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Environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius has said encouraging truly sustainable products will be at the core of the new legislative proposals for the European Green Deal

Green groups Zero Waste Europe and Reloop have criticised the fine print of the Single-Use Plastics Directive, warning that some single-use materials are excluded by its definition of ‘plastic’

While EU rules on ecodesign and energy labelling have led to efficiency gains, their effectiveness has been compromised by regulatory delays, flawed testing methodology and lax enforcement, the European Court of Auditors says in a new report

Member states should incorporate materials planning into their National Energy and Climate Plans to help secure environmentally sustainable supplies of metals and minerals required for decarbonisation, academics have said

Six years after its introduction, a key illegal timber law continues to show 'severe shortcomings', says a new report by WWF Europe.