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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12158

13 December 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 40
SECTORAL POLICIES / Circular economy
Plastic products polluting oceans, Council is reluctant to accept targets for reducing plastic cigarette butts
Brussels, 12/12/2018 (Agence Europe)

The elimination of plastic filters for cigarettes, advocated by the European Parliament, is one of the divisive issues between Parliament negotiators and the Council, assisted by the Commission on the proposal for a directive to limit the consumption in the EU of single-use plastic products that pollute the oceans.

And the preparatory work for the next trilogue meeting, scheduled for the evening of 18 December next (6:30 pm), does not seem to allow any progress to be made on this point...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
INSTITUTIONAL
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
NEWS BRIEFS