Fragmented European rules for lenders and borrowers and a lack of risk culture are the major obstacles to a more favourable investment climate for small … Read more
Reacting on the European Council’s decisions on the 2030 framework for climate and energy, EUROCHAMBRES warned against fuelling a renewed economic downturn.
“An ambitious climate … Read more
Increasing political and social instability – in regions from Morocco to India – casts a shadow over growth expectations for 2015, according to a survey … Read more
One week after the publication of the 2014 Enlargement strategy by the European Commission, the business community highlighted, at a conference held by EUROCHAMBRES in … Read more
By the end of 2020, 50% of vocational education students should undertake an apprenticeship. Such a Flagship initiative on apprenticeships would boost youth employment according … Read more
EUROCHAMBRES welcomes the communication on Energy Efficiency published today and calls on the European Commission to intensify its efforts to enforce existing legislation.
“We share … Read more
EUROCHAMBRES expressed its disappointment at the “Green Action Plan for Small and Medium Enterprises” presented by the European Commission today.
“Despite good starting points such … Read more
EUROCHAMBRES’ position on the proposed regulation on a system of self-certification for importers of “conflict minerals”
On 05.03.2014 the European Commission proposed … Read more
EUROCHAMBRES welcomes today’s signature of the association agreements including deep and comprehensive free trade areas with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and urges poltical leaders on … Read more
Jean-Claude Juncker, the designated President of the European Commission, must be willing and able to oversee key reforms to ensure that the administration is fit … Read more
“The low turnout at last week’s elections and high level of support for Eurosceptic parties, at least in certain Member States, underlines the importance that … Read more
More than a year on from the deadline for transposition of the revised Late Payment Directive, new data published today shows that European businesses still … Read more
Trade and investment flows between the European Union and the 6 countries of the GCC are impressive – nearly €150 billion of trade in 2012. … Read more
EUROCHAMBRES had mixed feelings about today’s adoption of the revised Directive on Environmental Impact Assessments by the European Parliament. Although, a further tightening of the … Read more
Following its demand yesterday for urgent action to accelerate the ratification of the unitary patent, EUROCHAMBRES welcomes the request of Commissioner Michel Barnier to add … Read more