Monthly Archives: January 2020

The Parliament of the European Union has just approved the single or universal mobile phone charger. The 2014 directive on radio equipment already called for the development of a single charger, and also gave the Commission powers to promote this objective through a delegated act. As a result of this approval, MEPs have tasked the Commission with developing new legislation on the subject which should be ready before the summer of 2020. The decision was approved by a large majority of MEPs, with 582 votes in favour, 40 against and 32 abstentions. This initiative of the universal charger, which already started to take shape in 2009, had never been accepted […]