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The EU’s share of global foreign direct investment has halved in the last seven years

Intra-EU barriers account for 67%of the cost of goods traded across the EU. That's not a trade war, it’s self-inflicted

The rules
exist. The
Single Market
doesn’t

Recycled material use rose 12.2% in a year. The 2030 target is 24%. Fragmented rules are the gap.

Nearly half of all EU countries still landfill more than 30% of municipal waste

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Our mission is to protect the products consumers need while also protecting our environment.

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Keeping track of PPWR implementation just became easier with the launch of EUROPEN’s PPWR Implementation Tracker.

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08 Sep 2026

EUROPEN joins industry call for a more digitalised EU Single Market

EUROPEN has joined organisations from across European industry in calling for a more ambitious and coherent approach to the digital delivery of regulatory product information. The industry statemen...

PPWR starts applying from 12 August 2026: a quick guide to what businesses need to know

Today marks the start of the application of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). While the Regulation's requirements will apply progressively over time, the PPWR will affect all busine...

Coalition publishes recommendations for an EU-wide digital One-Stop Shop for EPR

The coalition supporting the establishment of a digital EU-wide One-Stop Shop (OSS) for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), of which EUROPEN is part of, has published its recommendations for the d...

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what’s new?

Keeping track of PPWR implementation just became easier with the launch of EUROPEN’s PPWR Implementation Tracker.

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EUROPEN joins industry call for a more digitalised EU Single Market

PPWR starts applying from 12 August 2026: a quick guide to what businesses need to know

Coalition publishes recommendations for an EU-wide digital One-Stop Shop for EPR

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Highlights

what’s new?

Keeping track of PPWR implementation just became easier with the launch of EUROPEN’s PPWR Implementation Tracker.

Highlights

from the newsroom

EUROPEN joins industry call for a more digitalised EU Single Market

PPWR starts applying from 12 August 2026: a quick guide to what businesses need to know

Coalition publishes recommendations for an EU-wide digital One-Stop Shop for EPR

Packaging News — July 2026

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