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Free trade agreement New Zealand-EU approved by European Parliament
On 22 November 2023 the European Parliament approved the free trade agreement between the EU and New Zealand. Now, before entering into force, this agreement should be approved by all the Member states parliaments. As declared: “…“Today is a good day for the EU and global rule-based trade. Our vote is a very clear signal of our commitment to negotiating new EU free trade agreements, of which we have seen too few in this parliamentary term. While we live at different ends of the world, the EU and New Zealand are close, trusted, reliable and like-minded partners. Together, we are driving global rules-based trade forward against the backdrop of a…
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Circular economy, batterie e nuovo regolamento per il 2023
Le batterie importate o prodotte in Unione europea agli ioni di litio rappresentano dei beni che in un’ottica di economia circolare devono essere oggetto di riciclo e raccolta. Il 9 dicembre 2022 Marian Jurecka ha dichiarato quanto segue: “…The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal to strengthen sustainability rules for batteries and waste batteries. For the first time the legislation will regulate the entire life cycle of a battery – from production to reuse and recycling – and ensure that they are safe, sustainable and competitive. The deal is provisional pending formal adoption in both institutions….”. In particolare, l’attuale direttiva 2006/66/CE è…