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Every year in Europe, around 4-9% of unsold textiles are destroyed before ever being worn, generating around 5.6 million tons of CO2 emissions. To cut this wasteful practice, new EU rules will introduce a ban on the destruction of unsold clothes, clothing accessories and footwear.
A new survey finds that 89% of EU citizens want the EU to act with unity and ambition in the face of global threats. In particular, they are increasingly anxious about active conflicts (72%), terrorism (67%), natural disasters (66%), cyber-attacks (66%) and uncontrolled migration (65%).
A new EU strategy on migration will help guide the EU’s work on asylum and migration, notably sustaining the reduction in illegal arrivals, while at the same time encouraging legal pathways to the EU. A new EU visa strategy will help attract skilled workers to the EU and ease legitimate travel.
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