We welcome the European Commission’s intention to create a technically interoperable system in all Member States. However, the introduction of any distance-based road charging measure will inevitably be more costly. Road charging should not result in penalising of...
Today’s vote in the European Parliament marks a major stepping stone for the ETS review. “This message reads loud and clear: NO to a tiered approach on carbon leakage and YES to a dynamic and predictable benchmark’s reduction†says Nicola Rega, Climate Change...
European forest owners, managers and forest-based industries released a joint statement today, outlining key elements to be included in the review of the FOREST EUROPE process to ensure Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), at the first meeting of the working group on...
Closing the gaps on the circular economy in Europe? Export data reveals a widening rift. Market data has shed light on the creeping trend to export paper for recycling outside of Europe rather than effectively recycling it in Europe in sustainable manner. The latest...
Leading federations representing the paper value chain call for the co-legislators to support the further increase of paper recycling and safeguard the “quantity†criterion in the definition of municipal waste. The European Commission proposes to define municipal...
The European paper and board industry welcomes the European Parliament report by the rapporteur Christel Schaldemose MEP on implementation of the Framework Regulation on Food Contact Materials In particular, the paper-based packaging value chain supports the strong...
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