Prior to minimum requirements for what can be claimed about which goods and products are said to be environmentally friendly. The EU Commission thought it was a good idea when they presented a proposal in 2023 against so-called green washing – "green washing" in English.
After two years of negotiations, the proposal is at risk of being rejected, after withdrawn support from the European Parliament's largest party group, the conservative EPP. In a letter from EPP's representatives, including Swedish Arba Kokalari (M), it is warned that the proposed rules are too complicated and costly, reports the news site Politico Europe.
Swedish Green party is not satisfied.
"It is completely unacceptable, though not surprising when The Moderate Party's climate policy is greenwashing in its purest form", comments Alice Bah Kuhnke (Green party) via SMS to TT.
