The law for a secure and sustainable supply of raw materials in Europe, the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), is expected to come into force in January. On Tuesday afternoon, the EU Parliament in Strasbourg formally adopted the result of the negotiations with the Council and the Commission. The Council still has to give its […]
The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) is nearing the finish line. After Parliament agreed on a final legislative text with the Council in mid-November, MEPs will discuss the result this morning in Strasbourg and then vote on it at midday. The Industry Committee (ITRE), which is the lead committee, adopted it almost unanimously last Thursday. […]
The Industry Committee in the European Parliament (ITRE) formally adopted the provisional agreement of the trilogue negotiations on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) yesterday, Thursday. The committee had been the lead committee in the negotiations and had adopted the report by rapporteur Nicola Beer (Renew) in September. In mid-November, Parliament agreed on a final […]
Negotiations on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) made progress at a political level yesterday but, as expected, could not yet be concluded. In the fourth trilogue, the EU Parliament, Council and Commission negotiated from midday on Wednesday until late in the evening. The agenda included the scope of the law and the […]
Yesterday in Strasbourg, the EU Parliament adopted its mandate for the negotiations on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), with which the EU intends to take action against the increasing volume of packaging waste. After the highly controversial positions of the committees and political groups involved became clear once again in yesterday’s debate, 426 […]
Yesterday, the EU Parliament in Strasbourg adopted its negotiating mandate for a strengthened “right to repair.” The directive aims to strengthen sustainable consumption by simplifying the repair of faulty goods, reducing waste and promoting the repair industry.The draft by rapporteur René Repasi (S&D) strengthens the EU Commission’s proposal. He wants to oblige sellers during the […]
Hardly any other legislative process is currently being watched with as much excitement as the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The next political trilogue, the high-level meeting of negotiators from the EU Parliament, Council and Commission, takes place today, Wednesday. After the meetings in June, July and September, this is the fourth trilogue. […]
The EU Parliament, Council and Commission have reached a political trilogue agreement on the revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation. The new rules are intended to ensure that the EU takes more responsibility for its waste and does not export its environmental challenges to third countries, the Commission explained. They are also intended to facilitate […]
When a new law to secure Europe’s supply of raw materials is passed in Brussels these days, this will also have consequences for other continents. Although the EU wants to boost domestic mining, it still has to import the majority of raw materials. More than two-thirds of the world’s reserves of lithium, the coveted raw […]
Yesterday, the EU Parliament, Council and Commission reached a political agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). This means that the framework conditions of the legal text have been established. The three parties will negotiate the final details at a technical level by the end of the week.“The agreement reached in record time is […]