by stefanie | Mar 27, 2024 | World Focus
The EU Council has approved a major update to waste shipment rules, aiming for a circular economy and tighter controls. The EU Council has formally approved the comprehensive revision of the European Union’s waste shipment regulations. The overhaul aims to...
by stefanie | Mar 25, 2024 | World Focus
Compromise reached on CSDDD, scaling back scope and delaying full implementation after debates. The European Council’s EU member states significantly scaled back the new CSDDD legislation and moved its implementation date further out, but they may save the...
by stefanie | Jan 30, 2024 | World Focus
The EU Council adopts text for a crucial regulation banning products made with forced labour from the EU market. The EU Council has adopted text for a mandate for a regulation that prohibits products made with forced labour from the EU market. This regulation will aim...
by stefanie | Nov 23, 2023 | World Focus
On 22 November 2023 the EU Council adopted its position (or ‘negotiating mandate’) on a proposed directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive. The proposed text aims to remove obstacles that...
by stefanie | May 3, 2023 | World Focus
The EU has adopted new rules to address the gender pay gap. Under the pay transparency directive, companies will be required to share information about pay for work of equal value and take action if the gender pay gap exceeds 5%. The directive also includes provisions...
