✒️ As EU leaders meet to discuss Europe’s economic future, our President Vladimír Dlouhý warns that the cost of a non-competitive Europe is rising fast. 🗞️ full Op-Ed: agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/... @benjbutters.bsky.social @consilium.europa.eu @steph-sejourne.bsky.social @wko.at @dihk.bsky.social

📢 Eurochambres calls for stronger, SME-focused #BetterRegulation: ⚖️proportional law-making, 💪SME engagement, 🤖smarter digital tools & ✅“simplicity by design.” Prevention is better than cure! 📄Explore our position: bit.ly/Position_Bet... @europarl.europa.eu @cy2026eu.bsky.social

Our #competitiveness to-do-list for @consilium.europa.eu in the run-up to their informal Alden Biesen-retreat on 12/02:✂️accelerate #simplification,🔓tackle #singlemarket barriers, 🛡️secure affordable energy & raw materials, 🎓fund #VET & mobility to build skills 📑https://bit.ly/InputCompetitiveness

📢Eurochambres News #94 is out! 🏅ECH Presidency in Cyprus calls on @cy2026eu.bsky.social to keep #simplification momentum, ⚖️our position on revision of #PublicProcurement rules, 🏦 Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs in @europarl.europa.eu, 🎓 EULEP final conference on 4 March 🔗https://bit.ly/ECHNews94

As the EU prepares the #PublicProcurement revision, chambers call for simpler, coherent rules: ☑️reduce fragmentation ☑️lower SME barriers ☑️enable cross-border bids ☑️ keep procurement focused on competition & value for money New requirements risk fewer bids & higher costs 👇

🤝Eurochambres Presidency Meeting in Nicosia, bringing together chamber leaders & Cy top officials: 💪 Strengthening European #competitiveness is a shared priority for European chambers & @cy2026eu.bsky.social ! Thanks to CCCI & pres. Stavros Stavrou for hosting this event! @benjbutters.bsky.social

⁉️Unclear rules = 📉lower #investment. #Trade policy uncertainty threatens European businesses as a whole, hitting export-oriented countries the hardest. 📑Full analysis (25 yrs, 24 EU countries): bit.ly/TradePolicyU... @benjbutters.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

💪Boosting #competitiveness and 🌏global #connectivity, 📦significantly increasing EU goods #exports, and 🚧drastically reducing #tariffs: The #EU- #India trade agreement has great potential and comes at the right time, says Eurochambres CEO @benjbutters.bsky.social

📢Eurochambres News #93 is out! 📉New analysis shows that trade uncertainty cuts business investment, ⚖️ @europarl.europa.eu blow to Mercosur deal, 🤝 TEBD II kick-off in Istanbul, 🤖 reality-check for the EU Digital Decade 🔗 bit.ly/ECHNews93

@europarl.europa.eu 's decision to send EU- #Mercosur FTA to the EU Court of Justice is a further blow for business confidence, adding the damaging current climate of international trade uncertainty. Delaying this landmark agreement threatens European #investments, #job creation, & #growth!

New analysis (25 yrs, 24 EU countries) shows: 📉 Trade uncertainty cuts business investment 📦 Export-oriented countries hit hardest ⏰ Effects grow over time, full consequences still unfolding 📑: bit.ly/TradePolicyU... #ChiefEconomistsGroup #InvestmentUnderUncertainty

🖊️ Today's signing of the EU-#Mercosur agreement attests to the importance of rules-based #trade. The agreement is supposed to boost our #competitiveness & open new opportunities for European #exports, #jobs, #investments & #growth. @europarl.europa.eu needs to swiftly endorse it!

#DigitalDecade targets won't be met without significantly stronger effort: 🤖Accelerate progress on AI, cloud, digital skills & #SME adoption 🎖️Update KPIs to reflect actual digital transformation 🛡️Add tech sovereignty as a resilience pillar 📄: bit.ly/InputDDPP @ec.europa.eu @dihk.bsky.social @wko.at

🌎 The #EU member states’ backing to the signing of the #Mercosur free trade agreement is a much welcomed breakthrough. This must be followed by a swift signing and ratification process, Eurochambres president Vladimir Dlouhy insists. @ec.europa.eu @marossefcovic.bsky.social

As geopolitical uncertainty shapes global trade at the start of 2026, 🌍 strengthening #EU – #Africa #trade & #investment remains a strategic priority. Throwback to Eurochambres Head of International Trade, Dominic Boucsein, at #EABF2025 in Luanda 👇 @benjbutters.bsky.social

🧵THREAD: 🗓️ As 2025 draws to a close, we look back on a year dedicated to strengthening Europe’s #competitiveness, advancing #simplification, and reinforcing a dynamic #SingleMarket that supports #growth and #innovation — together with our members and partners across Europe. Highlights from 2025:

🏗️ Boosting housing supply for a competitive Europe We welcome the European Affordable Housing Plan’s focus on regulatory #simplification, the mobilisation of public and private #investment, and tackling labour and #skills shortages. 📄: bit.ly/PositionEAHP @benjbutters.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

The #OmnibusI gets over the finish line! Today, @europarl.europa.eu voted in favour of the final agreement on the Omnibus I, providing legal clarity and relief from disproportionate administrative burdens for businesses, particularly #SMEs. @benjbutters.bsky.social

📢Eurochambres News #92 is out! 🚀@VladimirDlouhy calls for a simplified & dynamic #SingleMarket, 🖋️joint call for swift ratification of EU-#Mercosur FTA,🌿progress towards #simplification of environmental legislation, 🎓call to strengthen VET in Erasmus+ 🔗 bit.ly/ECHNews92

At the recent @eesc.bsky.social debate on the @ec.europa.eu 2026 energy agenda, Eurochambres Sustainability Committee Chair Antonija Cerar called for: ✅Simplifying & accelerating permitting ✅Scaling Europe’s energy infrastructure ✅Providing tailored support for #SMEs

New EU laws on AI at work risk slowing down AI adoption and innovation. ⚠️ @europarl.europa.eu 's report on AI at Work (2025/2080(INL)) should not call for extra legislation when the #AIAct, #GDPR & labour law already apply. Focus on enforcing existing rules. #FutureOfWork #EUPolicy

✒️Together with other leading European cross-sectoral business associations, we are pressing for the finalization of the landmark EU-#Mercosur Agreement. 🌎Opening new opportunities with a market of 270M+ consumers remains vital for European businesses & #SMEs in particular.

Let's avoid unnecessary product waste & relabeling costs! Eurochambres & other business associations urge @ec.europa.eu to introduce a ‘grandfathering’ clause for legacy stock under the Empowering Consumers Directive.➡️ bit.ly/JointStateme... @europarl.europa.eu @eu2025dk.bsky.social

Yesterday, @consilium.europa.eu & @europarl.europa.eu reached a deal on the 2040 climate target. We welcome ✅the stronger role of international carbon credits, ✅the inclusion of carbon removals into the EU ETS, & ✅the reinforced target review clause. 📄Our 5-point plan: bit.ly/EU2040climat...

Today’s Environmental Omnibus proposal marks a first step toward a more proportionate & practical EU environmental framework. Co-legislators must move negotiations forward swiftly & maintain #simplification momentum. 📄Our 60+ simplification proposals: bit.ly/Environmenta...

Last night, @consilium.europa.eu & @europarl.europa.eu struck a deal on #OmnibusI, including simplifications to #CSRD & #CSDDD & a strong value-chain cap tied to the #VSME standard. Especially for #SMEs, this means legal clarity, a shield from disproportionate data requests & less red tape.

Yesterday, @consilium.europa.eu & @europarl.europa.eu struck a deal that supports the #EUDR’s objectives while safeguarding European competitiveness. The 1-year postponement & targeted simplifications provide businesses with more time to adapt & relieve them of disproportionate admin. burdens.

Ahead of the 8-9 December COMPET Council, Eurochambres President Vladimír Dlouhý urges European ministers to⏭️carry over the #simplification momentum to 2026 & 🗺️to use the #SingleMarket Strategy as a roadmap to reduce market fragmentation. 📨: bit.ly/DecCOMPETCou...

Speaking at "The Single Market: Delivering for Citizens, Boosting Our Economy, Forging Links" in the @europarl.europa.eu, our President Vladimír Dlouhý lamented that, 40 years after Delors' vision, the #SingleMarket remains fragmented and businesses face persistent barriers and bureaucracy.

Erasmus+ must remain a mobility-driven programme if it is to deliver for learners, apprentices and the companies that depend on them. 📄Read the full position here: bit.ly/PositionEras... @europarl.europa.eu @consilium.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social

Vote for #simplification, boost #competitiveness! Eurochambres and fellow business associations urge Members of ECON & ENVI Committees to endorse the @EU_Commission's delegated acts amending the EU taxonomy in tomorrow's vote! Joint statement▶️ bit.ly/JointStateme...

📦 a simpler #SingleMarket, 📦 faster, business-friendly FTAs & 🌿#decarbonisation accelerating #competitiveness: The Parliament Magazine published an in-depth cover of 🏦 #EPE2025, highlighting businesses' call for real change in European economic policy! www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/partner/arti...

Eurochambres welcomes today’s @Europarl_EN vote on the #EUDR supporting a postponement for all businesses. With time running short, we urge policymakers to swiftly reach an agreement in the upcoming trilogue negotiations. 📄 Our letter to MEPs: bit.ly/Letter_EUDR

📢 Eurochambres News #91 is out! 🧮#EES2026 showing entrepreneur's challenges, 🛠️ European Education & Skills Summit ,🏪SME Assembly 2025 in Copenhagen, 📩 call for MEPs to postpone the #EUDR 🔗 bit.ly/ECHNews91

🌍🤝 Joint Business Declaration by Eurochambres & partners from Africa & Europe at #AEBF2025 in Luanda:📈 boosting EU-Africa investment & trade,💪 empowering private sector via #GlobalGateway📦 supporting regional economic integration in line with AfCFTA #AUEUSummit2025

📢The message from Europe’s businesses is clear: Act now. Reform now. Simplify now. #EES2026 shows entrepreneurs are ready for growth — if Europe is too. 🔗: https://bit.ly/EES2026Report #SMEs #Competitiveness #EUpolicy #EUeconomy Ben Butters Wirtschaftskammer Österreich DIHK

🗂️Red tape still costs EU #SMEs time, money & growth. The results of #EES2026 call for smarter, digital simplification. Let’s make #BetterRegulation a reality. 🔗: https://bit.ly/EES2026Report #EUpolicy #Competitiveness Ben Butters Wirtschaftskammer Österreich DIHK

For more than 25 years, European businesses have been waiting to profit from the #EU-Mercosur Agreement:📦new export opportunities,📊boosting mutual trade & investment🛡️securing access to critical raw materials & technologies. ✒️ We call for swift ratification! #MercosurNow

🛠️ A step towards bringing more #skills to Europe: Martha Schultz, Vice President of Eurochambres & Skills Committee Chair, welcomes the political agreement on the EU Talent Pool & calls for an #SME-friendly implementation. @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social

🎬 Highlights from #EPE2025 are here! 🧑‍💼 700+ entrepreneurs from across Europe 🎙️ 8 high-level speakers 🎯 1 message: Europe's businesses must be heard! 🎥 Full video : bit.ly/EPE2025Highl... @benjbutters.bsky.social @europarl.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu @annacavazzini.bsky.social @ericmamer.bsky.social

In its recently adopted mandate on the #EUDR, the Council of the European Union introduces a postponement for all businesses and a binding #simplification review, reflecting key priorities raised in our recent letter to policy makers. The European Parliament must now follow suit.

Eurochambres welcomes the Digital Omnibus as a step toward a more business-friendly Single Market and urges policymakers to deliver real relief for #SMEs through simpler, coherent digital rules. #DigitalSingleMarket #EUpolicy

💪✨Celebrating #WomensEntrepreneurshipDay 2025! 🚀 #EurochambresWomenNetwork

700+ entrepreneurs from across Europe spoke out for #deregulation, #simplification & speeding-up decision making at #EPE2025. In an Op-Ed in @agenceurope.bsky.social, Eurochambres President Vladimír Dlouhý urges policy makers to listen & act on restoring #competitiveness. 🗞️ : bit.ly/AgenceEurope...

In a 📩letter to Members of @europarl.europa.eu, Eurochambres calls for an immediate postponement of the #EUDR by at least one year for all businesses. 📄 Read our CEO @benjbutters.bsky.social’ letter: bit.ly/Letter_EUDR @ec.europa.eu @wko.at @dihk.bsky.social

High labour costs & skills shortages are holding Europe back. Let’s invest in people — and unlock growth. 🔗: https://bit.ly/EES2026Report #EES2026 #Skills #Competitiveness #SMEs #EUeconomy Ben Butters Wirtschaftskammer Österreich DIHK

🚨Just out: Eurochambres position on the Circular Economy Act. We call for practical, harmonised rules, targeted incentives and strong SME support to make circularity a viable business model across the single market. ➡️ bit.ly/PositionCEA @ec.europa.eu @wko.at @dihk.bsky.social

↘️Lower costs. 🚧Fewer barriers. 🗂️Smarter rules. The #EES2026 calls for urgent reforms to restore Europe’s competitiveness. Let’s turn business resilience into growth. 🔗: https://ow.ly/BYfT50XrziT#EES2026 #SMEs #EUpolicy #SingleMarket #Competitiveness

🧑‍💼🎓Cooperation between business & education is crucial for a competitive future. Businesses voice must be heard from the start! Eurochambres CEO @benjbutters.bsky.social advocating for an education policy based on co-creation rather than consultation at European Education & Skills Summit!

Eurochambres welcomes today’s @europarl.europa.eu vote on the #OmnibusI, marking a positive step towards a more practical and business-friendly #CSDDD & #CSRD. ➡️ bit.ly/JURIOmnibusI @benjbutters.bsky.social