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EuroCommerce – the association representing retailers and wholesalers in Brussels – supports yesterday’s political agreement on the Digital Omnibus on Artificial Intelligence, as long as it brings much-needed simplification and clarity to the implementation of the AI Act.

Today’s European Parliament vote adopting an objection to the European Commission’s country benchmarking system under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) represents an irresponsible move against one of the EU’s flagship environmental laws.

The Clean Industrial Dialogue on Circularity identified boosters and blockers to empowering SMEs’ circular business models. The upcoming Circular Economy Act must “Think Small First”, not use one-size-fits-all rules.

While Europe is groaning under a heatwave, the European Commission announced its long overdue and heavily trailed 2040 climate target of a -90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions.

EU Member States have agreed to significantly dilute the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in a pivotal move away from Europe’s corporate sustainability ambitions.