Published: May 27th, 2025,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

In a letter titled „Cut red tape, don’t create new hurdles,“ 21 German business associations – led by the German Advertising Federation (ZAW) – are calling on federal ministers, EU commissioners and MEPs to suspend trilogue negotiations on the Green Claims Directive. Their main objection: the directive’s requirement for mandatory pre-approval of environmental marketing claims.