Press releases
Press Releases15 September 2026
Europe’s home appliance market has wiped out over a decade of progress. European sales ended 2025 at roughly 170 million units, dropping market volumes back to 2015 levels, while the share of appliances made in Europe for European consumers plummeted from over 80% to 71%. The findings, published in....
Press Releases17 July 2026
Today, the European Commission presented its Electrification Action Plan, setting out measures to reduce the EU's reliance on imported fossil fuels, with a focus on accelerating cost-effective electrification in transport, industry and buildings. APPLiA has issued the following statement in response...
Press Releases18 June 2026
Thursday 18 June 2026, Brussels - APPLiA, the association representing Europe’s leading home appliance manufacturers, welcomes the Council of the EU’s decision to extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to an initial set of household appliances. However, significant gaps in the proposed...
Press Releases11 June 2026
Thursday 11 June 2026, Dublin (Ireland) - APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe today announced the election of Dr. Reinhard Zinkann, Executive Director and Co-Proprietor of the Miele Group, as the Association’s new President. Dr. Zinkann succeeds Hakan Bulgurlu, former CEO of Beko, at a pivotal moment for...
Press Releases04 March 2026
APPLiA welcomes the European Commission's Industrial Accelerator Act as a meaningful step to strengthen Europe’s industrial base and scale up low-carbon materials. But competitiveness does not end at primary production. Europe’s strength lies in its ability to turn materials into high-value, globall...
Press Releases27 January 2026
With nearly one million jobs, €44bn in EU supplier spending and 75 percent of large appliances sold in Europe manufactured domestically, the sector positions itself as a strategic pillar of Europe’s industrial future. APPLiA, representing Europe’s home appliance manufacturers, launched a campaign ca...
Press Releases08 January 2026
Photo credits: CY2026EU On 1 January 2026, Cyprus assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first six months of the year. The Presidency takes place at a time when ensuring clear, coherent and streamlined regulatory frameworks remains essential to support innovation and eff...
Press Releases17 December 2025
The European Commission today presented its Strengthening CBAM proposal, announcing the extension of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to selected finished products, including washing machines, refrigerators and dryers. APPLiA, representing Europe’s leading home appliance manufacturers, welcome...
Press Releases10 September 2025
Photo source: EC - Audiovisual Service In today’s State of the Union speech, President von der Leyen spoke of protecting industry and boosting “Made in Europe.” But once again, the EU’s industrial strategy overlooks large parts of its ecosystem, including sectors like home appliances that are essent...
Press Releases22 July 2025
Photo Source: European Commission UPDATED Last week, the European Commission presented its 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) budget. On the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) The proposal introduces the creation of a European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) , aimed at merging existing fund...
Press Releases09 July 2025
Photo Source: EC - Audiovisual Service The European Commission has just adopted its Chemicals Package, aiming to strengthen the EU’s chemicals industry and streamline existing EU chemical legislation. APPLiA, the voice of the home appliance industry in Europe, welcomes the Package’s emphasis on simp...
Press Releases01 July 2025
Photo credits: Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union As of July 1, 2025, Denmark assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during a period marked by economic challenges for the home appliance industry. The European home appliance sector, representing a truly global...
Press Releases25 June 2025
APPLiA, the trade association representing leading European home appliance manufacturers, has filed a legal challenge before the General Court of the European Union against the European Commission's Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3173, supplementing Europe's General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)....
Press Releases05 June 2025
The European Commission just presented its Water Resilience Strategy looking to secure Europe's water future by 2050. APPLiA, the voice of the home appliance industry in Europe, welcomes the plan’s focus on ensuring proper resource management, addressing water scarcity and promoting a water-wise cir...
Press Releases21 May 2025
Photo Source: EC - Audiovisual Service The EU Commission released today its 6-pillar strategy to address existing barriers of the Single Market hampering its correct functioning and preventing businesses and citizens from benefiting from its full potential. Paolo Falcioni, APPLiA Director General, c...
Press Releases09 April 2025
Image Source: EC - Audiovisual Service Today the European Commission presented its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Continent Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy outlining key actions to make Europe a leading continent in Artificial Intelligence. APPLiA, representing top European home appliance manufa...
Press Releases19 March 2025
Photo Source: EC - Audiovisual Service Today the European Commission presented the Steel and Metals Action Plan. The Plan outlines priority measures to protect European steel production, a sector deemed strategically vital for regaining Europe's competitive edge. APPLiA, representing top European ho...
Press Releases26 February 2025
Source: EC - Audiovisual Service Today the European Commission presented its flagship Clean Industrial Deal, a pillar of the EU’s executive competitiveness plan for the coming years. APPLiA, representing top European home appliance manufacturers, issued the following statement in reaction. APPLiA Di...
Press Releases05 February 2025
Brussels, 5 February 2025 – The EU Commission is publishing today its strategy to address the challenges posed by e-commerce platforms to promote fair trade practices and compliance with EU laws. APPLiA, The European Home Appliance Manufacturers Association, calls on the EU to adopt stronger account...
Press Releases29 January 2025
Photo Source: EC - Audiovisual Service Brussels, 29 January 2025 – Today, the European Commission unveiled its flagship Competitiveness Compass, outlining a renewed approach to EU competition policy. The Compass focuses on artificial intelligence, decarbonisation, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechan...
Press Releases28 January 2025
Brussels, 28 January 2025 – Today marks the start of the inter-institutional negotiations on the Green Claims Directive. APPLiA has been a strong supporter of the overall objective of the Directive to address greenwashing, protect consumers and the environment. However, its effective implementation....
Press Releases21 January 2025
As of January 1, 2025, Poland has taken over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, outlining its priorities for the upcoming six months. While these priorities are ambitious, they remain subject to adjustment following the European Commission’s work plan release on February 11. Severa...
Press Releases27 November 2024
Today in Strasbourg, MEPs voted to endorse the new College of European Commissioners paving the way for President Ursula von der Leyen to begin her second term on 1 December. APPLiA, the European association representing home appliance manufacturers in Europe, welcomes the new Commission and its com...
Press Releases08 October 2024
This week, APPLiA flew to Japan where it was selected to present its successful energy-saving campaign at the 12th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL). The "Kill Your Bill" campaign was originally launched in October 2022, in response to the risi...
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...
Press Releases13 November 2023
The European Union is at a crossroads. Citizens are struggling to cope with high energy prices and the economy is suffering an unprecedented geopolitical crisis, putting at stake Europe's capacity to invest and innovate. Fragmentation is a burden that slows down Europe’s ability to decarbonise, in t...
Press Releases31 October 2023
Brussels, 31 October 2023 - Earlier this month, APPLiA established its new representative office in Luxembourg. The new site adds to the already existing network of 26 National Associations active across Europe. The expanded presence of APPLiA in Luxembourg will strengthen the home appliance industr...
Press Releases26 October 2023
Brussels, 26 October 2023 - With a plenary vote foreseen for 20 November, Europe’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is nearing the final negotiating stages in the Parliament. Its core proposal to introduce reusable packaging however is yet to pass a reality check to assess whether or....
Press Releases05 October 2023
Brussels, 5 October 2023 - After lengthy and turbulent negotiations, EU co-legislators came to a provisional agreement today on a comprehensive ban of F-gases. The phase-out will apply from as early as 2027 for some product applications, wiping off the market cutting-edge clean technologies includin...
Press Releases20 September 2023
Brussels, 20 September 2023 - The recast Energy Efficiency Directive has been officially published today in the EU Official Journal and will enter into force in 20 days. New, energy efficient home appliances are recognised as a cost-effective solution for Member States to unlock higher energy saving...
Press Releases11 July 2023
Brussels, 11 July 2023 - Tomorrow, the European Parliament is set to cast its final vote on the EU’s proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) aimed at establishing a legal framework to make sustainable products the norm. With the new legislation looking to foster product circula...
Press Releases14 June 2023
Brussels, 14 June 2023 - With the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) set to cast its vote tomorrow, we are at a critical stage of the EU’s proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) aimed at establishing a legal framework to make sustainable products the norm. To r...
Press Releases14 June 2023
Brussels, 14 June 2023 - The General Assembly of the Coalition of Energy Savings elected APPLiA Director General Paolo Falcioni as a Steering Committee member for a one year term mandate. The Coalition is a European non-for profit association that advocates energy efficiency as the driving force tow...
Press Releases21 April 2023
Brussels, 21 April 2023 - Today, world’s leading standardisation body International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) met in Tokyo to discuss the key findings of the joint study conducted by APPLiA-led Microplastic Consortium to assess the release of microplastic particles and fibres in household was...
Press Releases29 March 2023
Today’s plenary vote backing the quick phaseout of F-gas refrigerants for some applications will significantly limit the number of heat pumps available in certain market segments, pushing consumers back to fossil fuels with severe consequences for health and the planet. Brussels, 30 March 2023 - Tod...
Press Releases23 March 2023
Heat pumps are at the centre of the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan to ditch Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels, with a target to deploy 60 million heat pumps by 2030. The proposed bans on F-gas would not only endanger the bloc’s objective, but also jeopardise Europe’s broader climate and ener...
Press Releases22 March 2023
To succeed in its bid to stamp out greenwashing and help EU consumers make well-informed purchasing decisions, the proposed Substantiating Green Claims initiative unveiled today by the European Commission should avoid falling into the paradox of halting business investments in sustainability. Brusse...
Press Releases22 March 2023
Brussels, 22 March 2023 - The long-awaited Right to Repair initiative put forth today by the European Commission is the missing piece of the jigsaw to a consistent legislative framework for consumers and manufacturers, as Europe strives to reach its Green Deal objectives. According to a Eurobaromete...
Press Releases16 March 2023
Brussels, 16 March 2023 - As part of Europe’s renewed trade strategy, the proposed Critical Raw Materials Act presented today by the European Commission promises to advance open strategic autonomy but it does not specify where “open” ends and where “autonomy” begins. In a borderless global economy w...
Press Releases16 March 2023
Brussels, 16 March 2023 - The proposed Net-Zero Industry Act, unveiled today by the European Commission fails to reflect the true market reality in Europe, by treating unequally strategic net-zero solutions whose deployment would be instrumental to ramp up European production capacities for renewabl...
Press Releases16 March 2023
Brussels, 16 March 2023 - The EU Single Market is the bedrock of the European economy and one of the greatest achievements of European integration. 30 years on from its foundation, regulatory barriers and obstacles to cross-border trade make its potential still far from being exhausted. The EU’s pro...
Press Releases14 March 2023
Brussels, 14 March 2023 - The EU’s proposed Electricity Market Design (EMD) tabled today by the European Commission offers great potential to address, in a structural way, the current energy resilience and energy affordability crisis, by stimulating the development of a market for demand-side manage...
Press Releases08 March 2023
Brussels, 8 March 2023 - As EU lawmakers and the bloc's governments get ready to close in on their final negotiations of the EU’s proposed Data Act, uncertainty about the scope and practicality of application of this complex, radical, data-sharing law risks eroding the competitiveness of the industr...
Press Releases23 February 2023
Brussels, Belgium - APPLiA welcomes on board its newest member, Versuni . Formerly known as Philips Domestic Appliances, the company became independent in September 2021 and globally unveiled its new brand identity in 2023. As a licensee of Royal Philips, Versuni will keep the Philips consumer brand...
Press Releases26 October 2022
APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe kicks off its energy-saving campaign , gathering the intelligence of global leading home appliances manufacturing companies, to encourage small, effective changes to the way consumers use their home appliances. The purpose? Spelt out in the name of the campaign, #killU...
Press Releases17 October 2022
The shortage of skilled workers across Europe is becoming a very prominent issue. Experienced professional repairmen are retiring and younger generations have other careers in sight. With technology evolving at a fast pace, this risks leaving a big market gap to fill. At a time when societal and leg...
Press Releases27 June 2022
Taking over the presidency from Dr. Peter H. Göetz, Executive VP of BSH Europe, Arcelik’s CEO, Hakan Bulgurlu, has been elected as the new president of APPLiA. Arcelik’s CEO, Hakan Bulgurlu, has been elected as the new president of APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe , the Brussels-based association repr...
Press Releases22 June 2022
Member States approved the EU’s proposed updated steel import safeguards regime, envisioning an increase in the “liberalisation rate” of quotas for tariff-free steel. Yet, the measure is still insufficient to meet the sectoral demand of raw materials and ensure fair access to competitive steel. Firs...
Press Releases17 May 2022
While the home appliance sector welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Committee to tackle downstream industries, the proposal, as it currently stands, lacks the necessary provisions to effectively prevent carbon leakage in downstream products and industrial delocalisation. Today, the European Parli...
Press Releases30 March 2022
The European Commission published today the long awaited Sustainable Products Initiative, ultimately aimed at making all products on the EU market more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy efficient - in a nutshell, more sustainable. The Initiative also extends the scope of circulari...
Press Releases02 December 2021
APPLiA, on behalf of the home appliance industry in Europe, met with European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Mr Thierry Breton, to address main pitfalls to the future of Europe. The EU Single Market is the beating heart of the European Union, one of the most important forces behind its cohesi...
Press Releases23 September 2021
The Consortium on Microplastics Release during Household Washing Processes brings together fourteen signatory parties ranging from washing machines, detergent and filter manufacturers, to test institutes and test material facilities. These include: APPLiA , Arcelik , BSH , AB Electrolux , Haier , He...
Press Releases30 June 2021
APPLiA is happy to welcome its new and 22nd direct member, iRobot Corporation , a leader in consumer robots. iRobot designs and builds robots that empower people to do more both inside and outside of the home. iRobot's product line, including the Roomba® robot vacuum and the Braava® family of robot....
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