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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11200

20 November 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment
Plastic bag legislation will not be withdrawn

Brussels, 19/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - Most unexpectedly, the legislative proposal of November 2013 seeking to reduce consumption in the EU of light, single-use plastic bags as a way of protecting the marine environment will not be withdrawn. Following a discussion within the College of Commissioners, the European Commission said on Wednesday 19 November that this draft piece of environmental legislation would not fall victim to “Better Regulation” concerns. The Commission chose not to...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSTITUTIONAL
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU