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EU to reduce, reuse and recycle textile waste

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Jul 10
1 min

EU to reduce, reuse and recycle textile waste

On 5 July, the European Commission published rules to make producers responsible for the full lifecycle of textile products and to...

Spain presents priorities for upcoming Council Presidency

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Jun 16
1 min

Spain presents priorities for upcoming Council Presidency

On 15 June, Spain's President Pedro Sánchez presented the country's priorities for the upcoming Council Presidency, starting on 1 July....

Commission sets out actions to make the EU textile industry more sustainable

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Jun 8
1 min

Commission sets out actions to make the EU textile industry more sustainable

On 6 June, the European Commission published a Transition Pathway for the Textiles Ecosystem in order to accelerate the green and digital...

Angéline Camus

May 22
2 min

A new EU Customs system

On 17 May, the European Commission published a proposal to reform the EU Customs system. Among the key elements of the reform is the...

Summary of the main issues brought by Brexit that remain to be solved in 2023

Angéline Camus

Apr 28
2 min

Summary of the main issues brought by Brexit that remain to be solved in 2023

Since the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union in 2020, the UK-EU relations have been strained. Building a new relationship has...

Rebecca Lentini

Jan 31
1 min

19 products targeted under the ESPR

The European Commission has identified 12 end-use products and 7 intermediary products to possibly target as priority products in the...

A sneak peek on the leak green claims proposal

Angéline Camus

Jan 24
2 min

A sneak peek on the leak green claims proposal

A draft of the upcoming proposal on green claims was leaked last week, allowing us to anticipate how the European Commission intends to...

Commission publishes detailed Agenda for first semester of 2023

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Jan 18
1 min

Commission publishes detailed Agenda for first semester of 2023

On 17 January, the European Commission published its agenda for the initiatives between January and June 2023. Please see below an...

The Swedish Presidency of the EU - A greener, safer and freer Union

Rebecca Lentini

Jan 17
1 min

The Swedish Presidency of the EU - A greener, safer and freer Union

Today, the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the programme of the Swedish Presidency of the Council to MEPs gathered in...

The Swedish Presidency of the EU - What can we expect?

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Jan 4
1 min

The Swedish Presidency of the EU - What can we expect?

As of 01 January 2023, Sweden has taken over the Presidency of the Council from the Czech Republic. The Swedish Presidency will run until...

Rebecca Lentini

Dec 20, 2022
1 min

Awaited CLP review published

On 19 December 2022, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for the review of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging...

UPDATE: December round up: What has the Czech Presidency finalised ahead of the Swedish takeover?

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Dec 19, 2022
3 min

UPDATE: December round up: What has the Czech Presidency finalised ahead of the Swedish takeover?

After six months of intense work, the Czech Presidency of the Council is coming to an end on 31 December while the new Swedish Council...

Agreement on revised General Product Safety, what changes compared to the current rules

Angéline Camus

Dec 1, 2022
2 min

Agreement on revised General Product Safety, what changes compared to the current rules

On 29 November, following the third political trilogue, the EU institutions reached a provisional political agreement on the General...

Hot debates on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Angéline Camus

Nov 23, 2022
2 min

Hot debates on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

While several European Parliament Committees recently discussed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the reports...

Nov 21, 2022
3 min

UPDATED: Packaging waste regulation leaked before publication

A leaked Commission document on EU’s new packaging and packaging waste regulation has caused uproar and uncertainty in the food and...

Nov 9, 2022
2 min

EU broadens its green partnerships at COP27

On 6 November, the COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik officially opened its doors. In his first introductory speech, UN Secretary General António...

Nov 2, 2022
1 min

EU steps up partnerships with Central Asia

On 27 October, President Charles Michel visited two Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The visit is symbol of the...

Commission Work Programme for 2023: What is new?

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Oct 19, 2022
1 min

Commission Work Programme for 2023: What is new?

Yesterday, the European Commission presented the Work Programme for 2023. It it contains new policy initiatives across all six topics...

Time to shape legislation on Food Contact Materials

Angéline Camus

Oct 19, 2022
1 min

Time to shape legislation on Food Contact Materials

On 5 October 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the upcoming revision of EU rules on food contact materials...

UPDATE: Commission updates Agenda for remaining year

Elisabeth Prieto Strobl

Oct 18, 2022
1 min

UPDATE: Commission updates Agenda for remaining year

(18.10.2022) Yesterday, the European Commission updated the College agenda for the rest of 2022. Since the last publication on 30...