Green Deal

The words of the European Commissioner, successor of Frans Timmermans, to Open:«Common debt to finance the green agenda?I believe that the next Commission will focus on other priorities"

What will happen to the Green Deal in light of the results of the European elections on 9 June?This is what many experts, activists and citizens concerned about the advance of far-right parties in France and Germany and the contraction of support for the Greens which in 2019 were the fourth force in the European Parliament, also driven by the driving force of the Fridays for Future and the student climate strikes.At the time, the newly elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, he declared to MEPs: “If there is one area where the world needs our leadership, it is climate protection…We don't have a minute to waste.The faster Europe moves, the greater the benefit for our citizens, our competitiveness and our prosperity." "Climate:2019 was the year of awareness, 2020 is the decisive year to intervene", we headlined on January 1, 2020. In these five years everything has changed.In between there were the pandemic, the lockdow...

The actual implementation of the measure, one of the most ambitious in the European green agenda, will begin at the end of 2024.But eight governments protest

Disappointing result for the ecological parties, who lose 19 MEPs and will now do everything to try to enter the majority and save climate policies

The European Parliament, with 584 votes in favour, 3 against and 14 abstentions, gave the definitive green light to the rule on the right to repair products.Repair which, in fact, will replace the most impactful replacement.There directive, on the one hand, aims to encourage repairs within the two years of legal guarantee with "easier and cheaper" options and, on the other, to protect consumers even beyond the constraint period "for any defect that may occur".In particular, repair will be promoted during and beyond the two-year legal guarantee period.Sellers will be required to offer free repair within the legal warranty period (except when this is more expensive than replacement), while consumers should be given incentives not to choose replacement within the liability period.For household appliances, electronic displays, welding equipment, vacuum cleaners, servers and data storage, manufacturers will be obliged to take action for up to 10 years after purchase, whi...