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Marine litter in Europe is decreasing. This is the conclusion of the study “European Coastline Macro Litter Trends 2015-2021”, published by the European Commission, which looks at trends in macro litter (i.e. litter larger than 2.5 cm) along the coastline of the Old Continent between 2015 and 2021...

The European Commission has approved a 500 million euros French scheme to support the chemical recycling of certain types of plastic waste. The measure contributes to the achievement of the priorities of the European Commission for 2024-2029, which call for a more circular and resilient economy...

Following the publication of the Competitiveness Compass by European Commission, which outlines a new approach to competition policy and announces measures to close the innovation gap, reduce bureaucracy, and speed up approval processes, Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General, stated...

The European Commission presented the “Competitiveness Compass”, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission's work. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are...

The plastic value chain is hit by a strong recession caused by persisting issues such as increased imports of non-EU recycled plastics, reduced investments in domestic raw materials production and recycling, as well as a lack of demand for EU-virgin and recycled plastics. Eighteen industry stakeholders across the plastic value chain...

Cefic, the European federation of the chemical industry, welcomes the new European Commission with a clear and urgent message: Europe’s chemical industry is at a breaking point, and decisive action is needed now. Without bold measures, the industry that has long been a cornerstone of...

An infringement case has been opened by the European Commission against Italy for the "exceptions" introduced into the transposition of Directive 2019/904 on single-use plastics, the so-called SUP Directive. The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the Italian Government...

European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments. The agreed law aims to protect the environment and human health more effectively, while contributing to achieve the EU’s climate neutrality, circular economy and zero pollution goals...

In charge of the European Green Deal from 1 December 2019, Frans Timmermans is leaving the European Commission, of which he was first vice-president since 2014, to run and campaign for the Dutch general elections scheduled for the autumn, called after the resignation of Prime Minister Frank Rutte a few days ago...