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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
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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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
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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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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Joint Press Release: Make Better Regulation work better for SMEs! A joint analysis of the SME Test
Eurochambres, BusinessEurope, and SMEunited have joined forces to analyse the application of the SME Test across the European Commission services. 26 impact assessments have been checked against the E...
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SME Test Benchmark 2022
Eurochambres, Business Europe, and SME United present the "SME Test Benchmark" report, assessing 26 SME relevant European Commission legislative impact assessments.
The main objective of the Europe...
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Energy prices: Chambers underline risk of deindustrialization in exchange with energy ministers in Brussels
Participating in today’s lunch debate with energy ministers, Eurochambres Deputy President, Vladimír Dlouhý, set out the importance of providing swift respite to European businesses struggling to...
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EES2023 Press Release: Business confidence at historic low for 2023
Business confidence for next year is even lower than during the 2008-09 financial crisis and the height of the pandemic according to the 30th consecutive edition of the annual Eurochambres Economic Su...
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Eurochambres Economic Survey 2023 Report
The Eurochambres Economic Survey 2023 is unique at European level in being based on responses to a common survey from over 42.000 European companies on their expectations for next year. Over the years...
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A snap analysis of the Commission’s 2023 Work Programme
On 18 October, the European Commission adopted its Work Programme for 2023, providing an outline of initiatives that we can expect to see over the course of the coming year and building on some of the...
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European chambers call for joint actions to help businesses cope with high energy prices
Prior to this week’s crunch EU Summit talks on the energy crisis, Eurochambres has reiterated the dramatic impact of high energy prices on European businesses. The European association of chambers o...
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State of the Union Speech 2022
European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered her annual State of the Union speech on 14 September to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Joined by the honorary guest, First Lady o...
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Access to financial resources and skills are critical to twin transition, according to new chamber survey
The findings of a new Eurochambres survey, based on responses from chambers of commerce and industry in 19 countries, emphasises the importance to businesses of securing adequate finances to invest an...
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Eurochambres Twin Transition Survey
Recent economic shocks and the subsequent slowdown make investments more important than ever to improve resilience, guarantee stability, and accelerate the path towards sustainability. The European Un...
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Single Market Emergency Instrument: chambers ask for rebalancing of priorities and more legal certainty
While supporting the broad objectives of today’s European Commission proposal for a Regulation for a Single Market Emergency Instrument, Eurochambres warns against overshooting and thus call for gre...
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Chambers call for immediate measures to help businesses absorb spiralling energy prices
Leaders of Eurochambres, the European Association of Chambers of Commerce & Industry meeting in Prague today called for immediate measures to help businesses deal with spiralling electricity and g...
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Interview with Eurochambres International Trade Committee Chair, Ian Talbot
More than 30 million jobs in the European Union depend on external trade, and with close to 90% of global economic growth expected to be generated outside Europe in the coming years, access to the wor...
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Press release of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce and Eurochambres
Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Switzerland (CCIS) with Eurochambres, the association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in Zurich.
At a working meeting today, repres...
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Interview with Eurochambres Economic Policy committee chair – Wolfgang Grenke
The Economic Policy Committee covers a wide range of dossiers, including access to finance, industrial policy, business taxations, among others. The main legislative dossier for the committee currentl...
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Interview with Eurochambres Single Market Committee Chair, Juho Romakkaniemi
In the interest of the companies the Chambers of Commerce represent, Eurochambres relentlessly advocates for better market access in general and in the European Union in particular. The Covid-19 crisi...
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Article Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: how to make it work for SMEs
Chambers believe that corporate due diligence should be proportionate, risk-based, and sector specific. Alignment with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights, as well as th...