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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News 14 Oct 2026
14 Oct 2026

SOTEU 2026: Renewed ambitions, familiar changes

On 16 September 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union (SOTEU) address to the European Parliament. With the Single Market in focus, s...
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News 14 Oct 2026
14 Oct 2026

The wait is almost over: Circular Economy Act around the corner

Patience. The Circular Economy Act (CEA) is moving closer to publication. According to recent media reporting, the European Commission just resubmitted its impact assessment to the Regulatory Scrutiny...
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News 14 Oct 2026
14 Oct 2026

EPR & Authorised representative

Authorised what? Known for its complexity, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) contains few provisions as convoluted as those governing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Beyond t...
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EUROPEN in numbers

86

members representing the entire packaging value chain

Founded in

1993

5

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

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