EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Circular economy

European Parliament is ambitious in its aim to reduce resource consumption and increase recycling in EU

Brussels, 10/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

In voting, on Tuesday 9 February, on the EU’s second Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Parliament voted by a very large majority (574 votes in favour, 22 against, 95 abstentions) for a higher level of ambition than the European Commission envisaged for decoupling economic growth from the waste of resources. The result, which was made public Wednesday morning, was widely welcomed by industry and NGOs, as well as by the Commission.

The non-binding resolution, adopted on the basis...