SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

‘Waste’ directive, EU27 ministers take stock of their respective positions on targets set by Commission

Brussels, 25/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

At an Environment Council meeting on Monday 25 March, EU Member States’ climate and environment ministers discussed the framework directive on the impact of the textile sector and food waste on the environment (see EUROPE B13370A21). While the European Commission’s proposal was unanimously welcomed, a balance still needs to be struck on a number of points.

Food waste. First of all, the Member States revisited the issue of targets at length, while the European Commission’s proposal,...