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A great opportunity to meet with new MEPs and reconnect with re-elected ones.

The second plenary session of the 2024-2029 mandate was particularly relevant for Glass for Europe to attend as Mario Draghi presented his report on the . The subsequent debate in the European Parliament showed a broad consensus among the political groups on the report’s conclusions. However, not all groups agree on the solutions to be implemented to tackle the lack of competitiveness. Glass for Europe had the opportunity to exchange views with MEPs on how to improve the competitiveness of the industry, with decarbonisation at the centre of all discussions. In particular, Glass for Europe presented some of the proposals set out in Davide Cappellino’s (AGC Glass Europe) op-ed entitled ““.

The trip to Strasbourg was also motivated by the ‘Meet the Press’ event organised by Euractiv. The event was sponsored by Glass for Europe and aimed to establish connections with MEPs and journalists. The event allowed us to engage in a less formal context, but always with the same key messages: energy efficiency, decarbonisation, competitiveness and circularity.

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