The EU Parliament gives its final green light to updated rules for the design, production and waste management of all types of batteries sold in the EU. The deal reached with the Council in December 2022 aims to build a stronger and more competitive industrial sector, which is crucial for the EU’s energy transition and for strategic autonomy. It introduces stronger requirements to make batteries more sustainable, more durable and better-performing, as well as including more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. Opening statements by Achille VARIATI (S&D, IT), Rapporteur, Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT), ITRE Committee; Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), IMCO Committee; Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries and by Erik BERGKVIST (S&D, SE), TRAN Committee. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

TOIA, Patrizia (S&D, IT)

circular economy (T)

MANDERS, Antonius (EPP, NL)

BERGKVIST, Erik (S&D, SE)

SINKEVIČIUS, Virginijus (LT, EC)

VARIATI, Achille (S&D, IT)

Batteries and waste batteries: opening statement by Achille VARIATI (S&D, IT), Rapporteur, Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment and by Erik BERGKVIST (S&D, SE)

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Achille VARIATI (S&amp;D, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Patrizia TOIA (S&amp;D, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Antonius MANDERS (EPP, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment

SOUNDBITE (Original), Erik BERGKVIST (S&amp;D, SE), -