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Joint Business statement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)
European business remains supportive of the objectives of the proposed directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (CS3D) and we urge co-legislators to work on a reasonable approach that is ma...
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Joint statement on the Data Act: caution and restraint needed in public bodies’ access to data from private companies
We strongly encourage co-legislators to provide a clear and structured legal framework for secure transfers that fully respects data protection, implements the necessary safeguards and limits the disc...
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Joint business statement on safeguarding the environmental and climate benefits of the ESPR
The signatories of the statement welcome the objectives of the proposed new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to support and improve the circularity, energy performance and other en...
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Eurochambres position on Net Zero Industry Act
Eurochambres welcomes the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies in the European Union (EU) and facilitate the green...
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Eurochambres position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
Eurochambres welcomes proposal for a packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) as it offers an opportunity to advance the circular economy, reduce waste, minimize environmental degradation and c...
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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)
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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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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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
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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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)
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
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...
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Eurochambres position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Data Act
Eurochambres welcomes the objectives of the European Commission to foster access to data and to encourage its further use for different purposes. For these endeavours to succeed, businesses require a...
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Eurochambres contribution to European Commission’s call for evidence on the review of the de minimis regulation
General comments - given the importance of SMEs for Europe’s economic growth, job creation, competitiveness, and innovation, it is crucial to alleviate their financing conditions by allowing them to...
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Eurochambres position on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
Eurochambres supports the introduction of an eco-design instrument that considers all aspects of the life cycle of a product, while respecting the principle of proportionality. However, the new perfor...