Digital & Green transitions: EU needs mandatory sustainability requirements on reparability, longevity and recyclability, argues Anna Cavazzini

Maintaining our existing high level of consumer protection requires regular updates to keep abreast of changing behaviours, explains chair of Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee
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Anna Cavazzini MEP

By Anna Cavazzini MEP

Anna Cavazzini (DE, Greens/EFA) is the chair of Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee

26 Nov 2021

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