by stefanie | May 7, 2024 | World Focus
New directive postpones ESRS obligations, aiding sectors and third-country companies in compliance readiness. The Council of the European Union recently adopted a directive delaying for two years the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) obligations for...
by stefanie | Apr 26, 2024 | World Focus
The new rules reinforce the right to repair, aim to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector by making it easier and more cost-effective to repair goods. On Tuesday 23 April 2024, the EU Parliament adopted the directive on the so-called “right to repair” for...
by stefanie | Apr 24, 2024 | World Focus
Early Tuesday, negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new rules that ban products made with forced labour from the EU market. The new regulation would create a framework for enforcing this ban, including through investigations, new...
by stefanie | Apr 8, 2024 | World Focus
On 31 March, Bulgaria and Romania became Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both Member States including on issuing Schengen visas and controls at the internal air and sea borders will be lifted. Announced on 30 March, the Commission strongly welcomed...
by stefanie | Mar 25, 2024 | World Focus
Compromise reached on CSDDD, scaling back scope and delaying full implementation after debates. The European Council’s EU member states significantly scaled back the new CSDDD legislation and moved its implementation date further out, but they may save the...
