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![Interview with Eurochambres Economic Policy committee chair – Jean-Charles Herrenschmidt](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jean-Charles-Herrenschmidt.png)
Interview with Eurochambres Economic Policy committee chair – Jean-Charles Herrenschmidt
The European Commission's forthcoming SME Relief Package must include calibrated measures for a favourable regulatory environment and for a simplified access to finance as key factors enabling entrepr...
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![Tackling late payment behaviours to accelerate critical investments in innovation and greening](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Giacomo-5-1024x683.jpg)
Tackling late payment behaviours to accelerate critical investments in innovation and greening
President Von der Leyen announced an SME Relief Package during her September 2022 State of the European Union address. SMEs across Europe certainly require relief, with levels of business confidence h...
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![Vladimír Dlouhý is the new President of Eurochambres](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/230321-VD-new-ECH-President-Banner-805-×-612px.png)
Vladimír Dlouhý is the new President of Eurochambres
The President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Vladimír Dlouhý, has been confirmed as the new President of Eurochambres for the rest of 2023. This follows the resignation of Luc Frieden after being...
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![Eurochambres position on the EU Talent Pool](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Copy-of-Copy-of-ECHNews-50-Banner-805-×-612px-4.png)
Eurochambres position on the EU Talent Pool
Eurochambres welcomes the EU Talent Pool and its emphasis on facilitating international recruitment, particularly in light of significant and enduring skills and labour shortages across Europe. Recogn...
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![Striking the balance between short term and long-term measures to restore EU’s competitiveness](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ben-22-1024x683.jpg)
Striking the balance between short term and long-term measures to restore EU’s competitiveness
In light of the 30th anniversary of the internal market and at the request of the European Council, the European Commission will on 16 March present a long-term strategy for the European competitivene...
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![Eurochambres statement on the EU long-term Competitiveness Strategy](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eurochambres-statement-on-the-EU-Long-term-Competitiveness-Strategy-Banner-805-×-612px-2.png)
Eurochambres statement on the EU long-term Competitiveness Strategy
Restoring the long-term competitiveness of economic activity within the EU is vital, and success will depend on striking the right balance between short term and long-term EU challenges.
Europe is...
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![Eurochambres position on the European Commission’s proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive (AILD)](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AILD-position-Banner-805-×-612px.png)
Eurochambres position on the European Commission’s proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive (AILD)
Eurochambres welcomes the European Commission´s endeavour to introduce a degree of harmonisation in non-contractual liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI). We call for balanced and clear lia...
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![Northern Ireland Protocol agreement = a significant step forward for EU:UK economic relations](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Northern-Ireland-Protocol-Banner-805-×-612px.png)
Northern Ireland Protocol agreement = a significant step forward for EU:UK economic relations
The announcement today of the agreement on the revision of the Northern Ireland Protocol is a significant step forward in regularising and strengthening the economic relationship between the EU and th...
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![Balancing urgency and caution: Eurochambres’ stance on the update of the Electricity Market Design](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Florian-3-1024x683.jpg)
Balancing urgency and caution: Eurochambres’ stance on the update of the Electricity Market Design
Over the past year, electricity prices in the EU have increased significantly. The price surge began in the summer of 2021 when Russia reduced its gas supplies to Europe, just as global demand was pic...
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![Eurochambres position on the Green Deal Industrial Plan: putting Europe’s net-zero industry in the lead](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Green-Industrial-Plan-Banner-805-×-612px-1.png)
Eurochambres position on the Green Deal Industrial Plan: putting Europe’s net-zero industry in the lead
Eurochambres acknowledges the urgent need to adapt the EU Industry Strategy. The communication by the European Commission on the Green Deal Industry Plan was timely and necessary. Strengthening our ow...
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![Global Economic Survey 2023: functioning supply chains and energy security vital to international economy’s revival](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GES-2023-Banner-805-x-612-3-1024x726.png)
Global Economic Survey 2023: functioning supply chains and energy security vital to international economy’s revival
The Global Economic Survey 2023 (GES2023) published today, based on responses from business organisations in countries accounting for around 70% of total world gross domestic product, identifies geopo...
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![Global Economic Survey 2023 (GES2023) – Report](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GES-2023-Banner-805-x-612-1-1024x726.png)
Global Economic Survey 2023 (GES2023) – Report
The 2023 Eurochambres Global Economic Survey (GES2023) was conducted during November and December 2022. The survey provides a qualitative assessment for the year ahead of global economic developments,...
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![Joint Business Statement on the due diligence proposal](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Joint-Statement-Due-Diligence-Banner-805-×-612px.png)
Joint Business Statement on the due diligence proposal
The European business community supports an EU due diligence framework. However, it calls for realism, proportionality, and workability for this framework to truly enable and guide businesses in takin...
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![Joint industry statement on the Data Act: Safeguards necessary to ensure Chapter V preserves data holders’ fundamental rights](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Joint-Statement-Data-Act-Banner-805-×-612px-1.png)
Joint industry statement on the Data Act: Safeguards necessary to ensure Chapter V preserves data holders’ fundamental rights
As representatives of European businesses, the signatories of this joint statement want to express their deep concerns about Chapter V of the EU Data Act on how to organise mandatory Business-to-Gover...
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![Chambers call for structural changes to revive the Single Market](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Frederico-3-1024x683.jpg)
Chambers call for structural changes to revive the Single Market
2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the single market, the flagship achievement of Europe’s integration process. The EU has evolved into the world’s most integrated transnational market and became...
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![Eurochambres position on the European Commission proposal to revise the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PositionPR-Banner-805-×-612px-6.png)
Eurochambres position on the European Commission proposal to revise the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)
As the network of European chambers of commerce and industry, we acknowledge that the revision of specific aspects of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) is necessary to reflect the technological deve...
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![Eurochambres position on the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI)](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Position-on-SMEI-Banner-805-×-612px-1.png)
Eurochambres position on the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI)
The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine constituted the most recent challenges to Europe’s economy and continue to undermine the functioning of the Single Market and its recovery e...
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![Eurochambres position on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Year of Skills](https://www.eurochambres.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Position-2023-Year-of-Skills-Banner-805-×-612px-2.png)
Eurochambres position on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Year of Skills
The 2023 European Year of Skills is an excellent opportunity to work with EU level instruments to respond to labour market needs, such as mobility schemes, upgrading Vocational Educational Training (V...
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Eurochambres position on the EC proposal for a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
The European chamber network is committed to sustainable and responsible economic activity, that fully respects human rights, including the prohibition of forced labour. In this sense we welcome the C...