The European Water Resilience Strategy must empower SMEs to be more water-efficient. By applying the “Think First Small” principle, the strategy should acknowledge the specific challenge of the smallest companies and provide them with the necessary incentives and support tools to effectively address critical pressures on Europe’s freshwater ecosystems.
There were 2.03 million cultural enterprises in the EU in 2022, representing 6.3% of all businesses within the business economy (industry, construction and market services).
3.7 million women in the EU held a managerial position in 2023, up from 3.1 million in 2014, according to the EU Labour Force Survey, the main source for labour…
EuroCommerce, the voice of the retail and wholesale sector in Europe, has expressed strong support for the European Commission’s Omnibus Package I on sustainability, unveiled today.
The EU Commission unveiled a package Wednesday to ease red tape for business by streamlining sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements across the European Union.
“To ensure the proposals in the vision for agriculture and food actually work, it is important to involve SME stakeholders in the design and implementation of these policies”, stated SMEunited Secretary General Véronique Willems.
EuroCommerce, representing the European retail and wholesale sector, views the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food as a starting point towards shaping the future of our agri-food system. However, the association urges the Commission to better acknowledge change requires the entire food chain to work together.