Today, the European Parliament failed to protect farmers, consumers and breeders in its final vote on new GMOs.
The EU Taxonomy, Europe’s classification system for green activities, is in danger of being weakened, following the Commission’s new criteria review proposal. Several proposed changes miss the target of making the criteria easier and instead open the door to watering some of them down.
With only five months to go before the first parts of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) kick in, the Commission published on 30 March a guidance document and a Frequently Asked Questions document.
Europe’s retail and wholesale sector is stepping into the heart of EU policymaking with the launch of the first European Retail & Wholesale Week inside the European Parliament.
WWF welcomes the European Commission’s announcement to cease any further Omnibus packages having concluded that the limits of legislative “simplification” have finally been reached.
During yesterday’s European Council, EU leaders met to discuss the new energy shock hitting Europe, with some of them looking towards deregulation measures and major changes to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) as possible solutions.
“The proposal for the EU Inc. puts forward a single company law framework to incentivise cross-border activities, which should allow for smoother ways for SMEs to expand within the Single Market.”
