“A wave of discontent is sweeping through the small and micro enterprise community in the EU.” Since the EU's “Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations” came into effect partially on August 12, they have been increasingly fiercely criticized by European small and micro business owners, saying that this new packaging regulation has placed a disproportionate burden on them. According to a “Eurodynamic” report on the 26th, European Parliament Speaker Roberta Metzola admitted on the same day that this new packaging regulation has placed a “rigid and counterproductive” burden on small and medium-sized enterprises.

“A wave of discontent is sweeping through the small and micro enterprise community in the EU.” Since the EU's “Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations” came into effect partially on August 12, they have been increasingly fiercely criticized by European small and micro business owners, saying that this new packaging regulation has placed a disproportionate burden on them. According to a “Eurodynamic” report on the 26th, European Parliament Speaker Roberta Metzola admitted on the same day that this new packaging regulation has placed a “rigid and counterproductive” burden on small and medium-sized enterprises.