🤝 Excellent exchange w/ Ulrich Adam, Director General of @orgalim.bsky.social We fully align w/ the need for urgent action to achieve Europe’s industrial leadership via: 📍 Less regulatory burden 📍 A competitive circular Economy 📍 An enabling EU industrial policy framework 📍 Diversified trade

🤝 Pleased to host SGI Europe event on the Freedom to Stay in the presence of EVP @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social. A right to stay is not a reason to stay. To make it work we must clear barriers for companies: cut red tape, make capital accessible, complete Single Market ➡️ More: link.europa.eu/rXvH3w

🌿 #CAP is key to our food sovereignty. As #AGRIFISH is ongoing, the @eesc.bsky.social evaluation of the CAP points to important actions, incl. to safeguard & reduce farmers’ income instability. ➡️ Read our recommendations with Corapporteur Josep Puxeu: link.europa.eu/k3mcd8

📢Our June #newsletter is out! This month we talk about: 🔹 Economic Security 🔹 RESourceEU 🔹 Water Resilience 🔹 European Semester 🔹 Common Agricultural Policy 🔹 Strategy on Eastern border regions ...and more❗ ➡️ Read our newsletter: link.europa.eu/Kktjg3

🗯️ Circularity is part of our strategic autonomy. The upcoming Circular Economy Act must rise to the challenge. We have a unique opportunity to build a real #SingleMarket for waste & secondary raw materials ♻️ Our President @sandraparthie.bsky.social at #EESCplenary w/ EVP @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu

Access to affordable housing is a pressing challenge in the EU. Today we discussed this w/ housing & construction representatives. Way forward❓ Digital permitting systems, lower construction costs, build more, boost private finance. A fully functioning #SingleMarket is necessary 🎯

Agreement on the European Competitiveness Fund is a key step for the next #MFF. To deliver, it must: 📍 Boost innovation at scale 📍 Reduce strategic dependencies 📍 Support EU industry’s competitiveness Clear priorities & strong governance will be essential: link.europa.eu/TM7Nph

Competitiveness, values & security will be at the heart of #Ireland2026EU priorities. What we need is to turn them into real actions to: ✅ Reduce regulatory burden for companies ✅ Attract investments ✅ Finalise the MFF Learn more with President @sandraparthie.bsky.social 👇

🌊 Geography can affect the way businesses compete. Today @ec.europa.eu announced the EU Strategy for Islands and Coastal Communities. It omes at the right moment but its success depends on investment, a sustainable blue economy & a business‑friendly implementation. Learn more 👇

📍 European business wallets can support a simpler & more digital #SingleMarket. But they have to be interoperable, easy to use & deliver real value for businesses without adding new burdens. 🔗 Read the Opinion: link.europa.eu/VGWNkM

Only civil society ownership & reforms will lead to a successful EU #enlargement Financial support must go beyond technical alignment with the #SingleMarket & promote inclusive growth & democratic governance. ➡️ Lear more with Rapporteur Oleg Roibu: link.europa.eu/GBDNXq

🌊 A renewed Pact for the Mediterranean must put business & civil society at the centre. Reforms for MSMEs are needed, incl: ✅ access to finance ✅ simplified procedures ✅ support for digitalisation & connectivity ➡️ Read more with Manthos Mavrommatis: link.europa.eu/KdDYrw

Europe has the talent & ideas but struggles to scale them. In our Opinion on the Start-ups Strategy we call for a “rebirth of the European Market Act” to restore a functioning, uniform single market & cut red tape. ➡️ Read more with Rapporteur Paul Rübig: link.europa.eu/3nNjFx

Strengthening Europe’s tech base is key to competitiveness. The Tech Sovereignty Package is a positive step to boost investment & innovation while keeping markets open & business conditions predictable for companies to scale. But implementation is key. Read more: link.europa.eu/NHgVQt

EU market surveillance: how can we close the gap btw rules & reality? Through smarter enforcement & reforms. Whitout this, the EU risks falling behind a rapidly changing market landscape. 👇 Learn more with Rapporteur Antje Gerstein: link.europa.eu/Q6HCwY

🗯️Europe has around 8% of global scale-ups while 60% are in North America. The main problem is not #innovation but commercialisation. The EU should create markets & demand, & make the #SingleMarket a true one 🎯 🎬 Learn more w/ @sandraparthie.bsky.social at #EESCplenary debate on #startups

Cybersecurity will succeed only if #companies & citizens can truly apply it. So how can the #Cybersecurity Act work ❓By being strong, realistic & workable 🛡️ 🎬 Learn more with our member Goncalo Lobo Xavier 👇

📍The EU-Mexico #trade agreement marks an important step for EU trade diversification. Now the focus must be on implementation so companies can benefit from the opportunities this partnership brings 🌍 ➡️ Read more: lnkd.in/e6StRqVi

European industry is at a turning point. At the @ccmi-eesc.bsky.social section meeting, our president @sandraparthie.bsky.social called for #competitiveness to be at the heart of EU policies. EU industry needs less red tape, a coherent industrial strategy & a predictable investment environment.

Fruitful visit today for our delegation at the Cyprus Institute where they learnt more about #energy, #water & research. These visits aim to better understand the realities & challenges EU companies & local actors face. We will keep representing #BusinessVoices in the EU 🎯

Can SMEs be the key to EU’s strategic #preparedness❓ Under #CY2026EU we discussED this in Cyprus w/ our guests, incl. Michael Damianos, Minister of Energy, Commerce & Industry. Ensuring SMEs can invest & grow is essential to translate strategic autonomy into economic reality🎯

📢 Our #newsletter is out! This month we talk about: 🔹Young #entrepreneurs 🔹 EU start-ups & scales up 🔹#Cybersecurity Act 🔹#Bioeconomy 🔹Growth Plans for the #WesternBalkans ...and more❗ #Act4EUCompetitiveness ➡️ Read our newsletter: link.europa.eu/kJrf4g

📍 Last week we held an engaging debate on the #IndustrialAcceleratorAct with key industrial stakeholders. There is a core risk: without real #simplification, it may become an “Administrative Act” rather than an accelerator. The EU must tackle structural drivers, above all high #energy costs 🎯

While Europe speaks of sovereignty, EU companies scale elsewhere. We must move urgently from ambition to action. How❓ By fully enforcing the #SingleMarket, mobilising capital & designing regulation for growth. @sandraparthie.bsky.social at #EESCplenary w/ @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu

We welcome the @ec.europa.eu Communication on #BetterRegulation & enforcement. EU #employers have long been calling for clear rules, fewer burdens & consistent enforcement across the #SingleMarket. We need to simplify by design & make EU law work in practice. Now 🎯

📍 "At a crossroads: shaping #Europe’s economy in 2026 and beyond": this was the discussion at #DelphiForum with Cssr @vdombrovskis.bsky.social The EU faces a productivity #growth problem. Only a fully enforcement of #SingleMarket rules can help companies innovate, scale & lead globally 🌍

#Europe doesn’t lack plans, it lacks execution 🎯 At #DelphiForum, our members urged action on #SingleMarket integration, simplification & #innovation to boost #EUCompetitiveness while preserving EU’s social model 📈 ➡️ Read the interview by President Sandra Parthie for NewMoney: shorturl.at/5O67w

📍 This week at the #DelphiEconomicForum we will join political & #business leaders to discuss solutions, ideas and bring a simple message: #EUCompetitiveness starts with the basics; an open, unified #SingleMarket & a strong social model. 🎬 Watch the video & stay tuned❗

As our President @sandraparthie.bsky.social received a Certificate of Honour from European #Taxpayers’ Association, we are honoured for this recognition. It reflects a shared belief: a competitive #Europe must also be a responsible one where every euro of public money delivers value for citizens 🎯

There is a growing gap btw Europe’s ambition on technological sovereignty & the realities faced by businesses. The real challenge is translating it into scale, resilience & #EUCompetitiveness 📈 👉 Read more on our debate with EU Vice-President @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social: link.europa.eu/NHgVQt

The EU Grids Package is essential to the EU #StrategicAutonomy as the #energy transition is not only about clean energy but also about ensuring it can be transported. In #Europe this challenge is still immense⚡ ➡️ Read more with our member Daniela Dărăban: link.europa.eu/BP6xrW

🏦 The #CapitalMarkets integration package proposed by @ec.europa.eu is long-awaited reform. We call on the #EU to translate this ambition into favourable legal changes & sound supervision. ➡️ Read more with Rapporteur Antonio García Del Riego: link.europa.eu/jrP963

📍 Brussels likes to talk sovereignty. The #market, however, keeps buying American. #Europe does not lack ideas or talent. It lacks scale & market confidence. So how do we move forward❓ ➡️ Learn more w/ our President @sandraparthie.bsky.social for @brusselstimes.com: shorturl.at/PnRAF

Technological sovereignty is a test for 🇪🇺's #StrategicAutonomy🎯 Today we welcomed EU Vice-President @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social at our debate on Technological Sovereignty. Europe must act with speed if it wants to remain competitive & secure 🌍 Learn more w/ @sandraparthie.bsky.social 👇

The EU Battery Booster Strategy is crucial to our #StrategicAutonomy but the focus should go beyond electric vehicles: #energy storage, recycling & new battery technologies are essential for energy #security & growth ⚡ ➡️ Learn more w/ Konstantinos Diamantouros @ccmi-eesc.bsky.social

Increased #competition, tariffs, supply chain disruptions: the 🇪🇺 cannot afford inaction. We need: ✅ Progress on #trade agreements ✅ #Diversification ✅ Competitive #industrial base ✅ EU unity Excellent debate on #trade today w/ DG Trade, @businesseurope.bsky.social & @eurochambres.bsky.social 🎯

The biggest driver pushing the EU into new trade negotiations with third countries? Mr. Trump. While others shift unpredictably, Europe has remained stable and reliable. Stated at today’s @employers-eesc.bsky.social #trade debate

🌊 Geography can affect the way a #business competes. For EU islands this means higher costs, smaller #markets, #skills shortages, strong seasonality. How can geography become a strength ❓ 🎬 Video with memebr Manthos Mavrommatis ➡️ Read more with member Kostis Moussouroulis: link.europa.eu/RxfrHY

🔷 What happens when uncertainty becomes the new tariff in EU-US economic relations ❓For EU companies this is a reality. The remedy is urgent: #Europe must speak with one voice ➡️ Read more with our members @miramaria.bsky.social & Stefano Mallia for @thetimesofmalta.bsky.social: shorturl.at/Ep9a4

Powering EU’s future starts with secure electricity. To guarantee quality, low-carbon, affordable energy, we recommend: 🔹 a forward-looking planning; 🔹 a systemic approach; 🔹 a stronger grid security. Reliable energy protects citizens and boosts competitiveness. 🔗 link.europa.eu/QjTMpB #EUEnergy

🔷 The 2026 #EuropeanSemester came at a decisive moment. Without stronger #productivity growth the EU will struggle to sustain public finances, defense capacity, invest in #innovation & preserve its social model. ➡️ Read more with our member Adelina Dabu: link.europa.eu/rVRVcC

🌊 Good news towards a comprehensive EU #MaritimeStrategy that the @eesc.bsky.social has long called for. A strong European #industrial base also includes #maritime industries & competitive transport systems 🚢 ➡️ Read more: link.europa.eu/wRHkDc

⚡ #Electricity prices can decide where #investment go & where it disappears. As high costs affect production & jobs, the EU needs modern electricity grids as one continent, not 27 systems. 🎬 Video: our member Yolanda Sanz Martin ➡️ Read more w/ member Marcin Nowacki: link.europa.eu/BtgfF7

What if Europe could power its #StrategicAutonomy w/ resources it already has❓Sodium #batteries could make that possible. #Sodium is available, affordable & sustainable but the real opportunity goes even further. ➡️ Learn more w/ Rapporteur Paul Rübig: link.europa.eu/vqKKHm @ccmi-eesc.bsky.social

🌿 Nature is under pressure. Restoring ecosystems, protecting biodiversity & managing land sustainably require effort & funding. #Nature credits offer opportunities for #business & benefits for nature. ➡️ Read more w/ Co-Rapporteur Teppo Säkkinen: link.europa.eu/CpBGkG

🤝 Today we met w/ Enrico Letta to discuss the future of the #SingleMarket. We share a clear concern: #Europe is losing #competitiveness & we are not acting fast enough to redress this gap. It is not about lowering standards, but about smarter regulation 🎯 ➡️ Read our Study: link.europa.eu/YKdXrw

📍 AI is not just a technology, it is a strategic edge. #Infrastructure & skills, w/ dedicated support for #SMEs, must become policy priorities. Speedy implementation is key 🎯 We discussed this & more w/ our partners @copacogeca.bsky.social, @eurochambres.bsky.social & @eurocommerce.bsky.social 🤝

🔬 The #HorizonEurope proposed budget is encouraging but investment in #research & #innovation must lead to stronger industrial #competitiveness, faster access to funding & more participation by #SMEs 📈 👇Read more w/ our member Goncalo Lobo Xavier: link.europa.eu/TYNNmC

⚡ Can #Europe secure its #energy future without #nuclear power❓ Half of EU countries have already turned to one source that can cut emissions & costs, and steady the grid: #nuclear power. ➡️ Read more with our member Alena Mastantuono : link.europa.eu/Bntdkn #Act4EUCompetitiveness

As @munsecconf.bsky.social is ongoing, one thing is clear: Europe’s #security depends on its #economic strength 🛡️ #EUCompetitiveness, #innovation & a strong industrial base are essential to resilience, #defence & prosperity. Let's work together to achieve this 🎯 #MSC2026