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EuroCommerce is deeply concerned by the weakening of the Single Market after today’s European Parliament’s plenary vote that accepted opening negotiations based on the Agriculture Committee’s report on cross-border enforcement of rules on unfair trading practices (UTPs).

Today the European Commission has launched the long-awaited EU Water Resilience Strategy. Despite promises for a strong roadmap to bring resilience to Europe, currently experiencing a dire water crisis, the Commission’s Strategy generally lacks binding commitments, dedicated funding, and introduces only limited governance tools to support implementation.

“SMEs remain cautious and concerned about the impact the introduction of a new company category “small midcaps” will have on SMEs and SME policy in Europe” SMEunited President Salminen stated as a first feedback to the publication of the Omnibus and the Single Market Package.