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 proposal for the EU Inc. puts forward a single company law framework to incentivise cross-border activities, which should allow for smoother ways for SMEs to expand within the Single Market.”
EU Inc., the proposal for a new single set of corporate rules, will make it easier for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU, and incentivise them to stay in Europe, says the European Commission.
The Spring 2026 edition of the SMEunited Craft and SME Barometer reports a stagnating business environment for small and medium-sized enterprises across the European Union.
Recent geopolitical developments in the Middle East are increasing uncertainty in global markets and could have important implications for European retailers, wholesalers and consumers.
The European Sustainability Reporting Standards are one of the few tools that allow EU citizens to keep an eye on the real actions of large companies and their impacts on communities and the planet.
“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.
