On Tuesday 30 May, the EU agriculture ministers voiced their concerns about certain aspects of the proposal on packaging and packaging waste.
The proposal falls within the remit of the ‘Environment’ Council but contains a number of provisions relating to food policy.
In November 2022, the Commission proposed a revision of the packaging and packaging waste directive, as part of the ‘European Green Deal’. The aim of the proposal is to prevent packaging waste and to promote the reuse...