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On 21 August 2025, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) published a Joint Statement setting out the Framework on an US-EU Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade (“the Framework Agreement”). The Framework Agreement will greatly affect
In 2023, four EU Member States (Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and Norway, submitted an initial proposal to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) seeking a universal ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with phased restrictions. That proposal underwent
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On 8 July 2025, the European Commission released a new Draft Implementing Decision on the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles.
This act under the framework of the Single-Use Plastics Directive
On 10 July 2025, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) released the draft legislation concerning the transposition of the CSRD.
Following the previous year’s draft legislation aimed at incorporating the CSRD into national law, which was not
The European Commission published on 8 July 2025 a Chemicals Package. The package is issued following a period of intense regulatory activity marked by the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. It reveals a change of approach, oriented towards the reinforcement
As previously reported on our blog, in January 2025, the European Commission launched a Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Automotive Industry, aimed at addressing the challenges facing the sector. The initiative featured direct engagement by the industry
In the context of our broader tracking of postponments and/or amendments to EU Green Deal legislations, there have recently been some developments on the following files:
On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to amend the European Climate Law. In force since 2021, the Climate Law commits the EU and its Member States to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by
