The guidelines for recovering energy from waste, which were presented by the European Commission on Wednesday 25 January, are an essential stage in the implementation of the action plan for the circular economy of December 2015, but only one stage. The European Commission has other proposals in sight for 2017, its Vice-President responsible for Sustainable Development, Frans Timmermans, announced on Thursday 26 January, welcoming the progress already made (see EUROPE 11711, 11701).
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