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“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 Parliament has given its backing to new laws to boost the competitiveness of EU so-called small ‘mid-cap’ (SMC) enterprises as they grow beyond SME status with targeted measures.
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.
The EU Council has given the final green light to a simplification of the sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies, as part of its ‘Omnibus’ red tape cutting package.
“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.
“If the EU is serious about sovereignty, security, and prosperity, ‘Think Small First’ must guide every political choice”, stressed Davide Galli, SMEunited President, ahead of the informal EU leaders’ retreat on competitiveness on 12 February.
