Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Director-General Environment) and 2 other attendees

5 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and plastic recycling

Meeting with Antonella Rossetti (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Esther De Lange (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)

14 Oct 2025 · Vision for Agriculture and Food Simplification Innovation

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

10 Oct 2025

Meeting with Alexandra Nikolakopoulou (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety), Sabine Pelsser (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety) and 2 other attendees

16 Sept 2025 · Specific conditions for the use of sweeteners in the food additive legislation, in particular, the requirement to replace sugars for the production of energy-reduced food

Response to Commission Communication on a EU Cardiovascular Health Plan

15 Sept 2025

Meeting with David Boublil (Head of Unit Taxation and Customs Union)

11 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on the study “Health taxes from an EU perspective”

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2683

14 Aug 2025

Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

24 Jun 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and 2 other interest representatives

15 Apr 2025 · Discussion on next steps on certain elements in the Vision for AGriculture and Food, most notably, the references to Food Dialogues, the EU Code of Conduct and a study on UPF.

Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi) and 3 other interest representatives

9 Apr 2025 · Obesity and Food safety

Meeting with Ariane Vander Stappen (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

19 Feb 2025 · Discussion on the ongoing harmonization of maximum permitted limits for vitamins and minerals in food.

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and Svenska Bryggareförening

6 Feb 2025 · Reuse targets for beverages in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Meeting with Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)

21 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on issue considered relevant by UNESDA for the Vision of agriculture and food, under preparation.

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

23 Apr 2024 · elections

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC

2 Oct 2023

Meeting with Malte Gallée (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and RELOOP

29 Jun 2023 · How well-designed Deposit and Return Systems (DRS) can contribute to the circularity transition

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles

30 May 2023

Meeting with Virginie Joron (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

26 Apr 2023 · Union des associations européennes des boissons

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC

24 Apr 2023

Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 3 other interest representatives

16 Feb 2023 · Packaging waste

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and 7 other interest representatives

22 Nov 2022 · Draft proposal of a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR)

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn) and Red Bull GmbH

22 Nov 2022 · Upcoming proposal on the Review of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and Natural Mineral Waters Europe aisbl

21 Nov 2022 · EU Packaging and Waste Packaging Legislation: upcoming revision.

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... establishing the form for the statements relating to the own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste pursuant to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2021/770

4 Oct 2022

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008

17 Jan 2022

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

14 Jan 2022 · Waste and Packaging

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards green tea extract containing (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate

3 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU framework for a Union sustainable food system

26 Oct 2021

Response to Commission Communication on a policy framework for biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics

26 Oct 2021

Response to Environmental Implementation Review 2022

15 Oct 2021

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on the separate collection of waste single-use plastic beverage bottles

17 Jun 2021

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 3 other interest representatives

8 Jun 2021 · Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes

Meeting with Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and Zero Waste Europe

8 Jun 2021 · Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and 3 other interest representatives

8 Jun 2021 · Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes

Response to Proposal for a Council Recommendation on education for environmental sustainability

3 May 2021

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 3 other interest representatives

16 Feb 2021 · EU Circular Economy Action Plan, including plastics

Meeting with Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

16 Feb 2021 · EU Circular Economy Action Plan, including plastics

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

9 Feb 2021 · New Circular Packaging Vision 2030

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

3 Feb 2021

Response to Revision of EU rules on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (food contact materials)

29 Jan 2021

Response to Proposal for a Directive on the provision of information to facilitate consumers’ active participation in the green transition

31 Aug 2020

Response to Revision of Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reinforce the essential requirements for packaging and assess the feasibility to establish EU level packaging waste prevention measures and targets

3 Aug 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

16 Mar 2020

Meeting with Marius Vascega (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

4 Mar 2020 · Circular Economy Strategy and Action Plan, plastic packaging, to present aspirations of Unesda.

Meeting with Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Valère Moutarlier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

4 Mar 2020 · Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive

Meeting with Giorgos Rossides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Karolina Herbout-Borczak (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Panayiotis Pourgourides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

4 Mar 2020 · Health and food safety, Farm2Fork Strategy & EU Beating Cancer Plan.

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

4 Mar 2020 · Circular economy action plan

Response to Communication on a new Circular Economy Action Plan

20 Jan 2020

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

30 Oct 2019 · UNESDA will present its Aspirations for the next five years, addressing the three core areas of Sustainability, Responsibility and Competitiveness

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

14 Aug 2019

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

12 Dec 2018 · Single Use Plastic

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

30 Nov 2018 · Sustainability, SDGs and UNESDA Commitments, Packaging Commitments and Plastic Strategy

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)

14 Sept 2018 · Plastics in circular economy and the single use plastics directive

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

13 Sept 2018 · Plastic Recycling

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)

30 Mar 2018

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down rules for the application of Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) N° 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards the rules for indicating the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food where different to that given for that food

1 Feb 2018

Meeting with Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

16 Sept 2016 · To discuss the role of the sector

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Paula Duarte Gaspar (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

20 Jan 2016 · Food reformulation, sugar in food

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and 1 other attendee

11 Jan 2016 · Soft drinks sector’s contribution to job and growth in the EU

Meeting with Lucie Mattera (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici), Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

29 Sept 2015 · competitiveness and investments of the industry in Europe, the role of taxation

Meeting with Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and 2 other interest representatives

10 Jul 2015 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

7 Jul 2015 · Establish a working relationship

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

28 Apr 2015 · To introduce the organisation and its priorities

Meeting with Paula Duarte Gaspar (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and PepsiCo

18 Mar 2015 · Nutrition; UNESDA Contribution to the EU platform for action on diet, food reformulation