In a letter to President Ursula von der Leyen, associations call on the EC to ensure the information system - central to the application of the #deforestation regulation- meets requirements for fully functioning #supplychains & highlight what's needed👉eurocommerce.eu/2024/05/eudr-i… #EUDR

Together with Ecommerce Europe & Independent Retail Europe , we made the case for maintaining the ADR framework, which is vital for consumer redress. We urge EU legislators to limit expansion of scope, ensuring fairness and functionality. More👉eurocommerce.eu/2024/05/joint-…
#ADR #ConsumerProtection

🇮🇩🇪🇺 CEPA Coalition applauds the constructive discussions at the EU-Indonesia Business Roundtable! Projections show a boost of EUR 5.2B to Indonesia's GDP and EUR 3.1B to the EU by 2032, with a 17.7% rise in Indonesia's exports to the EU.🤝Learn more 👉eurocommerce.eu/2024/05/cepa-c…

Happy #EuropeDay ! 🇪🇺 Yesterday we honoured Robert Schuman's visionary dream of a united, peaceful and prosperous Europe. Let's celebrate the achievements of those dedicated to our Union, whether dreamers or builders. Together, our strength lies in unity. 🌍✨

🚀 Only one month to go until the European elections! 🗳️ Attention #retailers and #wholesalers : #UseYourVote from 6 to 9 June to shape the future of our continent. Every vote counts! Spread the word and visit eurocommerce.eu/go-vote/ to find out more. #EuropeanElections #govote

El equipo de Forbes_es ha compartido una entrevista con nuestro Director General, Juanma Morales, tras su reelección como presidente de EuroCommerce.

¡Descubre todos los detalles accediendo a la entrevista completa! 🔗 ➡ forbes.es/empresas/44541…

#IFALidera

🛒European grocery in 2023 faced historic inflation levels, impacting consumers and retailers. But there's hope: stabilised inflation, rising wages, and uptrading trends. Our 2024 report explores key industry trends. Don't miss out! Full report 👉 eurocommerce.eu/the-state-of-g… 📈

Our President Juanma Morales emphasises the central role of the vote in shaping the future of Europe and our sector!🗳️ Crucial decisions lie ahead: competitiveness, sustainability, innovation. Your vote counts! Learn more: eurocommerce.eu/updates/go-vot… #EP2024 #retail #wholesale

#EuropeanYearOfSkills - What's next?

👉 At today's conference, HOTREC & partner organisations discuss challenges and present solutions for the EU to:

🔸Upskill and reskill
🔹Attract talent from outside 🇪🇺
🔸Reduce inactivity rates

Let's tackle skills shortages together!

🇪🇺 EU social partners’ hearing with the European Commission on #eDeclaration : A single, digital tool will reduce the administrative burden on businesses and facilitate compliance.

📉 This is also a good chance for the Commission to keep its promise of reducing administrative burdens

The voice of retail in the Employers Group of the EESC

Christel Delberghe EuroCommerce Valeria Ronzitti SGI Europe Véronique Willems SMEunited Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs European Economic and Social Committee Thierry Breton EESC Single Market IMCO Committee Press 🌊The tsunami of policies is having an impact.

▶️Some regulations can simply not be implemented, as companies are lacking guidance. This raises uncertainty and thereby hampers Europe's #competitiveness .

Christel Delberghe, Director General of EuroCommerce

Employers Group of the EESC discuss today the priorities for the forthcoming 🇪🇺legislative mandate w/ Valeria Ronzitti of SGI Europe, Véronique Willems of SMEunited & Christel Delberghe of EuroCommerce, focusing on the need of compete and fluent #singlemarket based on #strong and #competitive #industry

📢Interview with our Director General Christel Delberghe about Europe's need to concentrate on #competitiveness again in Lebensmittel Zeitung by Hanno Bender
👉lebensmittelzeitung.net/news/p/177261 (in DE; paywall)
#eurocommerce #manifesto #SingleMarket #Singlemarket4all

The vote on the #LatePayments regulation in the European Parliament will cause chaos and huge uncertainty. Businesses will face complexity as ‘slow-moving goods’ cover everything from skis to printer cartridges, giving the Council an impossible task and likely leading to more problems.

Payment terms vote: time to descend from the ivory tower - we call on the European Parliament to consider the overwhelming consensus in the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 to preserve contractual freedom.
👉eurocommerce.eu/2024/04/paymen…

#Flexnotfixed #eurocommerce #LatePayments Roberta Metsola BUSINESSEUROPE

🇪🇺✨Less than 2 months until European Elections!🗳️ Let's strengthen democracy together. #Retailers & #wholesalers , #UseYourVote on 6-9 June! Your choice, your voice!
Learn more here👉eurocommerce.eu/go-vote/?doing…
#EUelections2024 #EuropeanElections #govote #EP2024 European Parliament