Press releases
Press releases25 September 2024
Our newly re-designed Energy Label website is out! The platform, available in 16 languages, features improved navigation features, product-by-product information, and interactive queries. Three years ago the EU introduced new energy labels for household appliances. The update came into effect on Mar...
Press releases10 September 2024
Photo Source: EC - Audiovisual Service Brussels, 10 September 2024 - Welcoming the much-anticipated report on the future of the EU’s competitiveness, released yesterday by Professor Mario Draghi, APPLiA endorses the difficult, yet necessary road to improve European competitiveness. A year ago, the E...
Press releases09 September 2024
Brussels, 9 September 2024 – APPLiA’s Director General, Paolo Falcioni was a keynote speaker of the EXPERT TALKS at IFA Global Markets today, to share the home appliance manufacturers vision for the future of the European industry and underlining the home appliance sector’s pivotal role to achieve a...
Press releases28 June 2024
APPLiA, the voice of the home appliance industry in Europe, today expresses its strong support for the new Strategic Agenda for the EU adopted by the European Council. The Association thanks the Council for outlining a clear vision that aligns with APPLiA's core priorities, including accelerating th...
Press releases19 June 2024
As July approaches, Hungary prepares to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Belgium. In an exclusive interview with Paolo Falcioni, APPLiA’s Director General, Dr. Anikó Raisz, Secretary of State for Environment and Circular Economy at Hungary Ministry of Energy, outlin...
Press releases24 April 2024
In its final plenary session before the upcoming EU Elections, the European Parliament has formally adopted four significant legislative texts for the home appliance sector: The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR); The Right to Repair Directive; The Packaging & Packaging Waste Regul...
Press releases18 April 2024
APPLiA, the European Association representing the home appliance industry, applauds Enrico Letta's comprehensive report on the Single Market. "We congratulate Mr. Letta for his insightful analysis of the Single Market's challenges and opportunities," says Paolo Falcioni, Director General of APPLiA.....
Press releases19 December 2023
Brussels, 19 December 2023 - A Joint Declaration on energy efficiency financing and a European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition has been signed today by the EU Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, and the Energy Ministers of all 27 EU Member States. The Joint Declaration emphasises the need t...
Press releases15 December 2023
Brussels, 15 December 2023 - The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) has recently concluded with an agreement that marks the "beginning of the end" of the fossil fuel era. The deal aims to establish a rapid, fair, and equitable transition, supported by significant cuts in emissions and....
Press releases12 December 2023
Brussels, 12 December 2023 - EU policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act. With it, Europe becomes the very first continent to set clear rules for the use of AI. Whilst it is key for the EU not to miss this global race, many open questions remain. Particularly,....
Press releases07 December 2023
Brussels, 7 December 2023 - With no research or study conducted around the purpose of their packaging, large home appliances risk becoming a collateral damage of Europe’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). With its vote on 22 November, the European Parliament sent a strong signal recog...
Press releases23 November 2023
The European Commission presented new Energy Labelling and Ecodesign rules for household tumble dryers looking to reduce energy consumption and increase product repairability. New Ecodesign measures and a new Energy Label will apply on all units placed on the market from 1 July 2025. As from the sam...