Policy Updates

On 1 April, the Commission published an explanatory guide on how to implement the microplastics restriction under REACH.  

On 01 April 2025, the Commission published a Call for Input to seek feedback from market participants on how European companies procure and recycle certain critical raw materials and the interplay with EU competition rules.

The Clean Industrial Act was published on February 26. It aims to ensure access to affordable energy, boost demand for decarbonised products, and stimulate private and public investment in the clean transition.

The Consultation Forum on the revision of the Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 took place on Monday 31 March 2025. VHK, the Consultant of the European Commission, presented the background studies and the policy options developed so far....

Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives. One of these directives is regarding the agreed provisions on phasing out financial incentives for stand-alone boilers powered by fossil fuels....

In cooperation with Orgalim, Eurovent provides you with an in-depth overview of recent European legislative developments. The first meeting of the Ecodesign Forum took place in February 2025

In cooperation with Orgalim, Eurovent provides you with an in-depth overview of recent European legislative developments.

In cooperation with Orgalim, Eurovent provides you with an in-depth overview of recent European legislative developments. In March, the Commission kept batteries and their critical raw materials in the economy longer.

In 2022, the EU’s net domestic energy use was 58.8 million terajoules, representing a 4.2% decrease compared with 2021. This figure includes energy used directly by households and by businesses and government production activities....

The first stakeholder consultation workshop on the design of a new auction for industrial process heat decarbonisation under the Innovation Fund will be held on 16 April 2025.

The European Commission has launched a consolation on the draft State aid Framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal (‘CISAF’). The CISAF will set how Member States can design state aid measures to support its objectives....

The Call for evidence on the Impact Assessment for the revision of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling on professional refrigeration is open.