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Industry Committee loses focus on Net-Zero Industry Act — 25 October 2023, 21:45 CET

In today's vote, the Industry Committee in the European Parliament weakened the strength of the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) by opening up the legislation to too many technologies and allowing projects in Natura 2000 areas. WWF is concerned it will put the main goal of the Regulation, reaching our 2030 climate targets, at risk and waste taxpayers' money on unproven technologies.

Wind Power Action Plan is blowing in the right direction — 25 October 2023, 00:05 CET

Today, the European Commission published its Wind Power Action Plan and Communication on offshore renewable energy. The plan contains a number of good initiatives, such as the inclusion of criteria in wind auctions other than just the cost, a focus on skills and more efficient and transparent permitting processes, and better financing through the innovation fund. Unfortunately a lack of attention to reskilling fossil fuel workers and ongoing delays in the Commission guidance on how to accelerate permitting issues mean we still face some headwinds.

CO2 targets unachievable without enabling conditions, warn European truck and bus manufacturers — 25 October 2023, 00:01 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) repeats its call for a fit-for-purpose CO2 regulation for trucks and buses. Despite an unwavering commitment to decarbonisation and record investment levels in zero-emission vehicles by manufacturers, the proposed targets remain overly ambitious without the backing of robust enabling conditions.

Nissan to join European auto manufacturing body ACEA from 1 January 2024 — 19 October 2023, 16:53 CET

The Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has approved a membership application from Nissan, which will take effect from 1 January 2024.

EU Commission’s proposal fails to strengthen out-of-court dispute resolution for consumers — 17 October 2023, 23:17 CET

Today, the European Commission published a proposal to modernise the rules on consumer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Consumer ADR gives consumers and traders the possibility to solve their disputes out-of-court in a process which should be simple, fast, and affordable.

Auto industry: European Parliament Euro 7 vote improves Commission proposal, but still falls short — 13 October 2023, 00:19 CET

The European Parliament's key vote on Euro 7 pollutant standards better reflects industry’s concerns compared to the European Commission’s proposal, but further improvements are still needed, says the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).

SME demands for profitable investment environment Labour shortage and realistic transition pathways to be top of the EU agenda — 13 October 2023, 00:16 CET

The SMEunited Board of Directors in Graz, Austria exchanged with Commissioner Schmit on one of the top priorities of SMEs: finding skilled staff. Furthermore they presented the key demands for next years' EU elections: putting law into practice in a realistic way to safeguard their global competitiveness.

Preventable yet everywhere: harmful chemicals found in all kinds of consumer products underline need for stricter EU regulation — 10 October 2023, 17:08 CET

In a new compilation of recent product tests by its members - national consumer organisations across Europe - BEUC finds that everyday consumer products are awash with harmful chemicals. BEUC calls on the EU to urgently reduce people's exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), endocrine disruptors, and other chemicals of concern.

Europe needs a Nature Restoration Law fit for purpose, urge 200 NGOs — 03 October 2023, 23:42 CET

In recent months, the call for an impactful Nature Restoration Law received unprecedented support from more than one million citizens, businesses, scientists, and multiple other stakeholders. As the three EU institutions engage in the conclusive 'trilogues' to finalise the law, it is crucial that the negotiators ensure this long-awaited law is equipped to tackle global climate and biodiversity emergencies.

European e-commerce continues to grow despite shifting economic environment — 27 September 2023, 00:03 CET

Ecommerce Europe and EuroCommerce jointly published the 2023 European E-commerce Report on 25 September.

EU-UK battery rules: Act now and do the right thing, EU auto chief urges Commission — 26 September 2023, 23:58 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) is making an urgent plea to the European Commission to act immediately to prevent taxes being imposed on electric vehicles traded between the EU and the UK from January 2024.

Euro 7 Council position: Step in right direction, but cost pressure remains high, industry cautions — 26 September 2023, 00:18 CET

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) takes note of the agreement on Euro 7 reached by national ministers today.

BarTender becomes first labeling, marking and coding solution to offer full integration with the entire Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP product suite — 21 September 2023, 18:24 CET

Seagull Scientific, maker of BarTender, the global leader in software to print, mark and code labels, RFID tags, products, and packaging, has released a new BarTender Print Connector that will allow businesses using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to easily integrate and print with BarTender Cloud.

Major EU law to ban carbon neutral claims and help consumers make sustainable choices — 20 September 2023, 23:25 CET

Consumers will be granted new rights to help them make more sustainable choices following a deal struck yesterday by European legislators on the 'Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive'.

A potential end in sight to expensive intra-EU calls for consumers — 19 September 2023, 17:19 CET

A European Parliament Committee has today voted to ban surcharges on intra-EU communications (calls, text messages and data usage) which would for example bring down prices for consumers when they call another EU country from home.

WWF briefing urges EU to secure an equal place for women in the offshore wind energy transition — 18 September 2023, 18:06 CET

The shift to a clean energy system should affirm the social values we want for our future society, including the fundamental human right of gender equality. As the EU rapidly expands offshore renewable energy development in response to the energy crisis and to fulfil the European Green Deal, a new WWF publication calls on the EU and its Member States to address the sector’s alarming gender disparity.

Consumers to get extra protection when taking out a loan — 13 September 2023, 00:14 CET

Consumers will get much-needed extra protection when taking out credit (as of 2025), with the European Parliament giving its final stamp of approval to the Consumer Credit Directive today.

SME Relief Package: basis for more room to do business — 12 September 2023, 19:03 CET

SMEunited welcomes the publication of the SME Relief Package, which indeed provides certain relief to SMEs. While fostering liquidity through stronger legislation on late payment and the reinforcement of the SME window is fundamental to ensure SMEs' investment capacity, reducing regulatory burden and building the bridge between available training and SMEs' needs should further positively impact entrepreneurial resources.

Young Europeans call for sustainable food to be more affordable — 11 September 2023, 18:43 CET

Tired of political inaction and of the financial hurdles young citizens face to feed themselves, 17 European youth organisations have published a manifesto demanding the European Commission to take action and help make sustainable and healthy food the most accessible option.

Drying up: EU water scarcity must be addressed through better climate adaptation — 07 September 2023, 22:33 CET

Nature and people in Europe are increasingly suffering from a lack of water due to decades of water mismanagement and degradation of freshwater ecosystems, a new WWF study finds. River and wetlands are drying out, groundwater is being extracted beyond sustainable limits and reservoirs and hydropower plants are being constructed illegally and operated unsustainably.

Designation of gatekeepers set to bring more choice to consumers in digital markets — 06 September 2023, 19:01 CET

Today' designation of which tech companies legally constitute 'gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act should help to bring about more choice and fairer online services for consumers.

Commission undermines standards for corporate sustainability reporting under industry pressure — 01 August 2023, 01:05 CET

The European Commission published today a Delegated Act on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) that puts a significant dent into the hope that investors and other users of information will have access to reliable and comparable sustainability data from companies. This is necessary to steer the economy towards a path that is compatible with our planetary boundaries.

Groundbreaking Commission proposal to ban hormone-disrupting chemicals in toys must become law — 29 July 2023, 00:01 CET

The European Commission today proposed to phase out hormone-disrupting chemicals from toys. If this becomes law, it would be the first time ever - worldwide - that both known and suspected hormone-disrupting chemicals are banned from an entire product group.

Cybersecurity of connected consumer products insufficiently addressed by EU Parliament — 19 July 2023, 23:02 CET

The European Parliament's Industry Committee (ITRE) in the lead for the Cyber Resilience Act, a proposal to set minimum cybersecurity requirements for connected products, has, through today’s vote, tightened some obligations for manufacturers, but ultimately failed to tackle all its major blind spots.

Sustainable products soon the norm thanks to EU Parliament vote but online sellers off the hook — 19 July 2023, 23:00 CET

The European Parliament voted on 12 July to make sustainable products the norm on the EU market, banning early obsolescence and destruction of unsold textiles and electronics. The Parliament adopted its position on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). This ambitious position strengthens the Commission’s proposal but lacks strong measures to hold online marketplaces accountable.