READ MORE The EU’s share of global foreign direct investment has halved in the last seven years READ MORE 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
READ MORE Recycled material use rose 12.2% in a year. The 2030 target is 24%. Fragmented rules are the gap.
READ MORE Nearly half of all EU countries still landfill more than 30% of municipal waste We represent the packaging industry value chain. Our mission is to protect the products consumers need while also protecting our environment. READ MORE

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Enough fragmentation. Enough delay. Enforce the rules. Raise the ambition.
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Real progress comes from a Single Market that actually works. More visuals, more data, more partnerships ahead.

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News 15 Apr 2026
15 Apr 2026

Same Ambition, New Deadlines: Will 2026 Deliver?

New year, new you - so the saying goes. Yet, a quarter into 2026, the policy outlook feels more like a continuation than a reset. That said, the policy pipeline is far from empty, with the focus now...
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News 15 Apr 2026
15 Apr 2026

One Europe, One Market: One Circular Economy?  

The conclusions of EU Heads of State at the European Council meeting in March 2026 were clear: the EU Single Market is Europe’s greatest asset. A ‘One Market’ approach, with harmonised EU-wide...
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News 15 Apr 2026
15 Apr 2026

PPWR: Habemus Guidance (and FAQ)

The white smoke  One year, one month, and seventeen days. That is roughly how long the Guidance on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has been in the making since the Regulat...
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EUROPEN in numbers

80

members representing the entire packaging value chain

Founded in

1993

5

packaging materials:  glass, metal, paper & cardboard, plastics, wood

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