Videos

Why the Single Market is a priority for EUROPEN? When you legislate packaging, you also legislate packaged goods. This means that all goods moving across the EU are at risk of being affected by national trade barriers. To prevent trade barriers at the national level, harmonisation is key. Watch the video for more insights!

Fragmentation is not just a trade issue; it’s holding back investment, innovation, and the achievement of our circular economy goals. Political momentum is growing, and 2025 will be a real test year. Watch the video to see why 2025 is the year Europe must step up.

Single Market Fragmentation – what’s going wrong? The Single Market for goods was once Europe’s best-functioning pillar of integration. Now, two main issues are causing a setback. Watch the full video to learn how these challenges are impacting Europe’s economic backbone.

As we step into 2025, we’re witnessing positive momentum in tackling Single Market fragmentation. With growing awareness and increasing calls for action, EUROPEN remains a strong advocate for the Single Market, continuously drawing attention to this critical issue.

2024 has been an incredible year for EUROPEN! Watch the video to discover all that we’ve accomplished this year!

In this video, Philippe Adriaenssens from the European Round Table of Industry shares insights on how to relaunch Europe’s competitiveness by looking back at the history of one of Europe’s biggest achievements: the Single Market. Jacques Delors' ambitious programme led to significant economic and productivity growth in the 90’s and 00’s by harmonising national regulations and removing trade barriers within the EU. The Draghi Report provides clear recommendations to help bringing back the spark and dynamism of the Delors’ agenda and relaunch European growth and competitiveness.

To create radical change, we need bridge builders. Political groups and different stakeholders must come together to help shape new policies to overcome the critical challenges that are threatening our industrial and economic future. If we want better policies in Europe, we must leave ideology at the door.

We need a more effective approach to industry consultation. Why? The current process for stakeholder consultations is too high-level, limiting industry’s ability to provide the level of granularity needed for effective impact assessments and, in turn, effective legislation. This is important to duly assess potential impacts on production processes and product specifications, such as risks for consumer health and safety, sustainability goals and resilience of supply chains and production lines.

How can we continue attracting investments into Europe? The answer lies in adopting a more strategic approach to policymaking. This was emphasised as a key priority in the Joint European Industry Manifesto, presented in April by EUROPEN and 84 European and national industry associations.

With Draghi calling for "radical change" in European policy, Francesca Siciliano Stevens invited Philippe Adriaenssens from the European Roundtable for Industry to discuss recent developments in Brussels, including Draghi's report.

Draghi Report calls for a new industrial strategy for Europe, highlighting an urgent need for reforms to relaunch growth and investments. Francesca Stevens identifies three elements to implement “radical change”. To discover more about each of these priorities, tune in for the next videos!

Which #OpportunityEurope has given to you? The EUROPEN team responded this question, while reflecting on how the European project could be improved

Once upon a time, members of the EUROPEN team left their home countries for opportunities like the Erasmus+ Programme or a master's abroad. They made many memories with other Europeans and learned a lot about different cultures. To hear more about their stories and the opportunities they had, watch the video!

Last year’s winners, the Greek team SEaNSOR, have made significant steps in advancing their projects. SeaNSOR's vision is to create a safer environment, and they are currently collaborating with WWF Hellas to develop a pilot buoy aimed at enhancing monitoring and protection efforts in critical ecosystems in Greece. This pilot buoy is expected to be operational this year and will be installed in a protected area known for its rich biodiversity.

Listen to this year’s winning team, SAGA Medical Solutions, and the College of Europe students, Filomena Ratto and Maria Vittoria Prisco, as they talk about the future of Europe! Diana Filip, the Deputy CEO of JA Europe, and Simon Webb, the Chair of EUROPEN, express JA Europe’s and EUROPEN’s commitment to inspiring youth. The main takeaway from our event is that Europe's future is promising in the hands of the younger generation.

Saga Medical Solutions is providing sustainable solutions for the medical sector. Congrats to the winning team and all participants! What is the EUROPEN Single Market Start-up Award? EUROPEN, in partnership with JA Europe, continues to empower young and innovative talents from across Europe. For the second year in a row, university start-ups across Europe are competing for the project with the best Single Market potential to scale up their business beyond national borders.

Is Europe ready for the twin transition? The Conference Board’s recent research raises concerns from some of Europe’s biggest companies.

A recent report shows that European CEOs are leading the way in implementing the green transition and embracing renewables in their businesses. With the right policy support, European businesses are ready for big changes. Watch the video for more on the commitment of the European industry from Panitsas Konstantinos.

Sevrine Pereira talks about the new #reuse requirements coming into force with the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (#PPWR).

Why is the Single Market so important? The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU)’s Policy Director, Thibaut L'Ortye, breaks it down into 2 reasons.

This time, in #UnwappingPPWR, Marzia Scopelliti put you up to speed on #recycled content!

This time, in #UnwrappingPPWR, we're diving into the realm of labelling with Sevrine Pereira.

"Can joint industry initiatives help relaunch competitiveness?" asked EUROPEN's Secretary General Francesca Stevens to AmCham EU's Policy Director Thibaut L’Ortye.

EUROPEN's Secretary General Francesca Stevens summarises the 5 priorities of the Joint European Industry Manifesto.

As European elections approach, the urgency of deindustrialisation and threats to European competitiveness are at the forefront. Industry bodies and business leaders are joining their voices to revitalise competitiveness, drive innovation, and position Europe as a global leader in the twin digital and green transition. EUROPEN’s Francesca Siciliano Stevens invited Thibaut L'Ortye from the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) and Konstantinos Panitsas from the Conference Board to a LinkedIn live discussion to bring diverse perspectives and expertise to the table.

Marzia Scopelliti provides insights on PPWR #wasteprevention requirements.

Sevrine Pereira talks about the concept of recyclability under PPWR.

Marzia Scopelliti talks about the #stateofplay of the #PPWR and EUROPEN's initial analysis of the Regulation.

A strong Single Market is a key enabler of packaging circularity, able to create greater economies of scale and support investments in innovation, and is our best ally to reverse Europe's external dependencies. Its continued functioning remains crucial to the global competitiveness and green transition of our economy.

The PPWR should set requirements to build up adequate sorting, collection and recycling infrastructure across Europe to enable the recycling of packaging that is already recyclable by design. As the first step of the recycling process is collection, the PPWR needs to set out clearly that all packaging complying with Design for Recycling criteria, adopted as per the proposal, shall be collected for recycling.

2021 has been a major year of change for EUROPEN. Listen to Francesca Stevens, EUROPEN Secretary General, as the year comes to a close.

2021 has kept us on our toes. As the year is drawing to a close, there is no better time to pause and look back at the work that has been carried out by the entire packaging value chain to advance packaging sustainability.

On Thursday 14 October 2021, EUROPEN held a webinar on "The Single Market: the key to unlock the Green Deal", kindly hosted by MEP Maria Spyraki. The Single Market is the engine of the European Union, allowing people, goods and services to move and operate freely driving closer economic and political cooperation across the continent for almost 30 years. However, diverging rules at national level and a lack of coordination and enforcement at European level are undermining the values it was built upon. New national trade barriers are restricting access and stifling cross-border trade, hindering the free flow of goods and services across Europe and jeopardising not only Europe’s economic recovery but it’s green transition. Our outstanding panelists explored how we can address these internal market barriers, establish proper enforcement of the rules at EU level, and ensure effective cooperation between all institutional actors to make the Single Market fit for the green transition.

EUROPEN's Secretary General Francesca Stevens explaining the impact of EU legislation on businesses and the importance for the EU to recognise the role industry plays to deliver the circular economy transition, the Green Deal, digital transformation, and what tools are needed to achieve this.

“I was really impressed when I joined [EUROPEN] to see the level of participation, the level of expertise, and that’s very much what defines EUROPEN”. Francesca Stevens, Managing Director, about EUROPEN’s new chapter in a critical moment of the evolution of legislation on packaging.

“The changes we are making need to be fit for the future – for people and for the planet.” EUROPEN’s Managing Director explains why now is the time for robust stakeholder dialogue across a range of EU policy areas under review.