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Electronic product information: new report shows it is time to move from principles to action

Medicines for Europe

Brussels, 24 February 2022

EucoLight announces webinar on EPR non-compliance through online marketplaces: the state of play

EucoLight - European Association of Lighting WEEE Compliance Schemes

Brussels, 24th February 2022. EucoLight, the European Association of collection and recycling organisations for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) lamps and lighting, is organising a webinar titled "EPR non-compliance through online marketplaces: the state of play", to be held on Wednesday 9 March - 10:30 – 13:00.

Joint statement by energy intensive sectors in view of the vote on CBAM by the INTA Committee

EUROFER

As representatives of the four industrial sectors to be included in the scope of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – cement, steel, aluminium and
fertilisers – we would like to raise our comments and concerns on the draft INTA compromise amendments (CAM) that will be voted on 28 February.

United behind Ukraine: Russia must not be allowed to wage full-scale war against Ukraine and its people

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

While condemning Russia’s illegal actions in violation of international law, the Socialists and Democrats welcome the 27 EU member states’ unity and determination to stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Diplomacy and deterrence are key to avoid a full-scale war in the region.

S&D leader Iratxe García said:

Ukrainian Airspace restricted for civil aviation operations

EBAA - European Business Aviation Association

24 February 2022, Brusssels. Due to high safety risks caused by military activity, the Ukrainian airspace is restricted (i.e. closed) for civil aviation operations.

Based on information received by EUROCONTROL and EASA, Air operators are reminded that this is now an active conflict zone. Under these circumstances, the aforementioned airspace and critical infrastructure, including airports, are exposed to military activities which result in safety risks for civil aircraft.

Europe’s building only half the wind energy it needs for the Green Deal, supply chain is struggling as a result

WindEurope

Europe is not building enough new wind energy to reach its energy and climate targets. According to WindEurope’s Annual Statistics 2021, the EU built only 11 GW of new wind farms in 2021 and is set to build 18 GW a year over 2022-26. But the EU needs 30 GW a year of new wind to meet its 2030 renewables target. The slow expansion rate is impacting on Europe’s wind energy supply chain.

FIA EB welcomes Data Act and supports path towards sector-specific legislation

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Region I

23 February 2022 - The European Commission unveiled its Data Act proposal today, which aims at ensuring fair data access and use, as well as empowering consumers to remain in control over their data. The proposal sets out horizontal data access and use principles and confirms that these will be complemented by legislation addressing sector-specific challenges.

"EU proposal on sustainable due diligence is counterproductive"

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry

Brussels/Frankfurt, 23 February 2022 – Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of VDMA, comments on the EU Commission's proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence:

ACCA statement on today’s release of the European Commission’s initiative on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

ACCA

· ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) 

Agroecology and the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies are Europe’s best hope for a viable and sustainable (food) future

Agroecology Europe

The study carried out by Wageningen University and Research and commissioned by CropLife Europe released at the end of January 2022 concludes that the implementation of the F2F and Biodiversity strategies in the EU Green Deal would compromise the European agri-food sector to "lower agricultural yields, to price increases, less European exports and more imports of agricultural products from outside Europe”.

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