24/04/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 24 April, the European Parliament approved the provisional interinstitutional agreement on the Packaging and Packaging Waste regulation (see EUROPE B13374A39) (476 votes in favour, 129 against and 24 abstentions), on which the Parliament and the EU Council had reached agreement on 4 March (see EUROPE B13364A8). The new rules include packaging reduction targets (5% by 2030, 10% by 2035 and 15% by 2040) and require Member States to reduce the...