by stefanie | Jan 22, 2024 | World Focus
The EU Parliament has given its final green light to a directive that will improve product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The directive adopted today with 593 votes in favour, 21 against and 14 abstentions seeks to protect consumers from...
by stefanie | Oct 23, 2023 | World Focus
EU Parliament takes a strong stance against forced labour by proposing a ban on products tainted by exploitation within the EU and eliminating forced labour within EU supply chains, halting the imports and exports of such. Last week, the Internal Market and...
by stefanie | Jun 22, 2023 | World Focus
New rules to make products last longer and be easier to repair, upgrade, recycle and a ban on the destruction of unsold textiles and electronic appliances and will prioritise ecodesign requirements for e.g. steel, textiles, furniture, tyres, chemicals. Recently, the...
by stefanie | May 12, 2023 | World Focus
With 544 votes to 18, with 17 abstentions, the EU Parliament has backed new legislation aimed at promoting sustainability and ending misleading claims in product labelling. In a resounding victory for environmental advocates, the European Parliament has backed new...
by stefanie | Jun 8, 2022 | World Focus
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the proposal for a directive introducing a common charger. The aim of the directive is to introduce a common charging port for a whole range of electronic devices. Having a...
