The environment ministers of Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have called on the European Commission to ensure "an overall high level of ambition" in the revision of the EU Packaging Directive that underlines the environmental dimension of the legislation. This applies in particular to waste prevention, reuse, high-quality recycling and recycled content. The ministers urged Brussels to build on existing well-functioning structures and on the results already achieved and to focus on the necessary measures.
The recommendations were laid out in a joint letter sent in mid-November to Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, as well as to the Commissioners for the Internal Market, Environment, and Health and Food Safety. The letter was signed by environment ministers Leonore Gewessler (Austria), Joëlle Welfring (Luxemburg), Steffi Lemke (Germany) and Vivianne Heijnen (the Netherlands)....
