On the table since December 2020, the proposal for an EU regulation on batteries and battery waste is expected to receive a political agreement (or ‘general approach’) from the Environment Council on 17 March.
On Friday 11 March, the Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) agreed on the text to be presented to the European Environment Ministers. They will formally adopt the EU Council’s position on this future regulation emblematic of the circular economy, which will impose...