Beer plays an important role in Europeโs economy, but excise burdens, production costs and the post-Covid environment are putting pressure on the sectorโs ability to act as a motor for the whole economy.
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The IOC says hosting the Games no longer has to be an expensive nightmare.
Push comes ahead of the imminent 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Tweaks in copyright law means publishers can’t bargain better deals with Google, Facebook, local media warn.
After success of bottle deposit schemes, some retailers are trying to widen culture of reuse โ and start tackling Europeโs waste problemRenรฉ Heiden pulls two glass yoghurt jars off the shop shelf, and lists the nearby supermarkets in which they can be …
Incumbent leaders have largely failed to tackle key socioeconomic issues like the rising cost of housing.
The European Parliament has adopted by a large majority a new directive on packaging and packaging waste. The text includes measures to prevent the production of waste, but also to promote the reuse and recycling of certain types of packaging.
On Wednesday, Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
As the world prepares for the fourth round of negotiations to create the first treaty to end plastic pollution, a dedicated global business coalition shares its insights with negotiators.
On Wednesday, MEPs approved new EU rules for the collection, treatment and discharge of urban wastewater.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European U…
Move by Spanish regional government to tackle period poverty will benefit about 2.5m peopleThe Catalonia region of Spain has begun providing free reusable menstrual cups, period underwear and cloth pads at pharmacies, in one of the first initiatives of…
The latest study from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) suggests that paper food packaging outperforms plastic reusables when robust and representative data is used. The scientific findings suggest there is no justification for bans and reuse targets.
Business groups could face penalties for overzealous lobbying on the EUโs new rules to ditch throwaway packaging for reusable options.
After a year-long discussions, the EU Parliament and the Council of the EU reached their negotiating positions on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. SBFE shares its take on the likely outcome of reuse and refill obligations, as well as sugge…
The Council of EU member states voted on Monday (18 December) in favour of more exemptions for carboard and wine bottles from reuse targets in a bid to shore up support for the EUโs packaging waste regulation ahead of decisive talks with the European P…
The problems with forest carbon markets that have hit the front pages are very real. But they arenโt the full story.
On 22 November, the European Parliament sent strong positive signals to EU citizens and businesses when it voted on its amendments to the proposal for an EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Encouragingly, Members of the European Parliam…
The European Parliament adopted its position Wednesday (22 November) on legislation to reduce packaging waste, after a tense debate on the role of reuse, recycling and bans.
On Wednesday, Parliament adopted its position on new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle constantly growing waste and boost reuse and recycling.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ European Union, 2023 – EP
France has already banned it โย now industry is lobbying hard to ensure the EU doesn’t do the same.
Crucial EU vote on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation could result in a rule intended to prevent waste including a loophole that causes a mountain of it.
Next weekโs vote on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is a risky moment for Europeโs green future and circular economy.
Ahead of the plenary vote on the proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a large group of European and national associations across various sectors are expressing serious concerns regarding the approach to reuse adopted by the Europea…
Brussels risks another ‘bendy banana’ PR disaster over single-use packaging.
MEPs should recognize reuse and recycling as complementary solutions in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Only complementary recycling and reuse systems will allow us to achieve the PPWRโs objectives. To accelerate progress on packaging circularity in Europe, we need a strong, consistent and evidence-based regulation, built to shape the transition in an ec…
Industry identifies โPlastics Transitionโ roadmap milestone: a dynamic cultural shift toward making plastics circular; driving lifecycle emissions to net zero; and fostering the sustainable use of plastics.
EPR has been widely recognized and celebrated as being an effective way of making producers responsible for products (and their subsequent waste) they produce. On the one hand, based on a partnership between companies, municipalities and waste managers…
The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle, to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste, and to promote the use of recycled content.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : ยฉ …
Europe needs to shift towards reusable packaging to help bring it back within planetary boundaries. This requires structural change, underpinned by an ambitious packaging waste law, and lawmakers in the European Parliament need to back this, writes Ali…
