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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12618

9 December 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 33
SECTORAL POLICIES / Industry
European Commission wants to tackle environmental and social aspects of battery production
Brussels, 08/12/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission wants to encourage the development of a European battery sector whose competitiveness is based primarily on quality rather than price. To do this, the institution wants to tackle the environmental and social “risks” of battery production, according to a draft version of the regulation obtained by EUROPE on Tuesday 8 December.

The Commission targets three main challenges: – firstly, the lack of incentives to invest in the production of green batteries (also...

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