The European Commission surrenders in the fight against “Greenwashing”. Withdraws the application
– In the current situation, the Commission actually intends to withdraw the application on green declarations – comments Maciej Bereststecki, spokesman for the commission.
The directive on environmental declarations was proposed in March 2023 and is aimed at stopping companies from misleading consumers Unjustified claims that their products and services are good for the planet.
This decision – announced only one business day before the last round of negotiations with EU countries and MEPs to reach agreement – means that The EU will not ask companies to provide verified information in support of their ecological claims.
– The European Commission is entitled to a legislative initiative, but also to withdraw [wniosku] After making his own assessment of the legislative process – said Stefan de Keersmaecker, another spokesman for the commission.
On Wednesday, Politico announced that the center -right European People's Party sent a letter to Jessica Rosall, an environmental commissioner, asking the EU executive body to withdraw its proposal. EPP announced that no agreement under the negotiations. On Tuesday, we also informed that the Commission is considering withdrawing another green law, which requires countries to monitor the state and degradation of forests.
The withdrawal of the legislative application by the commission is very unusual And it only happens if legislators are unable to find a consensus or if the Commission believes that the compromise is not in line with the original idea of the project.
