Newsletter July 2020

Deadline: 6 October 2020 The EU will update its consumer rights legislation and policy. This will also consider the lessons learned from COVID-19 and address the green and digital transition. The main areas that the Commission is looking at are 1) A new Consumer agenda/Learnings from COVID-19, 2) Empowering the consumer for the green transition, 3) Review of the Directive on credit agreements for consumers and 4) Review of the Directive on General Product Safety.…

Deadline: 24 September 2020 As part of the Green Deal, the European Commission is working on a new offshore renewable energy strategy. This should provide the strategic direction for the EU’s ambitious plans of increasing offshore wind parks in the next decades. EBI will provide input to the consultation but invites members, stakeholders and interested parties to also provide specific feedback they may have. The public consultation can be found here.

Deadline: 20 August 2020 The Commission is consulting on the EU’s new strategy on adaptation to the impacts of climate change. The Commission aims to present the new strategy in early 2021, which is part of the European Green Deal. A blueprint for the strategy is provided for context, as well as to indicate possible directions of development. It can be found here. EBI will provide input to the consultation but invites members, stakeholders and…

The European Commission has adopted an updated action plan for the blue economy in the EU Atlantic area, covering France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. The revamped action gives new impetus to the Atlantic maritime strategy and strengthen the participating countries’ recovery efforts. Among the priorities are blue skills, ocean literacy, marine renewable energy, as well as healthy and resilient oceans. One of the actions is the promotion of sustainable practices in coastal and maritime tourism.…