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Industrial Strategy: don't forget services, competition in the EU - and consumers
Commenting today on the Commission package of the Industrial Strategy, strengthening the single market and on SMEs, EuroCommerce Director-General welcomed the ... last modified 10 March 2020, 17:58 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Services Directive: points of single contact not fully functioning
A new EU-wide EUROCHAMBRES survey shows that only 14 EU countries have set up fully functioning Points of Single Contact (PSCs) to assist businesses in making ... last modified 02 February 2011, 19:11 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
EU Enterprise and Industry Management Plan 2011
In order to implement the European Commission’s work programme, each Commission department sets up its own work programme called the annual management plan. In ... last modified 25 February 2011, 00:10 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU green light for gender balance targets on company boards
By July 2026, big publicly-listed EU firms will need to increase women’s presence at their helm, following the EU Parliament's formal adoption Tuesday of a law ... last modified 22 November 2022, 18:52 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Non-tariff barriers fragment single market and harm consumers
The European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumers Committee (IMCO) has adopted an own-initiative report by Kosma Złotowski MEP on tackling non-tariff ... last modified 24 November 2021, 18:02 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU's IP protection 'not as effective as it could be'
The EU’s legal framework for protecting intellectual property, in particular in the EU Designs Directive and fees mechanism, is not as effective as it could ... last modified 27 April 2022, 23:04 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
European Company Statute - guide
The European Commission has presented a Report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of the Regulation on the Statute for a European ... last modified 21 November 2010, 00:14 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
40 pct of online shops engaged in manipulative practices - EU report
148 out of 399 online shops screened by the EU in a "sweep" of online retail websites were found to engage in 'manipulative online practices, the European ... last modified 30 January 2023, 23:26 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Legal form; How to register a private limited company; The process of establishing a company; Branch of Foreign Company; Notaries - all the information you ... last modified 28 January 2014, 13:24 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Late Payments Directive
By 16 March 2013 EU Member States will need to have integrated the revised Late Payments Directive into their national law. It obliges public authorities to ... last modified 12 March 2013, 14:21 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
SMEs call for a stronger Europe
At the Tripartite Social Summit on Growth and Employment, ahead of the European Council, SMEunited President Ulrike Rabmer-Koller called for a stronger, united ... last modified 20 March 2019, 23:14 CET — filed under: — Relevance: 1%
European Competitiveness Report 2014 - Helping Firms Grow
The 2014 edition focuses on the growth of firms, in particular on certain growth-enhancing measures and framework conditions affecting EU firms. These include ... last modified 11 September 2014, 22:59 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Progress has been made by Member States to improve the competitiveness of their economies, but many challenges still remain. An updated Industrial performance ... last modified 11 September 2014, 23:04 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Euro-Parliament strikes at Europe's late payment culture
Small firms should no longer face financial problems due to late payment of bills by public authorities or companies under a deal endorsed by Euro-MPs in ... last modified 21 October 2010, 13:11 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Revised packaging rules put additional constraint on SMEs
SMEunited disagrees with the policy option to put all responsibility on economic operators to comply with the new obligations on packaging and packaging waste. ... last modified 30 November 2022, 23:51 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels mulls revision of Late Payment Directive
The European Commission launched an open public consultation Friday to collect information on late or unfair payment practices and payment behaviour in ... last modified 23 January 2023, 23:55 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
New tourism quality principles
The European Commission proposed on 20 February a set of voluntary European Tourism Quality Principles to ensure that tourists travelling to other EU Member ... last modified 20 February 2014, 13:37 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Industrial Strategy: Ecosystems approach needs coherent transition pathways
In its update of the New Industrial Strategy, the European Commission included some important concerns of SMEs. Strengthening and reinforcing the Single ... last modified 06 May 2021, 00:09 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups (proposal to amend Accounting Directives)
The European Commission has proposed an amendment to existing accounting legislation in order to improve the transparency of certain large companies on social ... last modified 16 April 2013, 17:17 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU states agree better protection for whistleblowers
The EU is moving towards guaranteeing a high level protection to whistleblowers across a wide range of sectors, following agreement Friday by EU states' ... last modified 29 January 2019, 21:30 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
The impact of faster payments: crucial for SMEs
SMEunited has been advocating the correct payment terms for decades. Late payments endanger the continuity of SME activities. The report on the impact of ... last modified 26 September 2022, 23:52 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Bringing VAT rules to business realities of the 21st century
The European Commission published today proposals on the VAT in the digital age initiative. EuroCommerce Director General Christel Delberghe commented: last modified 08 December 2022, 22:04 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Digitalisation of company law and cutting red tape - guide
The European Commission adopted a proposal on 29 March for a Directive making it easier for companies to expand the use of digital tools and processes in EU ... last modified 29 March 2023, 22:56 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Doing business in Italy: Sustainability
The Italian government encourages businesses to improve environmental standards and act responsibly in this area. The government does not impose measures on ... last modified 30 March 2012, 00:41 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027
The European Commission moved to update occupational safety and health rules on 28 June by adopting the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work ... last modified 28 June 2021, 19:21 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
New EU VAT rules to simplify e-commerce
New Value-Added Tax rules for online shopping enter into force on 1 July with a view to ensuring a more level playing field for all businesses and to ... last modified 28 June 2021, 22:18 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
"This time I'm voting" - EuroCommerce supports campaign to mobilise citizens to vote in European elections
Speaking today on the occasion of Schuman Day, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren said: "On 9 May 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman ... last modified 10 May 2019, 00:25 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Linking business registers across Europe - guide
The Commission adopted on 24 February a proposal to interconnect business registers within the EU. Company registers provide company information that is ... last modified 03 March 2011, 13:43 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
SMEs require an appropriate framework to internationalise
Crafts and SMEs in Europe lead commercial activities within the EU but still do not fully benefit from international opportunities. The right framework ... last modified 02 April 2019, 12:04 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
This World Bank site provides information about the procedures and costs associated with starting a business in Kosovo. last modified 08 February 2010, 21:36 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
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