Open letter to the European Commission, calling for urgent action against software-driven obsolescence. Without clear rules requiring long-term software updates, millions of devices across Europe are being pushed into premature deaths, generating mountains of unnecessary e-waste and imposing extra costs on citizens and businesses alike. The post EU urged to act on Software Obsolescence as hundreds of organizations demand long-term Windows 10 support appeared first on Right to Repair Europe.| Right to Repair Europe
Progress: 1 extra year of free Windows 10 updates for users in the EEA, but it’s only a temporary fix. Voluntary measures and vague EU rules aren’t enough. We need binding legislation to guarantee software and security updates that match the real lifespan of our devices.| Right to Repair Europe
PRESS RELEASE: On 14 October, Microsoft will end free support for Windows 10, turning millions of PCs into avoidable e-waste. In the lead up to International Repair Day (18 October) we are pushing back against fast tech.| Right to Repair Europe
Expensive spare parts are a major barrier to repair. Despite progress in EU law, reasonable prices of spare parts are still far from reality. How can we fix that? Here's our proposal to address this issue through a horizontal ecodesign measure.| Right to Repair Europe
Together with coalition members and several industry representatives – from repair, refurbishment, spare parts, retail and manufacturing – Right to Repair Europe advocates for horizontal ecodesign measures to address the price of spare parts, including a binding cap for manufacturers and the inclusion of spare parts prices as a criterion in EU repairability scores.| Right to Repair Europe
Industry pushback successfully blocked more ambitious user-repairability. The post Repair labels, spare parts and longer support for smartphones and tablets as of June 2025 – but we need more repairable designs appeared first on Right to Repair Europe.| Right to Repair Europe
New EU rules on vehicle circularity in design and end-of-life management are on the horizon. As new vehicles are increasingly complex and interconnected, how can we make sure repairability of vehicles is maintained and improved?| Right to Repair Europe
Just weeks before new repair rules for smartphones were set to take effect, the EU commission has proposed a “corrective legislative act” that would weaken your right to repair.| Right to Repair Europe
An overview of the current state of right to repair in the EU from our analysis and policy brief, highlighting gaps and needs to be addressed. The post The Current State of Right to Repair in the EU: a Snapshot appeared first on Right to Repair Europe.| Right to Repair Europe
The EU published new guidelines for removability and replaceability requirements under the Batteries Regulation. Some progress was made, but a huge opportunity was missed for smartphone and tablet batteries!| Right to Repair Europe
Textiles and footwear are included as priority products to be regulated under ESPR. The EU JRC started a study on ecodesign for apparel, but footwear should be given equal priority!| Right to Repair Europe
Watch our webinar about part pairing, the threats it represents to independent repair and what policymakers should do about it.| Right to Repair Europe
The new ESPR regulation has the potential to cover nearly all product groups and to tackle environmental impacts from manufacturing to end-of-life. However to which extent it will concretely address reparability, durability, and premature obsolescence is still to be determined in secondary legislation.| Right to Repair Europe
After years of intense campaigning by right to repair advocates, EU lawmakers have finally agreed upon new repair rules. Read our full analysis of these new rules!| Right to Repair Europe
Blog post by Katrin Meyer (Runder Tisch Reparatur), and Magdolna Molnár (BTU Cottbus) Everyone is talking about the repair vouchers “Saving resources should pay off!” Last year over 71,000 people, together with the Runder Tisch Reparatur, the Inkota Network, and many other supporting organizations, demanded a repair voucher from the German federal government. In order … Continue reading "A comprehensive overview of the current repair incentive systems: repair funds and vouchers"| Right to Repair Europe
Thank you for your interest in getting involved in the Right to Repair Europe campaign! Membership to the coalition is open to groups and organisations from all over Europe, supportive and committed to the cause of a universal Right to Repair. These include among others: non-profit organisations, networks of community repair initiatives or professional repairers, … Continue reading "Join the coalition"| Right to Repair Europe
In Germany and Austria, authorities are implementing repair bonuses to lower the cost of repair and make it more accessible.| Right to Repair Europe
This article exposes the unfair reality of spare part prices. To make repair affordable, we need reasonable prices for original parts, clear acceptance for the use of compatible parts (third party, used or 3D-printed) and a solid ban on parts pairing.| Right to Repair Europe
Let's ban anti-repair practices, to let independent repairers work their product-saving magic.| Right to Repair Europe
