Marianne Gros

Brussels

Sustainability Reporter at POLITICO Europe

Sustainability reporter covering all things circular economy for @POLITICOEurope, from ecodesign to waste management, greenwashing and green finance. 🇫🇷🇬🇧

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Articles

EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center

1 week ago | politico.eu | Marianne Gros |Louise Guillot |Giovanna Coi

BRUSSELS — Europe's centrist political forces have an uneasy feeling that the European People’s Party is abandoning them for the far right. The center-right group — Europe's largest political family and part of the centrist coalition that has dominated EU politics since the bloc's inception — has been leading a political campaign against nongovernmental organizations using EU grant money to influence policymaking.
France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

1 week ago | politico.eu | Marianne Gros |Klara Durand

PARIS— France wants Brussels to slap additional fees on small parcels imported by Chinese e-commerce and fast fashion firms in a bid to protect the European market from a flood of cheaper imports. Industry Minister Éric Lombard on Tuesday announced the ministry’s intention to work with other EU countries on mechanisms that protect the market from dumping by Chinese firms, as products originally destined for the United States now face sky-high tariffs.
E-commerce : Lombard veut une digue européenne face à la vague de petits colis chinois

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Klara Durand |Marianne Gros

PARIS — La France souhaite que Bruxelles impose des frais de gestion sur les petits colis provenant des plateformes d’e-commerce chinoises, afin de protéger le marché européen d’un risque de dumping, via l’afflux de marchandises à bas prix.
Ranked: The 10 most intensely lobbied EU laws

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Laurens Cerulus |Hanne COKELAERE |Marianne Gros |Bartosz Brzezinski

BRUSSELS — All European Union laws are lobbied, but some are lobbied more than others. Brussels is known as a rulemaking machine. And, in line with many other political power centers, it is home to a staggering number of people whose job it is to influence the final shape of those rules.
Les ONG européennes craignent des coupes budgétaires à la Trump

1 month ago | politico.eu | Marianne Gros |Giovanna Coi

Si les craintes du secteur des ONG se concrétisent, l’influence des organisations de la société civile à Bruxelles, dont certaines dépendent de l’UE pour la moitié de leur financement, pourrait s’en trouver sérieusement entravée. Les députés européens qui mènent la charge sur ce sujet insistent sur le fait que l’objectif n’est pas de réduire le financement des ONG, mais simplement d’accroître la transparence.
Europe’s NGOs fear Trump-style funding cuts are coming

1 month ago | politico.eu | Marianne Gros |Giovanna Coi

BRUSSELS — Europe’s nongovernmental organizations are getting worried. The sector, which boasts the second-biggest army of lobbyists in Brussels behind business, has been locked in a fierce battle with conservative lawmakers for months over the use of European Union grant money for lobbying. A series of recent setbacks gave members of the European Parliament the upper hand in that battle, leading NGOs to warn of a Donald Trump-inspired campaign to defund them.
Living Cities: Pollution in playgrounds

1 month ago | politico.eu | Marianne Gros |Aitor Hernández-Morales

A conversation on what makes a livable city. By MARIANNE GROSWith GREGORIO SORGI, AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES and GIOVANNA COISend tips | Tweet @aitorehm | View in your browserHappy Thursday, city lovers! This is Marianne Gros from POLITICO’s Sustainability team, filling in for Aitor. Today we’re diving into the topic of waste incineration in suburban areas and the trade-off between waste reduction and pollution.
Battle over EU green rules shakes von der Leyen’s fragile centrist coalition

1 month ago | politico.eu | Max Griera |Marianne Gros

STRASBOURG — The two largest forces in the European Parliament are locked in a game of chicken over green rules that threatens to destabilize Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s centrist coalition. A deepening power struggle between the center-right European People’s Party and the center-left Socialists and Democrats all but hijacked negotiations within the coalition over the Commission’s first attempt at cutting red tape for businesses this week.
E&E News: Record online shopping fuels Europe’s textile waste problem, watchdog says

1 month ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Marianne Gros

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Record online shopping fueling Europe’s textile waste problem, watchdog warns

1 month ago | politico.eu | Marianne Gros

BRUSSELS — Europeans’ soaring appetite for fast fashion — accelerated by the ease of online marketplaces — is putting immense pressure on the environment, according to a report from the EU’s top environmental watchdog. New data from the European Environment Agency shows that EU citizens are buying more textile products through online shopping than ever before, and especially from brands that sell cheaper products in large volumes, otherwise known as fast fashion.