New directive on ecological claims: stricter rules against greenwashing are being worked on

Greenwashing is back on the agenda after the Council of the European Union, after various discussions and exchanges of views, adopted on 17 June its position ("general approach") on the Green Claims Directive, which aims to tackle greenwashing and help consumers make truly greener decisions when purchasing a product or using the service.

This is the last attempt to influence to some extent the course of the next legislative phase, which will be managed by the newly elected parliament.

The guidelines are approved by the Council and the European Parliament on a proposal from the Commission, and in this case the Council decided to issue "general guidelines" to give the newly elected Parliament an idea of its position on the legislative proposal submitted by the Commission. . This should speed up the legislative process and make it easier to reach an agreement. (Guolo Elisabetta, more at lexology.com)