EuroCommerce, the voice of European retail and wholesale, has today unveiled a set of legal recommendations aimed at reinforcing the enforcement of EU rules to ensure fair competition across the Single Market.
Around 33.1 million enterprises in the EU employed 162.2 million people in 2023, generating a net turnover of over €38.5 trillion, leading to €10.5 trillion in value added.
“The Apply AI Strategy rightfully highlights that only 12.6% of SMEs use AI technologies. The Strategy’s ambition to boost AI uptake among SMEs is a step in the right direction, that will need to be supported by concrete measures to ensure that Europe’s SMEs can access, trust, and benefit from AI” reacted SMEunited President Petri Salminen.
Ecommerce Europe and EuroCommerce are proud to unveil the 2025 European E-commerce Report.
“While SMEunited recognises the importance of enhancing the quality of traineeships, we consider the proposed Directive as counterproductive, particularly for SMEs.”
The European Commission has accepted commitments from Microsoft to address EU competition concerns relating to its Teams collaboration platform, making them legally binding under EU antitrust rules.
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).
