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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...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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....
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Jun 8, 20231 min read
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...
Angéline Camus
May 22, 20232 min read
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...
Angéline Camus
Apr 28, 20232 min read
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...
Rebecca Lentini
Jan 31, 20231 min read
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...
Angéline Camus
Jan 24, 20232 min read
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...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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...
Rebecca Lentini
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Jan 4, 20231 min read
Awaited CLP review published
On 19 December 2022, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for the review of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging...
Rebecca Lentini
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Dec 19, 20223 min read
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...
Angéline Camus
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Hot debates on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
While several European Parliament Committees recently discussed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the reports...
Angéline Camus
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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...
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Nov 21, 20223 min read
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...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read
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...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Oct 18, 20221 min read
EU starts work on Critical Raw Materials Act
During the State of the European Union address, Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen announced the EU's plans to put forward a...
Elisabeth Prieto Strobl
Oct 4, 20221 min read
EU expands existing product liability rules
On 28 September 2022, the European Commission tabled its proposal for the revision of the product liability directive (PLD). The...
Angéline Camus
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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