European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her 2026 State of the Union address to set out an ambitious agenda for a Europe that is more competitive, more resilient and better equipped to act in an increasingly challenging geopolitical environment. A central message of the speech was clear: Europe needs to move faster. Competitiveness: Europe needs to move faster Building on the work of Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta, von der Leyen highlighted the progress made on

The European Commission is consulting on draft rules intended to harmonise how packaging producers register and report under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The proposal would introduce common formats for national producer registers, covering company details, extended producer responsibility arrangements, producer responsibility organisation certificates and authorised representatives. It would standardise the packaging data companies submit. For businesses o