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Global plastic treaty talks are ‘difficult', European commissioner says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
EU's Jessika Roswall describes the global plastic treaty talks as difficult, with the aim to curb plastic pollution. The EU is actively involved in these negotiations.
GENEVA (Reuters) -Negotiations to debate the terms of a global treaty to curb plastic pollution are proving difficult, the European Union environment commissioner said on Tuesday.
“I would agree the discussions so far have been difficult,” said Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Competitive Circular Economy.
(Reporting by Emma Farge; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
A global plastic treaty is an international agreement aimed at addressing and reducing plastic pollution through coordinated efforts among countries to manage plastic production, use, and waste.
The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's policies and budget.
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