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EuroCommerce – the association representing retailers and wholesalers in Brussels – supports yesterday’s political agreement on the Digital Omnibus on Artificial Intelligence, as long as it brings much-needed simplification and clarity to the implementation of the AI Act.
“SMEunited appreciates the reference to the Think Small First principle in the Better Regulation Communication”, said SMEunited president Galli.
Despite growing recognition that biodiversity loss poses a systemic risk to the economy and financial stability, France’s biggest companies remain largely unprepared to manage their impacts and risks on nature, according to a new WWF report.
The European Commission has published its long-awaited evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), finding that it is fit for purpose while full implementation is lacking. WWF welcomes the assessment and calls on Member States to match the ambition of the law with enforcement on the water.
European retailers and wholesaler note the One Europe, One Market Roadmap as a positive step towards aligning the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on a common agenda for the Single Market.
Today, the European Parliament’s Budget committee supported dedicated funding for the LIFE programme in its position on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) interim report, but in breaking with established practice, failed to endorse strong spending targets for climate and biodiversity.
No Patents on Seeds! have published a representative survey conducted in five EU member states, i.e. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. The results clearly show that around 80 percent of EU citizens reject the idea of granting patents on living organisms, e.g. patents on plants or animals.
