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Statement on the Industrial Accelerator Act

Energy Storage Europe
5 March 2026: On 04 March, the European Commission published the Industrial Accelerator Act. The Act introduces Made in Europe requirements for the procurement and auction of numerous industrial products, including energy storage technologies. It also contains measures to streamline permitting for industrial manufacturing and to create industrial “acceleration areas”. In addition, the Act includes efforts to accelerate the deployment of industrial decarbonisation projects through energy storage.
 

On the Industrial Accelerator Act: “Local content is rarely the solution”

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry

Frankfurt, 04 March 2026 – VDMA Executive Director Thilo Brodtmann comments on the EU Commission´s proposal of the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) presented today:

• “The long-awaited IAA is not a big breakthrough that will significantly strengthen Europe's competitiveness. The focus on ‘local content’ distracts from Europe’s real challenges – such as high administrative costs, a weakened internal market, and Europe's lack of technological leadership.”

European Union urged to act on barriers hindering accountants’ cross-border mobility

ACCA

Leading global accountancy body calls on the European Commission to facilitate greater professional recognition across the EU as part of its skills portability initiative

The European Union’s (EU’s) member states’ legal and regulatory frameworks for the accountancy profession is a major roadblock to the European Commission’s (EC) Skills Portability Initiative (SPI).

PAVING THE WAY TO GREATER CIRCULARITY IN END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES: EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM WELCOMES THE VOTE OF THE EUROPEAN PALLIAMENT ENVI COMMITTEE ON THE TRILOGUE AGREEMENT

European Aluminium

European Aluminium welcomes the trilogue agreement reached on the Commission’s proposal to revise the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive (ELVD) and the 3R Type-Approval Directive. In light of the increasing use of aluminium in European vehicles, mainly driven by electric vehicles and lightweighting, the agreement to introduce quality requirements for aluminium recovered from end-of-life vehicles represents an important step forward. It helps align vehicle design with circular economy objectives while strengthening Europe’s access to critical raw materials.

Don’t be deterred by a lack of hard data, says ACCA guidance on sustainability reporting

ACCA
New report demonstrates how to use reasonable estimates as a practical way of creating decision-useful sustainability information
 
Data-related challenges are among the most significant obstacles preventing organisations from producing reliable sustainability information. ACCA’s latest report Sustainability reporting: working with estimates provides practical guidance on how to create sustainability information when data is incomplete, uncertain or unavailable.
 

Aluminium beverage can recycling reaches a new record

European Aluminium

76.3% of Aluminium Beverage Cans Recycled as Industry Drives Toward 100% Circularity by 2050

Brussels, 17 February 2026 – The latest report by Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) and European Aluminium (EA) shows that the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland reached 76.3% in 2023.

On the meeting of EU heads of state and government: ‘Local content debate distracts from Europe’s real problems’

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry

Frankfurt, 11 February 2026 – On the occasion of the Informal EU leaders' retreat on competitiveness, VDMA President Bertram Kawlath says:

• ‘The heads of state and government are meeting at a crucial moment to set Europe's course towards growth and competitiveness. The corrections made so far have been correct, but they are far from sufficient to address the geopolitical realities.’

ACCA future-proofs finance professionals with new tech-focused certificates

ACCA

Skills in emerging technologies are essential for professional accountants and help organisations enhance their future-readiness

In response to insights from over 900 finance leaders, ACCA has created the Technology in Finance certificate series – a four-part programme designed to give finance teams the practical, future-ready tools to thrive in a fast-evolving world.

Position on the Commission proposal for implementing legislation on the temporary solution following the removal of the customs duty de minimis

PostEurop

1. Context and General Position

PostEurop acknowledges the political rationale and objectives behind the new measures in the Union Customs Code (UCC) Delegated and Implementing Acts applicable to eCommerce imports. We support the goals of fairness, transparency and proportionality in crossborder eCommerce. The objectives of enhancing compliance, ensuring fair and proportional taxation, and strengthening customs risk management are shared and supported.

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