22
Jan
2025
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Failure of the negotiations in Busan for a UN plastic treaty and the urgent need to tackle plastic pollution at international and Union level (debate)
Mr President, this is why the EU is known all over the world: a plastic bottle with a fastened cap. While other countries are investing their time in innovative space, artificial intelligence and the development of semiconductors, this is what the EU is working on. It is the only guarantee the EU can offer: Regulate everything to the smallest detail. As always, the EU wants to be the moral leader in all areas. Meanwhile, our industry is being destroyed and the global waste problem persists. In Europe, the waste mountain has been gradually reduced for some time (before these measures were taken), but elsewhere it is still growing. These countries can pollute at will and also take over our industries. For the European Commission, this is not a problem, as long as the cap remains on the bottle. It is time to rid European industry of this patronage and urgently put a stop to regulation.