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.
Europe’s social model is one of our greatest strengths, but to secure quality jobs we must reinforce the competitiveness and productivity of the SMEs that support it.
Glassblowers, potters, jewellers and other European makers can from 1 December register their product names under the EU’s new geographical indication scheme for craft and industrial goods.
The EU Commission has proposed a set of amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU’s transparency framework for financial products integrating environmental or social aims.
Delaying the entry into force on certain provisions of the AI Act until standards and guidance are ready shows the Commission understood SMEs must be able to rely on clear rules and adapted tools before starting working towards compliance.
A mere 1 per cent of EU market producer enterprises were under foreign control in 2023, but their value to the EU’s economy in terms of employment and value added is significant, according to figures from Eurostat.
EuroCommerce, the voice of European retail and wholesale, has today unveiled a set of legal recommendations aimed at reinforcing the enforcement of EU rules to ensure fair competition across the Single Market.
