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European Council 25-26 March: Businesses also need a shot in the arm!
Prior to his participation in the Tripartite Social Summit on 24 March and in the run-up to the online European Council starting the following day, EUROCHAMBRES President Christoph Leitl has called on...
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The EU SME Strategy one year on: Challenges and Opportunities
The EU SME Strategy, published exactly one year ago by the European Commission aimed at helping small businesses leading the twin transition, reducing regulatory burdens and red...
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European Commission 2030 Digital Compass: EUROCHAMBRES favours comprehensive approach
EUROCHAMBRES welcomes the new vision of the European Commission for Europe’s digital transformation. The European Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry supports the need for a comprehensi...
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#IWD2021: EUROCHAMBRES Women Network COVID-19 survey underlines need for policies that support women entrepreneurship
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, EUROCHAMBRES has today published a new report entitled ‘COVID-19: Impact on Women Entrepreneurs’. The report, based a survey of over 500 respondents in 20...
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Women entrepreneurship: COVID-19 is intensifying challenges, while having transformative effect
A major new EUROCHAMBRES Women Network (EWN) survey has revealed that COVID-19 confinement measures have heightened a number of pre-existing obstacles to women entrepreneurship. At the same time, the...
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EU Trade Strategy: EUROCHAMBRES welcomes SME focus, but calls for greater emphasis on diversification
EUROCHAMBRES has welcomed the new EU Trade Strategy adopted by the Commission today. The strong emphasis on empowering SMEs to reach the world’s growth centres, and being more assertive to enforce t...
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Corporate Due Diligence European Parliament vote: Chambers call for simplicity and proportionality.
Corporate Due Diligence European Parliament vote: Chambers call for simplicity and proportionality.
Reacting to today’s European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee’s vote on Corporate Due Dilig...
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Global Chamber Platform highlights key recommendations for Italian B20
In line with key recommendations in its recently published global economic survey 2021, the Global Chamber Platform (GCP) issued its main recommendations to the Italian B20, for a swift, inclusive a...
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New Global Chamber Platform survey: business expects 2021 growth to exceed economic forecasts
The newly released Global Economic Survey 2021 signals strong optimism from the Global Chamber Platform (GCP) for a return of economic growth this year. While the World Bank expects a 4 % GDP growth r...
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EUROCHAMBRES welcomes Brexit trade deal
EUROCHAMBRES, representing over 20 million European businesses, has warmly welcomed news of a breakthrough in negotiations on an EU:UK trade deal, just a week before the transition period ends. The Eu...
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Digital Services Act: Chambers cautiously optimistic about new proposed e-commerce framework
EUROCHAMBRES has welcomed the balanced approach taken by the European Commission with today’s proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services, which takes a forward-looking approac...
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EUROCHAMBRES launches 10 key recommendations to successfully implement the European Green Deal
Building on the ambition demonstrated by the European Council last week to drive the sustainable transition of the economy, EUROCHAMBRES today presented 10 key recommendations to enable a successful i...
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EUROCHAMBRES calls on leaders to ‘mind the gap’ between crisis and recovery
In the run-up to crucial European Council and European Central Bank meetings on 10 December, EUROCHAMBRES has underlined the need to maintain measures in support of the many businesses throughout Euro...
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The Capital Markets Union is crucial for Europe’s recovery
EUROCHAMBRES, the association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, takes note of the Council conclusions on the Capital Markets Union (CMU) Action Plan, as fully functioning capital markets...
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Council conclusions on Human Rights and Decent Work in Global Supply Chains: EUROCHAMBRES cautions against disproportionate burdens on SMEs
Reacting to the Council conclusions on Human Rights and Decent Work in Global Supply Chains published today, EUROCHAMBRES has underlined the importance of avoiding disproportionate requirements on SME...