PubAffairs Bruxelles was delighted to host, on the 15th of October 2025, the event “Will the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation consider the latest economic and environmental data when setting reuse obligations for transport packaging?“, an afternoon of discussion on whether the EU institutions will adopt a pragmatic approach to transport packaging. The event was also be a timely opportunity to discuss the current state of play of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), with a focus on the implementing and delegated acts under development, with our distinguished speakers: Christian Zörner, Head of Office and Advisor to Andreas Glück MEP; Renato Zelcher, CEO, CROCCO; Ángel David Hernández, President, European SafeLogistics Association (EUMOS); Benedikt Kauertz, Scientific Director and Head of Department Industry and Products, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) and Tristan Salmon, Senior Economist, RDC Environment. Thomas De Meester, Head of EuPF gave the introductory remarks.
We would like to thank our event partner EuPF as well as our moderator Eleonora Rinaldi, Energy and Climate Correspondent, MLex, for having allowed this debate to take place.