“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.
Countries meeting at COP30 approved a set of modest actions, including a decision to implement a just transition mechanism.
The European Commission’s proposal to revise the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), unveiled today, risks weakening the foundations of sustainable and transition finance and undermining efforts to align investments with the EU’s climate and environmental objectives.
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.
The European Parliament has turned its back on climate and nature, people, and businesses, by effectively dismantling the EU’s flagship corporate sustainability laws, all in the name of ‘simplification’.
Worsening floods, droughts, wildfires, and storms, combined with the loss of natural defences such as forests and wetlands, are making insurance increasingly inaccessible across Europe.
A leaked copy of the European Commission’s legislative proposal for amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) raises major concerns over the future of Europe’s green and transition financing.
