Brussels, 15 July 2021: With yesterday’s release of the so-called ‘Fitfor55’ package, the European Commission does not fall short of its ambition. In a video reaction to the package, Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe, defined this ‘a turning point and a remarkable moment for a sector like ours’ [the flat glass sector].

The S&D Group in the European Parliament welcomes the new legislative package presented by the European Commission today on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing in the EU. The new package includes proposals for a new EU agency that is being created to fight money laundering, as well as new rules that will give teeth to the EU’s ability to enforce anti-money laundering laws and ensure that all EU countries apply the same rules.

Brussels, 16 July 2021

The new Forest Strategy is an important piece of the European Commission architecture to deliver on the European Green Deal. There is a consensus on the need for the new forest strategy to foster a European circular bioeconomy and the sustainability of Europe’s forests to achieve the 2050 climate neutrality target. However, Cepi does not see the coherence between different policies addressing and impacting forests in the proposed strategy.