{"id":2265,"date":"2024-07-02T11:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:01:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:01:54","slug":"green-claims-directive-is-political-discrimination-muddling-its-objective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/green-claims-directive-is-political-discrimination-muddling-its-objective\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Claims Directive\u2013 is political discrimination muddling its objective?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2265\" class=\"elementor elementor-2265\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b3553 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7b3553\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4797e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b4797e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f34ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7f34ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82864f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82864f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2190 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/homepage\/\">home page<\/a><\/span> \u2022 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Buzz@Bruss! Edition #3<\/span> \u2022 <b>Green Claims Directive\u2013 is political discrimination muddling its objective?<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a371a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6a371a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b624944 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b624944\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ca5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5ca5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FULL-ARTICLES-3-01-1024x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FULL-ARTICLES-3-01-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FULL-ARTICLES-3-01-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FULL-ARTICLES-3-01-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FULL-ARTICLES-3-01-1536x649.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FULL-ARTICLES-3-01-2048x865.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bd1c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2bd1c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6935a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6935a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4681156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4681156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e64eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7e64eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191f81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"191f81d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>In March, the European Parliament adopted <strong><span style=\"color: #7263a9;\"><a style=\"color: #7263a9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/TA-9-2024-0131_EN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its position on the so-called Green Claims Directive \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/b><b>, a proposal to reinforce regulatory measures against false or misleading environmental claims, commonly known as &#8220;greenwashing.&#8221; Under the proposal, only companies that have verified their claims as environmentally friendly can reap commercial benefits from using green claims.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2af059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2af059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At JTI, sustainability is an integral part of our day-to-day business operations and we have reported on sustainability since 2013, earning several external recognitions over the years. We have also been investing to reduce carbon emissions for over 15 years and have committed to be Carbon Neutral for our own operations by 2030 and Net-Zero across our entire value chain by 2050.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf543c elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbf543c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8fbe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b8fbe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68df2e3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"68df2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eea763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eea763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>At JTI, we recognize that what gets measured, gets done. <br \/>Being transparent on our progress is something we take very seriously. 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2381\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-862d5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"862d5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_03.jpg 415w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_03-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2012008 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2012008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82610a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82610a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e492d71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e492d71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d1413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d1413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i>At JTI, we recognize that what gets measured, gets done.\nBeing transparent on our progress is something we take very seriously. We\u2019ve been reporting on Sustainability since 2013 in line with global reporting standards and have earned several external recognitions along the way<\/i><i>.<\/i><br> <p style=\"text-align: right; padding-top: 10px;\">\n    <span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:normal\">\n       &#8211; jti.com\/sustainability &#8211;\n    <\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020ae24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"020ae24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53d968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a53d968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_07.jpg 420w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_07-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4479a27 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4479a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2384\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f38f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f38f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2385\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_09.jpg 415w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Quoting-banners-JTI-2_09-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c212919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c212919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>JTI supports proportionate and reasonable sustainability regulation that commits everyone equally and fairly to ensure the creation of a better future for all. Therefore, it is frankly shameful that such a sector-neutral initiative has been abused by some activist politicians to single out the tobacco industry demanding that \u2018none of their environmental claims should be allowed\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2141f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2141f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The clear intention of the Green Claims Directive is to shape future-oriented, harmonized rules for business operations across all sectors equally in order to facilitate an effective green transition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6506a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6506a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is more than unfortunate, however, <span style=\"color: #00a071;\"><b>if the path of good intentions gets clouded by activism which deliberately ignores the EU\u2019s very own high standards of good governance <\/b><\/span>and which tramples over all modern principles of law-making such as evidence-based equality and non-discrimination. To make matters worse, such provisions would be contradictory to existing EU law as they would conflict with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which imposes obligations on companies to disclose information on what they see as risks and opportunities arising from social and environmental issues, and on the impact of their activities on people and the environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19a44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b19a44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca02dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ca02dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc1062 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abc1062\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0820427 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0820427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4485c06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4485c06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d8fb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43d8fb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f8427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b7f8427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d639d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d639d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Buzz@Bruss! #3 <\/b>\u2022 more articles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8956e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8956e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcf2e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcf2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/bias-in-brussels\/\"><strong>Bias in Brussels? <\/strong><strong>\u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca27c37 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ca27c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5ed58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5ed58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/bias-in-brussels\/\"><strong><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/sweden-strikes-the-balance-risk-reduction-consumer-choice\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cSweden strikes the balance: risk-reduction &amp; consumer choice\u201d (Edit)\">Sweden strikes the balance: risk-reduction &amp; consumer choice<\/a> <\/strong><strong>\u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb00ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cb00ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e94966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e94966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/sweden-strikes-the-balance-risk-reduction-consumer-choice\/\"><strong><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/modelling-the-effect-of-affordability-on-illegal-tobacco-trade\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cModelling the effect of affordability on illegal tobacco trade\u201d (Edit)\">Modelling the effect of affordability on illegal tobacco trade<\/a> \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcd618 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1bcd618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2eadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea2eadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 home page \u2022 Buzz@Bruss! Edition #3 \u2022 Green Claims Directive\u2013 is political discrimination muddling its objective? In March, the European Parliament adopted its position on the so-called Green Claims Directive \u2192, a proposal to reinforce regulatory measures against false or misleading environmental claims, commonly known as &#8220;greenwashing.&#8221; Under the proposal, only companies that have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-2265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe","tag-3_a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2265"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3008,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions\/3008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}