Deal on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules for more sustainable packaging, to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety.
MEPs improve EU protection for quality agricultural products
Final green light to the reform of EU rules strengthening the protection of Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
Textiles and food waste reduction: New EU rules to support circular economy
The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to better prevent and reduce textiles and food waste across the EU.
Greenwashing: how EU firms can validate their green claims
New rules for companies to comply with EU ban on greenwashing of products. The Internal Market and Environment committees adopted on Wednesday…
New plant breeding techniques to boost resilience of food system
The EU wants to to boost resilience of food system and reduce the need for pesticides with new rules on plant breeding…
Ensuring euro money transfers arrive within ten seconds
MEPs adopted new rules to ensure that euro money transfers arrive immediately into the bank accounts of retail customers and businesses across…
Human trafficking: deal on new EU rules
Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal to revise rules on preventing and combating human trafficking on Tuesday.
New Genomic Techniques: MEPs want to ban all patents for these type of plants
New genomic techniques (NGT) are techniques for targeted genome modification (mutation or insertion of one or more genes at specific sites in…
Stopping greenwashing: how the EU regulates green claims
The EU aims to put an end to greenwashing, when companies claim to be greener than they are, and provide more information…
The Hungarian government threatens EU values, institutions, and funds, MEPs say
Parliament condemns the deliberate, continuous and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government to undermine the EU’s founding values.