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FDP blocks EU packaging regulation

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Published: March 14th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Volker Wissing (FDP) opposes the EU regulation to reduce packaging waste.

Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) is taking a dim view of the planned EU packaging regulation. His ministry informed the other ministries involved on Thursday that it would not support the outcome of the negotiations in Brussels. Table.Briefings learned this from circles within the traffic light coalition. Talks at ministerial level within the coalition continued into the evening in order to reach an agreement after all.

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