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Right to Repair Europe

@r2reurope.bsky.social
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🛠️ We're a coalition advocating to remove barriers to repair our products, so they can last for longer and we can reduce waste. Join us! 🔗 repair.eu #RighttoRepair #Repair

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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We recently reported on the hit-or-miss availability of repair-related information for consumers 🚧 ⁠ ⁠ Professional repairers also run into issues. Today, we hear the story of Jacob D’Hollander and his all too familiar struggle to access repair information. 📖⁠ ⁠ 🔗 repair.eu/news/i-used-... ⁠
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“I Used to Just Call a Guy”: the struggle to get repair information
This is the story of Jacob, a professional repairer who has been struggling for months to get the repair information he is entitled to under Ecodesign regulations.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📱 Four in five smartphone model records failed our EU repair-information check.⁠ ⁠ We reviewed 2,334 records in the EU’s official EPREL database. Only 18% clearly led consumers to the required repair information.⁠ ⁠ Almost half left the relevant fields blank.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's not long until International #RepairDay! ⁠ As Repair Day partners, we're excited to see how fixers come together around the world to celebrate the 10th edition. ⁠ 🧰 Check out the international toolkit 🗺️ Add your event to the global map⁠ 📢 Spread the word! ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 repair.eu/news/repair-...
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Fixers are warming up for Repair Day across the globe
With 6 weeks to go, International Repair Day (October 17) feels like it’s right around the corner. So, we thought we’d share some inspiration and ways to get involved.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The EU's R2R Directive was a big win for us! ✍ By 31 July, EU Member States are required to transpose the Directive into law ⏰ But with 1 day left, it’s clear that not everyone in Europe will enjoy the same R2R from August onwards So, what does the reality look like? 🔗 repair.eu/news/the-rig...
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The Right to Repair Directive: what changes on 31 July?
The EU's R2R Directive was a big win for our campaign. By 31 July 2026, all EU Member States are required to transpose the Directive into national law. But what does the reality look like?
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Big news for repair in Germany 🇩🇪🔧 Volunteer repair initiatives can now legally access spare parts and repair information from manufacturers, a major victory for the repair movement. But many independent repair shops are still left in a legal grey zone. 🔗 repair.eu/news/germany...
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Germany's Ecodesign Act Recognizes Voluntary Repairers as "professional repairers" but regulatory gaps remain
Germany's parliament has passed a landmark Ecodesign Act in a major victory for the non-commercial repair movement but significant regulatory gaps remain.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“This is a historic step toward the first potential conviction of a company for planned obsolescence.” 🖨️ In a landmark move for #R2R, Epson has been summoned on charges of planned obsolescence and misleading commercial practices, following a complaint filed by @halteobsolescence.bsky.social
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Join us next week at the Zero Waste Forum 2026 in Istanbul. Inés Alberico, our Campaign Manager, will speak on the panel: 🎙️ “Right to Repair to Ensure a Zero Waste Future” 🗓️ June 6, 2026 🕘 09:45–10:45 If you’re attending the forum, come join the conversation. globalzerowasteforum.org
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 19/05/2026
With a broad coalition of civil society and social enterprises, we call for Europe's #ewaste law to: ✔️ set dedicated #waste prevention targets ✔️ make Extended Producer Responsibility a genuine driver of prevention, durability, repairability, and reuse
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 19/05/2026
The EU is revising its electronic waste law, and the stakes couldn't be higher. #Ewaste keeps growing, and critical raw materials locked inside our old devices are never recovered. #Recycling alone won't fix it. Here is what Europe needs to cut strategic dependencies: eeb.org/en/library/n...
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Stay connected with the latest updates on the Right to Repair movement in Europe 🔧🌍⁠ ⁠ Subscribe to our newsletter via repair.eu and be the first to hear about policy developments, campaigns, events, and ways to take action for our right to repair!⁠ ⁠ 📩 Join our community today: repair.eu
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Where are repair and reuse in the Circular Economy Act? 🔎 Following last Thursday’s final stakeholder workshop on the Circular Economy Act, the #RighttoRepair coalition is deeply concerned that the @ec.europa.eu's approach risks missing the core of what makes an economy truly circular.
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 20/04/2026
We're already less than 6 months away from International #RepairDay which will be returning for it's 10th birthday! 🎂⁠ ⁠ Visit RepairDay.org to sign up for updates 👀 We've got something special in store.⁠ ⁠ #IRD26 #RepairDay2026
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
On #EarthDay, these shocking Global E-Waste Monitor stats are weighing on our mind. ⁠ If repair was simpler, cheaper and more supported by policy makers and manufacturers, we could turn this e-waste mountain into a molehill ⛰️⁠ We vow to keep fighting for a real #R2R and a more sustainable future ✊️
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Tournevie @tournevie.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Our team runs a tool library, but we're active on other fronts too! The Right to Repair campaign (@r2reurope.bsky.social) interviewed Thomas, our dedicated repair ninja. Here he talks about prolonging tool lifetime and reducing costs via repair 👏 repair.eu/news/a-smart...
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A Smarter Way to Drill: Cutting the Carbon Emissions from Power Tools - Right to Repair Europe
Tournevie, a member of the Right to Repair campaign, is the only tool library in Brussels. Thomas Opsomer, who represents iFixit in Right to Repair Europe’s steering group, also happens to be one of T...
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#RighttoRepair member, @tournevie.bsky.social is the only tool library in Brussels 🧰🔧🪚 We visited Thomas Opsomer to learn more about the work they do there and his role in including repairability as an indicator in the new product carbon footprint for power tools. 🔗 repair.eu/news/a-smart...
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A Smarter Way to Drill: Cutting the Carbon Emissions from Power Tools - Right to Repair Europe
Tournevie, a member of the Right to Repair campaign, is the only tool library in Brussels. Thomas Opsomer, who represents iFixit in Right to Repair Europe’s steering group, also happens to be one of T...
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RepairTogether @repairtogether.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Etat des lieux du droit à la réparation en 2026 Que faut-il attendre de 2026 concernant la réparation et le droit à la réparation en Europe ? Article de @r2reurope.bsky.social relayé et traduit en français sur notre site 👉🏼 repairtogether.be/etat-des-lie...
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Etat des lieux du droit à la réparation en 2026 - Repair Together
Article traduit en français de Right To Repair Europe   Parallèlement, il reste beaucoup à faire pour donner suite à nos campagnes de l’année
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Meet our new Campaign Manager, Inés! 👋 "For me, the Right to Repair brings together many of the issues I’ve worked on over the years...Above all, it’s about fairness and building an economy that works for both people and the planet." 🔗 repair.eu/news/introdu...
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Before an exciting update next week, we're reflecting on last year and the issues that we'll be focusing on next, including: 🗑❌ Circular Economy Act ↔ Horizontal measures on repairability 💻 Ecodesign regulations for computers 🛠 National implementation of the Right to Repair directive
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
📈 WEEE is one of the fastest growing waste streams within the EU today, increasing by around 20% each year⁠. 🪨🪙 Reuse of WEEE is essential as many of these products contain critical raw materials and other metals that will be sought after to fuel the transition towards renewable energy⁠
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
It's the 2025 European Week for Waste Reduction 🚫🗑️ ⁠ ⁠ This year, the campaign is focusing on WEEE (or e-waste) which is right in our ball park! ⁠ ⁠ We'll be sharing stats on our waste problem and what we can do to solve the issue together throughout the week. ⁠ ⁠ Stay tuned 👀⁠
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Missed #Fixfest 2025? Check out the panel on #RighttoRepair around the world featuring R2R Europe steering group members: @therestartproject.org R2R campaigner, Cristina Ganapini and @halteobsolescence.bsky.social Advocacy Adviser, Lily Manrique 📹️⁠ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUF3...
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The Olympics of Right to Repair: what’s happening around the world? - Fixfest 2025
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 18/10/2025
A snapshot of our Repair Day 2025 🪛🎉⁠ ⁠ Here's what we got up to in London with our events at the Barbican Centre and Hackney Fixing Factory, plus some happy fixers at an event by Restarters Milano! 🗺️ Show us what you've been up to using #RepairDay #IRD2025 and find a local event at repairday.org
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 18/10/2025
Earlier this week, just days before #RepairDay, Microsoft went ahead with ending free and automatic support for Windows 10 ⁠💻️😵⁠ ⁠ Want to know what organisations and campaigners all around the world have been doing about it? ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 therestartproject.org/right-to-rep...
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michaelcbank.bsky.social @michaelcbank.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Good news for the European Economic Area but this offer, at least, should be extended to the United Kingdom also. Well done ‪@r2reurope.bsky.social‬ and let's hear from you @microsoft.com
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Microsoft ending free #Windows10 updates risks e-waste & disrupts millions of #SMEs. Planned obsolescence shouldn’t fall on small businesses. We need mandatory repairability, guaranteed long-term software support & enforceable #RightToRepair. @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu @microsoft.com
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RepairTogether @repairtogether.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
IRD - International Repair Day Map of events: lnkd.in/e3Gqrj3n This year, in #Wallonia, we are stopping off in #Tournai. Info: shorturl.at/g1dTe 🚚 🔧 Join us at #RepairCaféMobile at the Grand Place market in Tournai from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grand Place – 7500 Tournai + Repair Workshops
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Halte à l'obsolescence programmée @halteobsolescence.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Début du colloque institutionnel des Journées Nationales de la Réparation ✨ 🪛 La réparation s’impose comme un levier incontournable pour réduire nos déchets, prolonger la durée de vie de nos objets et créer de nouvelles dynamiques économiques et sociales.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Campaigners gathered at @microsoft.com's Brussels offices to protest the end of #Windows10, urging them to reconsider and the @ec.europa.eu to introduce Ecodesign requirements for laptops and other energy-related products, so that this cannot happen again 💻🗑 youtu.be/S0D2fo8rTlQ?...
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Can we stop Microsoft's e-waste mountain?
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🚨 1 week left until @microsoft.com ends free, automatic support for #Windows10, resulting in around 400 million PCs being unable to upgrade.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
500+ orgs from around the world - including US PIRG, @therestartproject.org, @ifixit.com, Euroconsumers, Repair.org and Consumer Reports - are advocating for repair and reuse by signing an open letter to @microsoft.com, calling for them to extend free and automatic updates for Windows 10
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
💥 Big news: @microsoft.com confirmed that #Windows10 users in the EEA will get 1 more year of free updates if they log in with a Microsoft account. 🌟 This is a win worth celebrating. Our campaigning, writing and chanting forced one of the world’s #tech giants to act.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
🚨4 weeks until @microsoft.com ends free support for Windows 10, making 400 million PCs obsolete. And - ironically - it's happening on #EWasteDay, just days before #RepairDay. We don’t have to accept fast tech. Communities worldwide are repairing, resisting, and demanding better ✊ find out how below
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The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · 12/09/2025
Fixfest 2025 is a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came and shared your experience, skills and enthusiasm with us — whether you travelled from across the globe or simply from down the street in Hackney 💚 Let's keep working together for a more repairable world! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MptX...
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This was Fixfest 2025
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
With #Fixfest coming up this week, we thought we'd highlight a couple of sessions that focus on our shared struggle for a real #righttorepair. This includes a massive round-up of R2R around the world, and another session focusing in on progress in the UK. ⁠ ⁠ 🔎 Explore the programme at fixfest.org
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
This summer, the European Commission quietly launched a “public consultation.” They call it a “simplification” of environmental laws, but in reality, it’s about dismantling them.
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Take Action - Hands Off Nature
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
How many times have you heard "repair is just too expensive"? Too often, consumers are pushed towards replacing a product rather than repairing it because of expensive repairs and spare parts. It's time to do something about it! So our coalition has developed a proposal to address these concerns 📝
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
How many upgrades do we have left? Let’s end fast tech ORA data shows that by repairing >1,300 small kitchen items, community repairers have saved almost 34,000 kg of CO2e emissions in France alone! The race to upgrade bears a growing responsibility for the climate crisis but we're fighting back 🪛
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
A unique opportunity for our global community to come together! Fixfest 2025 will feature multiple sessions focusing on Right to Repair - what's going on in the EU, around the world, and what the future of the movement looks like ✊
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The end of Windows 10 shouldn't mean the end of life for hundreds of millions of computers💻️😵⁠ Check out @therestartproject.org's guide for repair groups to support their local communities and save laptops from landfill 🪛 🔗 therestartproject.org/end-of-windows-10-toolkit-for-repair-groups
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
How many upgrades do we have left? Let’s end fast tech According to ORA’s data, by repairing over 1,200 vacuums, community repairers have saved over 22,000 kg of CO2e emissions in Belgium alone! Fast tech’s race to upgrade bears a growing responsibility for the climate crisis but we can fight back
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Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
💻🌱 #TheTechPeopleWant Summit is just around the corner (July 8–9). Today we are announcing the full programme, featuring 31 speakers from all around the world across 4 panels, 2 keynotes and 3 Spotlight Sessions.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
“Repair is not a nostalgic nod to the past, but has a big role to play in a modern, sustainable facing, society” For Forbes, Nick Nuttall writes about the ecosystem of community repair and campaigners in the UK and EU who are fighting back against the throwaway economy.
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Can New Laws Tip Europe Into A Repair Society?
Boosting repair in Europe could help cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce losses of metals, build stronger communities and create new jobs. Will new laws make it happen
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ECOS @ecos.ngo · 30/06/2025
Who else is still dizzy from last week? 😵 #ICYMI: @ec.europa.eu announced its intention to withdraw the #GreenClaimsDirective. ❌ no proper explanation ❌ no timeline The #EU desperately needs this law to ensure companies make reliable environmental claims. Read more ⤵️
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 23/06/2025
🚨 Don’t kill the Green Claims Directive 🚨 Greenwashing is rampant in Europe 👉 over 75% of products carry green claims, and more than half are misleading 😵‍💫 ❗ The #GreenClaimsDirective was meant to fix this. Now it’s at risk of being scrapped before talks even conclude.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
📱 New EU repair rules for smartphones and tablets come into force today - a step forward, but crucial barriers for consumers remain
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Save the date for International Repair Day on 18th October 2025! 🌟⁠ ⁠ 🎉 Ready to get involved? Explore the Repair Day toolkit and upcoming webinar at repairday.org
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
How many upgrades do we have left? Let’s end fast tech. According to ORA’s data, by repairing over 2k laptops, community repairers have saved over 31,000 kg of CO2e emissions in the UK alone! Fast tech’s race to upgrade bears a growing responsibility for the climate crisis but we can fight back.
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Just weeks before new rules for smartphones were set to take effect, we learned that the European Commission has proposed a “corrective legislative act” that would weaken your #R2R and effectively scrap the requirement for user-replaceable displays. Read more: repair.eu/news/screen-...
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Right to Repair Europe @r2reurope.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🗑 Unsold goods are too often destroyed by manufacturers before reaching consumers because disposing of them is often cheaper than storing, reselling, or reusing. It fuels overproduction, overconsumption and resource depletion and it's time to end it. Read our feedback: repair.eu/resources/fe...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The EU’s 5-year #Ecodesign (#ESPR) work plan is out 🥳 But excluding footwear, plastics, paints & chemicals risks more #microplastics in the ocean. Every 👞 product 🛞 counts 🎨. Postponing action today means more pollution tomorrow. 👀 Read more: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
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