Funding for German Repair Cafés
From December 2024, Repair Cafés in Germany can receive funding up to EUR 3,000 for the purchase of tools and equipment, as well as for…
15 years of community repair in data
On Friday, 18 October, it will be exactly 15 years ago that the very first Repair Café was held, in Amsterdam. On this occasion, the…
Europe now has the right to repair
This article was updated on 11 July 2024 (2nd paragraph: link to text as published in the Official Journal of the EU) The European Parliament…
European right to repair almost complete – but less ambitious
The European right to repair is almost complete but will be less ambitious than the European Parliament intended. The Council of the European Union and…
European Parliament wants stronger right to repair
The European Parliament has bolstered plans for the right to repair. MEPs believe the proposals the European Commission unveiled this spring are not ambitious enough.…
Right to repair is on the rise globally
This article was updated on June 13, 2024 (new paragraph about Aotearoa New Zealand) People are fighting for the right to repair, not only in…
EU finally proposes right to repair
With a delay of almost six months, the European Commission is finally coming up with plans to regulate the right to repair. Under the proposal,…
Another big step for repair movement: John Deere allows self repair
Farmers in the United States have won a major victory over tractor maker John Deere. The company has agreed to give US customers the right…
EU delays right to repair for at least six months
Disappointing news from Europe: the European Commission is delaying the right to repair for at least six months. The Commission was supposed to come up…