European Policy Department

Managing Director European Policy Department

Here you will find press releases on European policy issues:

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Deforestation: Agreement is set, now revise the regulation!
04.12.2024
On December 3, the EU Parliament and Council reached a trilogue agreement on the Deforestation Regulation with the mediation of the EU Commission. Holger Schwannecke, Secretary General of the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH), explains:
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Harmonising EU packaging law, relieving the burden on SMEs
22.11.2023
In a plenary session on 22 November, the members of the European Parliament agreed on a compromise on the planned EU packaging regulation. In this regard, Holger Schwannecke, Secretary General of the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH), explains:
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Right to Repair: Success only together with craft enterprises
21.11.2023
On 21 November, the European Parliament plenary adopted the draft report on the proposal for a directive to promote the repair of goods (“right to repair”). The parliament also gave a mandate for trilogue negotiations.
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Bureaucracy prevents prosperity - focus on enterprises
14.11.2023
On the occasion of meeting up with the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on 14 November, Jörg Dittrich, President of the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts and Small Businesses (ZDH), states:

That is the reason why it is so important for the ZDH (German Confederation of Skilled Crafts and Small Businesses) to be represented in Brussels. The ZDH-European Policy Department makes the complex decision making processes of European institutions more accessible and transparent for the German skilled crafts organisation by monitoring the political affairs in Brussels and reporting back to the organisation. Furthermore, the European Policy Department represents the German skilled crafts' interests vis a vis the European institutions with the aim to achieve practical and appropriate policies.