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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13804
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Circular economy

European Commission tightens rules against textile waste in EU

On Monday 9 February, the European Commission adopted new measures to stop the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes.

This delegated regulation (https://aeur.eu/f/kn6) supplements the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (see EUROPE B13418A23). By promoting reuse and recycling, these measures will help cut waste, reduce environmental damage and create a level playing field for companies, explains the Commission. They should enable the textile sector to move faster towards more...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: European preference, a necessary tool for strengthening EU industry, as well as simplification and trade, according to Ursula von der Leyen
COMPETITIVENESS: EU27 ministers invited on 26 February to discuss support from Competitiveness Fund for SMEs and emergency plans for industry
COMPETITIVENESS: Cleantech for Europe sets out its requirements for future ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’
DIGITAL: European Commission threatens Meta with interim measures if it does not allow AI assistants access to WhatsApp
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Commission tightens rules against textile waste in EU
ENVIRONMENT: Commission adopts new European legislation on RENURE fertilisers
AGRICULTURE: EU Court of Auditors criticises “complex CAP structure” in proposal for 2028-2034 period
ENERGY: networks package - Cyprus Presidency of EU Council seeks consensus on use of congestion revenues
ENERGY: geothermal energy could cover 42% of coal and gas-fired electricity production in EU
TRANSPORT: CLECAT and EEA call for stronger incentives to decarbonise road transport in Europe
RESEARCH: European Commission grants €404.3 million to postdoctoral researchers
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU27 social affairs ministers invited to Cyprus on 12 and 13 February to discuss future EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns Israeli measures strengthening control over West Bank
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
SPACE: EU Member States invited to agree to rules for participation of Iceland and Norway in GOVSATCOM
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: MEPs call on Frankfurt institute to prepare for future inflationary crises
TAXATION: Matthias Ecke MEP believes that financial transaction taxes should be harmonised across EU
STATE AID: European Commission approves rescue loan to Acciaierie d'Italia to cover operating costs only
FINANCE: ESMA announces increased action in 2027-2029
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for Polish aid to help mountain and lowland areas cope with consequences of climate change
ECB: Christine Lagarde pays tribute to François Villeroy de Galhau’s contribution to Governing Council
CHINA: European Commission requires Chinese imports of lightweight thermal paper to be registered
CLIMATE: European Commission consults on national targets and flexibilities for 2040 target
CLIMATE: 2040 target - European Commission launches a consultation on possible use of international carbon credits
TRADE: European Parliament announces start of negotiations with EU Council on safeguard measures for European steel
ENERGY: affordable energy prices must be main objective of future electrification plan, according to energy-intensive industries
HONG KONG: European Commission condemns sentencing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai to twenty years in prison
CSDP: EUNAVFOR MED Irini has inspected nearly 22,000 vessels since March 2020
UNRWA: European Commission releases €5 million in emergency aid to support humanitarian action in West Bank
SUDAN: EU calls for an extension of arms embargo