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The formal application process will end on 21 February 2025.
After two years of negotiations and a week of talks in South Korea, UN member states failed to reach an agreement. Talks will continue in 2025.
Final negotiations on the deal start this week in Busan, South Korea, with the aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution.
Most plastic in our oceans comes from rivers, so tackling that pollution at its source is essential. Find out how people are helping to do so.
Brussels and Beijing have agreed on a joint roadmap for further collaboration on the vital issue.
World leaders and negotiators meet in Ottawa from 21-29 April to prepare a new UN Treaty on global plastic pollution.
Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
Find out more about the new proposal for a Regulation on plastic pellets.
On Monday, the second high-level round of negotiations on the way to achieving a global treaty against plastic pollution starts in Paris. Commissioner Sinkevičius will represent the Commission at the high-level meeting organised by the United Nations.