Europe’s retail and wholesale sector is stepping into the heart of EU policymaking with the launch of the first European Retail & Wholesale Week inside the European Parliament.
“Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are key actors in the European industrial supply chains. The proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act should now bring positive trickle down effects from specific measures for strategic sectors to the wider economy”, underlined SMEunited Secretary General Véronique Willems in a first reaction to today’s proposal by the European Commission.
As Argentina and Uruguay ratify the controversial EU-Mercosur trade deal, in an open letter, signed by over 170 civil society groups, farmers groups, environmental organisations, including Friends of the Earth…
EuroCommerce, the European association of retailers and wholesalers, urges the Commission to act to protect the EU Single Market against the extra-territorial application of national law in the context of European retail alliances.
Fully excluding new fossil fuel projects from the revised Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is critical to achieving the EU’s climate commitments, safeguarding the integrity of the framework, and strengthening investor confidence, warn 133 organisations and experts in a new multi-stakeholder letter.
“SMEs contribute to resilient local ecosystems where they invest, provide quality jobs and safeguard resilience for our eastern border region, while supporting social cohesion”, stated SMEunited Secretary General Véronique Willems in reaction to the European Commission’s Communication on Eastern border regions.
Ahead of the Alden Biesen summit where EU leaders will gather to discuss the EU’s competitiveness, EuroCommerce, representing Europe’s retail and wholesale sector, urges the European Commission to place the Single Market, effective enforcement and regulatory simplification at the heart of its competitiveness agenda.
