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The Commission and the High Representative have today presented an international strategy for securing Europe\

📱💻🖱️🎧📷 made the switch to USB-C. Now, chargers must follow, because 400 million sold yearly in the EU means serious waste. To cut it and make your life simpler, we have updated the ecodesign standards: ✅ USB chargers must include at least one USB-C port & work with detachable cables ✅ Higher energy efficiency and interoperability ✅ New EU logo helps match devices By 2035, we could save energy, reduce pollution, and save consumers €100 million a year. ℹ️

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Commission advances in the completion of the Common Charger initiative

Each year over 400 million external power supplies (EPS) are sold in the EU. To increase consumer convenience as well as resource and energy effici...