Press Releases
New EU packaging rules contradict competitiveness and single market policy objectives
Eurochambres raises serious concerns over today’s application of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Businesses are being asked to comply with a regulatory framework that remains in...
Eurochambres welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal, but calls for swift implementation
Eurochambres has welcomed today’s Clean Industrial Deal as a long overdue recognition by the European Commission of the need to integrate climate and competitiveness within a unified growth strategy...
European Commission still not consistently SME-proofing new legislation
New analysis by three leading European business associations reveals that the application of the European Commission’s ‘SME Test’ methodology across Commission services remains inconsistent. Wit...
Eurochambres Economic Survey 2025: Europe’s competitiveness is at a tipping point
The 2025 Eurochambres Economic Survey (EES2025), based on insights from 42,000 businesses across 27 countries, reveals that Europe’s entrepreneurs are bracing for another challenging year. High labo...
European Parliament vote on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence undermines supply chains and competitiveness
Commenting on today’s European Parliament plenary vote on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D), Eurochambres President Vladimír Dlouhý said: “The implications of this Directive are conc...
Chambers of commerce and industry welcome Enrico Letta’s vision for a stronger single market
Eurochambres, the association of European chambers of commerce and industry, welcomes the release today of Enrico Letta’s much-awaited High-Level Report on the Future of the Single Market, consideri...
EU enlargement: businesses call for a clear timeframe and gradual single market integration
A new Eurochambres enlargement survey published today underlines the need for a clear timeframe as well as a transparent and gradual process in order to facilitate the business community’s preparati...
European Commission 25% reporting reduction target one year on: no tangible improvement for businesses
Exactly one year on from the announcement by the European Commission President of a 25% reporting reduction target, feedback from the network of chambers of commerce and industry indicates that busine...
Global Economic Survey 2024 (GES2024) – Press Release
Less than a week before the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), the Global Economic Survey 2024 (GES2024) published today identifies geopolitical tensions and instability as the most significa...
Single market: new business survey reveals need for practical solutions to persistent cross-border barriers
A new Eurochambres survey of over 1000 business owners and entrepreneurs across the EU highlights a range of barriers that continue to undermine free movement within the single market. Presenting the...
Vladimír Dlouhý is re-elected as President of Eurochambres
Mr. Vladimír Dlouhý was re-elected as President of Eurochambres during today’s General Assembly of the association of European chambers of commerce and industry. Mr Dlouhý, head of delegation to...
Press Release: 6th edition of the European Parliament of Enterprises™
From survival to success for European entrepreneurs
Combatting chronic labour shortages by upskilling and reskilling Europe’s workforce, seeking sustainable solutions to the energy crisis and...
