Germany’s parliament has passed a landmark Ecodesign Act in a major victory for the non-commercial repair movement but significant regulatory gaps remain.

Following a complaint filed by association HOP, the printer manufacturer Epson has been summoned before the criminal court on charges of planned obsolescence and misleading commercial practices.

Following last Thursday’s final stakeholder workshop on the Circular Economy Act (CEA), the Right to Repair coalition is deeply concerned that the European Commission’s approach risks missing the core of what makes an economy truly circular.

The Directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods, or as we like to call it, the Right to Repair Directive, was our big win in 2024. As summer approaches, Member States are working on the transposition into national law by 31 July 2026. We are closely following developments across Europe as the way …

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Tournevie is the only tool library in Brussels. Co-founder, Thomas Opsomer talked to us about their work and power tool repairability labelling.