On Thursday, MEPs will discuss with experts the challenges of plastic and waste management and the implementation of existing and future EU circular economy rules.

In the first panel, members of the Petitions and Environment Committees will examine the implementation of the current legislative framework on plastic and waste management with Peter Kurth, President of the European Waste Management Association (FEAD) and Enzo Favoino, Chair of the Scientific Committee of Zero Waste Europe.

Looking ahead, MEPs will analyse plans to tackle waste in the framework of the New Circular Economy Action Plan with Delphine Lévi Alvarès, coordinator of the Rethink Plastic alliance and Professor Antonis Kokossis, National Technical University of Athens.

Find here the full agenda of the meeting and other useful documents.

When: Thursday 25 February 2021, 14.15 – 15.45

Where: European Parliament in Brussels, room Paul-Henri Spaak (1A002) and videoconference

You can watch the meeting live. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, journalists are strongly advised to follow it online.

When: 23 February 2021

The Representation of the European Commission in Spain and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

External event

The Representation of the European Commission in Spain and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will host a virtual event to mark 20 years of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter in collaboration with FRA. Discussions will focus on the EU instruments and mechanisms available to ensure the application of Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights in Spain.

FRA will cover how the Charter applies to Member States. It will also provide a general overview on the national implementation of the Charter, including in case law. It will present its tools that Member States can use to support their implementation of the Charter. The virtual event takes place on 23 February.