The European Commission is consulting on draft rules intended to harmonise how packaging producers register and report under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The proposal would introduce common formats for national producer registers, covering company details, extended producer responsibility arrangements, producer responsibility organisation certificates and authorised representatives. It would standardise the packaging data companies submit. For businesses o

On 14 October 2026, BeST is hosting* an high-level policy dialogue "From Mine to Mission - Critical Raw Materials for Defence Capability". It aims to explore how Europe can strengthen the resilience of critical raw material supply chains that underpin defence capabilities and defence-industrial readiness. Europe's defence capabilities increasingly depend on secure and resilient access to critical raw materials. Materials such as beryllium, nickel and niobium play an indispen

European Commission has taken another major step in implementing its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy with the launch of a €10 billion call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe. Announced on 30 July, the initiative aims to create the high-performance computing infrastructure needed to develop next-generation AI models within Europe while leveraging an estimated €20 billion in additional private investment. The initiative forms part of the E