European Parliament

GLOBAL TRADE EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals	07.01.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Council of the EU formally adopts PPWR / Regulation to be applied 18 months after date of entry into force	17.12.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE PPWR corrigendum officially approved by MEPs / Regulation expected to enter into force at start of 2025	28.11.2024
EUROPEAN POLITICS EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump	14.11.2024
COP29 EU Parliament, Council formulate goals for climate conference / Tough negotiations expected / Financing to be thorny issue	25.10.2024
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS Recycling targets for ELVs should get green light / Certification of recycled content necessary for level playing field – EuRIC	14.10.2024
EU POLICY Chemicals and plastics producers hail Draghi report / EU should increase investments by EUR 800 bn “to fund radical and rapid reform”	16.09.2024
EU POLICY New EU chief outlines goals for next legislative period / Appointment of commissioners still to come / Clean Industrial Deal for ‘stronger and more prosperous Europe'	30.07.2024
EU ECODESIGN New regulation replaces old directive / Not only “energy-consuming” products affected	29.07.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE How much plastics does electromobility require? / Auto sector faces radical change / Renaissance of combustion engine also conceivable	26.06.2024
LOGISTICS In search of cargo space: a story of Chinese EV exports and skyrocketing freight rates	07.06.2024
TEPPFA Plastic pipes group urges EU policymakers to consider building sector's needs for Green Deal	14.05.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE “EU member states can exempt their economies for five years” / Lawyer Christian Alexander Mayer talks to PIE about special national routes for the PPWR	09.05.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
ENERGY European reforms approved by parliament / Rules aim to improve price stability, enable transition to sustainable power sources	30.04.2024
EU PACKAGING Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD	26.04.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Parliament's ENVI committee backs EU's Zero Pellet Loss proposal / NGOs not fully satisfied	02.04.2024
LOGISTICS Revamped EU rules pave way forward for zero-emission trucks, buses / German government aims to strengthen competitiveness of ports / Deutsche Bahn logistics units with major losses	22.03.2024
PLASTICS WASTE European Parliament votes for stricter rules / Ban on exports / Trade bodies voice concern on recycling repercussions	14.03.2024
EU PACKAGING European legislators agree on PPWR rules / Bans and reuse, recycling targets / EUBP largely positive but NGO ZWE still has concerns	12.03.2024
AUTOMOTIVE European suppliers applaud vote to adopt new EU patent regulation / Move protects R&D investment – Clepa	08.03.2024
EU PACKAGING Germany-Italy ‘deal' could scupper EU's packaging waste rules / Legal assessment adds to debate about proposed regulations	27.02.2024
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Significant decline in turnover, volume last year / Only very muted expectations for 2024 / Many companies unable to pass on costs	19.02.2024
POLYURETHANE INDUSTRY European Parliament confirms diisocyanate limits / Guidelines for lead also tightened	13.02.2024
EU PACKAGING French trade group wants removal of PPWR ban on multipacks / Bundling milk, water bottles said to be an issue	29.01.2024