EU Commission not an honest broker over anti-greenwashing law, lawmakers complain

By Eleonora Rinaldi ( June 23, 2025, 17:15 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission faced strong criticism today over its plan to withdraw a proposal to tackle corporate greenwashing, with senior EU lawmakers accusing it of failing to deal honestly over interinstitutional talks on the file and of overstepping its mandate. The EU's executive arm decided to withdraw the Green Claims Directive proposal on Friday, days before final negotiations were due. It did say today that it would consider retaining the proposal if small companies were exempted.The European Commission faced strong criticism today over its plan to withdraw a proposal to tackle corporate greenwashing, with senior European Parliament negotiators accusing it of failing to deal honestly over interinstitutional talks on the file and of overstepping its mandate....

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EU Commission not an honest broker over anti-greenwashing law, lawmakers complain

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