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Green Claims Directive: EP co-rapporteurs hold a press conference at 15.15 [2]
Following the Commission’s announcement on Friday that it intends to withdraw the legislative proposal, the Council has decided to cancel the trilogue scheduled for Monday.
Parliament’s co-rapporteurs Sandro Gozi [3] (Renew, FR) from the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Tiemo Wölken [4] (S&D, DE) from the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety will react to the developments today at 15.15 at a press conference where they will explain their position and answer questions.
When*: Monday, 23 June 2025, 15.15 CEST
Where*: Anna Politkovskaya press conference room at the European Parliament in Brussels (SPAAK building, room 0A50)
How*: Accredited media representatives can attend the press conference in person. Journalists wishing to ask questions remotely need to connect via Interactio [5] (supported on iPad with Safari and Mac/Windows with Google Chrome).
The press conference will also be webstreamed live [6] on the Parliament’s Multimedia Centre, it will remain available as a recording as well.
Background*
The Commission proposed [7] the Green Claims Directive in March 2023 to make environmental marketing more reliable in Europe. Parliament adopted its first reading position [8] on the file on March 12, 2024 and the Council agreed its position [9] on June 17, 2024. Negotiations on the final text of the draft law started in January 2025 and were expected to come to a conclusion today, on Monday June 23 at a meeting that the Council has now officially cancelled.
The draft law aims to protect consumers from misleading environmental marketing practices. It would require companies wanting to use complex environmental marketing claims in Europe to submit these claims along with supporting evidence to national accredited verifiers for assessment and approval in advance. The draft law also aims to regulate the use of environmental labelling schemes in Europe.
Further information
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Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety
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Information on work done on the file at the Parliament
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