EU leaders must honour their global biodiversity commitments and stop undermining nature protection at home, WWF warns ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17), taking place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 30 October.
“President Von der Leyen has given a clear answer to one of business’s most urgent concerns: Europe must simplify, and Member States must stop adding multiple layers to EU rules. We particularly welcome her proposal for a pact against gold-plating. This urgently needs to translate into concrete measures.”
“Entrepreneurs are under an ever-growing mountain of rules, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations. The regulatory crisis facing SMEs must end. Europe must trust entrepreneurs again and, when required, regulate less and regulate better”, stated SMEunited President Davide Galli in response to the State of the European Union address.
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.
