives a keynote address at the event ‘Building a better bioeconomy: How the EU’s new Strategy can boost rural livelihoods and sustain forests’ Brussels, Belgium 12Jun2025Commissioner Roswall receives members of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Brussels, Belgium See all Transparency Meetings and missionsAs part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their Cabinet members publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives. Every two months, they also publish an overview of mission expenses.Meetings with Commissioner RoswallMeetings with Commissioner Roswall's Cabinet membersMissions of Commissioner RoswallEuropean Parliament hearingsRead CommissionerJessika Roswall's answers to the European Parliament questionnaire.Declaration of interestsIn line with the Commission's Code of Conduct for Members of the Commission, each Commissioner publishes a declaration of interests. A signed, authentic version is published at the bottom of this page. A machine-readable version of all declarations is also available, as required by the Code of Conduct. Biography 2024-presentEuropean Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy2022-2024Minister for EU Affairs2019-2022Second Vice-President of the EU Committee, Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen)2010-2022Member of the Riksdagen2018-2019Member of the Transparency Council, Authority for Work Environment Expertise2016-2022Member of the Transparency Council, County Administrative Board of Uppsala County2015-2018Member of the Transparency Council, Swedish Consumer Agency Member of Board of Appeal for Jury Assignment2014-2019Association Chairman of Moderate Party, Uppsala CountyShow 4 more items2002-2010Lawyer/Attorney, Wigert & Placht AB Documents 1 DECEMBER 2024President von der Leyen’s mission letter to Jessika RoswallOther languages (1)svenska(283.68 KB - PDF)Download 28 JANUARY 2025Declaration of interests - Jessika Roswall Related links The PresidentCollege of CommissionersEnvironment
Speech10 June 2025Commissioner Roswall's speech at the event, 'Ocean Action Panel 4 : Preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities' at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference4 min read
Speech10 June 2025Commissioner Roswall's speech at the Environment Ministers Meeting; 'Celebrating 50 years of UNEP/MAP and 30 years of Post-Rio Barcelona Convention' at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference 2 min read
HighlightedPress release4 June 2025Commission launches strategy to enhance water security for people, economy and environment5 min read
Press release2 May 2025Commission decides to refer CYPRUS to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to comply with a Court ruling on EU waste rules2 min read
12Jun2025Commissioner Roswall gives a keynote address at the event ‘Building a better bioeconomy: How the EU’s new Strategy can boost rural livelihoods and sustain forests’ Brussels, Belgium
12Jun2025Commissioner Roswall receives members of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Brussels, Belgium
