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Which song couldn’t you stop singing in 2025? 🎶
Check out our new playlist on EU Spotify and discover how 2025 sounded across Europe.
Tune in to see which hits marked each European country this year!
🔊🇪🇺 Listen to our “Best of Europe in 2025” playlist now: 
Spotify
Best of Europe in 2025
Playlist · EU Spotify · 28 items · 231 saves
This week, our rules on reducing plastic pellets, a major source of microplastics in the environment, came into force:
🧹 companies must have spill clean-up and risk management plans for packaging, handling, and equipment
🚛 non-EU carriers must have an EU representative
📃 operators handling >1500 tonnes of pellets annually need to obtain a certificate of compliance
⛴️ requirements for maritime transport
For us, our oceans and wildlife.
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Environment
New law reducing microplastic pollution enters into force
The new rules will help ensure fair competition across the Single Market and support Europe’s transition to a sustainable economy.
🐾🎄Travelling with your pets for Christmas and New Year's? Totally paws-ible! Just ask your festive furry friend.
They spotted the holiday suitcase and knew it was time to jingle all the way, grabbing the essentials:
✅EU Pet Passport
✅Microchip
✅Rabies vaccine (depending on the destination)
✅Holiday treats (ho ho ho!)
✅Maximum festive cuteness
The best holiday cheer sometimes comes on four legs with a jingly collar and a waggily tail! 🐶🐱
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Travelling with your pets in Europe
Travelling with your pets in the EU? Find out which documents you need to take, including EU pet passports and animal health certificates.