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SBS, SMEunited and EBC raise concerns that the new proposal for a Standardisation Regulation risks reducing the role of SMEs in standardisation to supporting EU legislation, overlooking the strategic value of standards for SME competitiveness and growth.
The CEOs of Europe’s seven leading truck and bus manufacturers warned at the IAA Transportation in Hanover that Europe’s shift to zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles is still being held back by an alarming delay in the conditions that are needed to drive market uptake.
“The Fair Labour Mobility Package addresses certain concerns of SME employers. It proposes measures to reduce burdens such as stronger interoperability of social security systems. However, further clarification is needed on the added value of certain proposals such as the Common Training Frameworks”, stated SMEunited President Davide Galli.
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has adopted its position for the review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
Dividing public procurement into lots is a key demand of European SMEs. According to the proposal, Member States may provide that public buyers shall divide contracts into lots.
As catastrophic wildfires sweep across Southern Europe, WWF warns that the EU is sleepwalking into a permanent wildfire crisis while simultaneously weakening key environmental protections that help safeguard people, economies and nature from climate impacts.
European retailers and wholesalers note the European Commission’s Electrification Action Plan as a positive step towards electrification, which must remain realistic, cost-effective, incentive-based and system-friendly across the EU.
