News and information about the European Union’s policies for small and medium-sized businesses.
“The implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is creating confusion, legal uncertainty, and disproportionate burden for small businesses. Entrepreneurs ask for practical solutions now. Parliament and Member States should approve the suspension of the obligation to appoint authorised representatives in each Member State”, stated SMEunited President Davide Galli.
The European Commission published their evaluation report together with the updated guidance document and Frequently Asked Questions, as well as a draft delegated act.
“SMEunited appreciates the reference to the Think Small First principle in the Better Regulation Communication”, said SMEunited president Galli.
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.
The EU Taxonomy, Europe’s classification system for green activities, is in danger of being weakened, following the Commission’s new criteria review proposal. Several proposed changes miss the target of making the criteria easier and instead open the door to watering some of them down.
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.
The EU Council has given its final stamp to a new EU law harmonising key aspects of insolvency rules across the EU, reducing the complexity of different national insolvency rules.
