🚨Only a few days left to register! Will the European Competitiveness Fund make life easier for SMEs? Join us on 2 June to discuss. 🔗 www.eurochambres.eu/event/europe...

🏅📝Eurochambres and business associations call on policymakers to strengthen the permitting framework under the #IAA by expanding accelerated permitting to all industrial projects and enabling ambitious baseline permits. ➡️ Read: bit.ly/PermittingFr... @europarl.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu

⏳Only a few days left to register. The next #ECF is taking shape - will #SMEs see the benefits? Join us & @SMEunited in BXL for a discussion with EU policymakers & business leaders🎙️Christian Ehler joins as speaker. 📍 02/06 | BXL 📌 Register by 27/05

⏳ Still time to register (27/05) Will Europe’s competitiveness fund deliver for #SMEs? 2/06 in Brussels w/ @smeunited.bsky.social 🎙️ ECF co-rapporteur Christian Ehler joins 📌 bit.ly/Competitiven... @wko.at @europarl.europa.eu

📢Eurochambres News #101 is out! 📄discontinuing the A1 form boosts #singlemarket integration ⚖️analysis on #BetterRegulation comms. 🗓️ECH Congress in Valencia on 28-29/09 🪙Dialogue on the ECF on 02/06 w. @smeunited.bsky.social 🌿EE4Horeca final conference on 30/06 🔗 bit.ly/ECHNews101

Europe’s next big #ECF is taking shape - will #SMEs see the benefits? Join us & SMEunited in #BXL for the discussion w. EU policymakers & business leaders! 🎙️ECF co-rapp. Christian Ehler confirmed as speaker! 📍 02/06 | BXL | AT60 📌 Register by 27/05 bit.ly/Competitiven... @wko.at @europarl.europa.eu

⚙️🌿 A pragmatic revision of the EU #ETS. In a letter to @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu & @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu, Eurochambres calls for: 📈Revising the linear reduction pathway 🎫Postponing the phase-out of free allowances 🪙More effective use of ETS revenues 📨Full letter: bit.ly/LetterRevisi...

The future of Europe’s chambers will be discussed in 📍 Valencia. 📅 28–29 Sept 2026 The Eurochambres Congress 2026 will bring together chamber leaders to explore🏅competitiveness,🛡️resilience,🤖digitalisation &🛠️talent. 🎟️ Registration is now open! eurochambrescongress.eu @wko.at @dihk.bsky.social

Participating in the High-Level Dialogue on the Circular Economy Act with @steph-sejourne.bsky.social & @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, we called for an ✅EU-wide one-stop shop for EPR, 🗑️harmonised end-of-waste criteria & ⚖️workable rules for #SMEs. Our position: bit.ly/PositionCEA @cy2026eu.bsky.social

We welcome yesterday’s #COREPERI confirmation on discontinuing A1 certificates for short term business travellers & introducing a 3-day exemption for most cross-border service providers. This is a clear step towards a better functioning #singlemarket. @cy2026eu.bsky.social @benjbutters.bsky.social

📢Eurochambres News #100 🎉is out 🤝 tackling #BusinessTransfer 🗺️One Europe, One Market Roadmap must deliver now 🗓️ECH Congress in Valencia on 28-29/09 🪙Dialogue on the ECF on 02/06 w. @smeunited.bsky.social 🌿EE4Horeca final conference on 30/06 🔗 bit.ly/ECHNews100

🗺️The new One Europe, One Market Roadmap echoes a familiar message to Europe’s business community, but long-standing barriers persist. Their removal is a top priority for companies. EU institutions must fully commit to delivering and deepening the single market. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

We support a coordinated EU-level response to the current energy crisis. We call for targeted, temporary measures to ease pressure on European businesses, while accelerating the transition towards a more resilient energy system. #AccelerateEU @cy2026eu.bsky.social @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu

📢Eurochambres News #99 is out🌍 Vladimír Dlouhý advocating for #competitiveness & rules-based trade at ECH @iccwbo.bsky.social roundtable🤝ECH leaders meeting with @valdisdombrovskis.ec.europa.eu 🎓our input for the #skills Portability Initiative🗓️ECH Congress in Valencia on 28-29/09 bit.ly/ECHNews99

President Vladimír Dlouhý at a joint Eurochambres-ICC roundtable: strengthen Europe’s #competitiveness at home & abroad - ⚖️simplify rules, 🏗️fix the #SingleMarket & 🌍back open, rules-based #trade. @cy2026eu.bsky.social @benjbutters.bsky.social @steph-sejourne.bsky.social @marossefcovic.bsky.social

🤝Our Pres. Vladimír Dlouhý, Deputy Pres. Aigars Rostovskis & CEO @benjbutters.bsky.social met Comm. @valdisdombrovskis.ec.europa.eu, calling for the #simplification agenda to stronger focus on🎯measurable impact,🏛️stronger governance &⚖️better law-making. #EU #SMEs #BetterRegulation #ThinkSmallFirst

👉 Register now! Most SME business transfers never reach the market. Discover how to unlock this hidden opportunity on 16 April in Brussels 👇 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/avZu2cnyjE

⏳ Last days to register (deadline 13 April)! Europe faces a major wave of SME ownership transitions — who will take over? Join us on 16 April in Brussels to explore the future of business transfers 👇 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/avZu2cnyjE

📢Eurochambres News #98 is out💪 Vladimír Dlouhý makes the case for more #competitiveness🌍14th WTO Ministerial Conference falls short of expectations🔋#IAA needs simple rules for #SMEs🌊register for our discussion on business transfer on 16/04! 🔗: bit.ly/ECHNews98

Europe’s SMEs are facing a massive shift 🌊 Who will take over as millions of owners retire? Join us on 16/04 in Brussels, gain insights from EU leaders, entrepreneurs & chambers shaping Europe’s business future. 📍BXL 🗓️16/04 | 09:30–11:20 Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/avZu2cnyjE

🌍Can the global trading system keep up? Ahead of WTO MC14 in Yaoundé, Eurochambres calls for a stronger, rules-based system. Our priorities 👇 ⚖️Dispute settlement 🤖No tariffs on data flows 🏭Fair subsidies 🌿Climate solutions 🏪SMEs first Explore: bit.ly/PrioritiesMC14

🌱Environmental Omnibus: right direction, more ambitious #simplification needed! The chamber network calls for: ✅faster permitting across sectors ✅a binding cut-off date for environmental assessments ✅recognition of ISO 14001 & EMAS under the IED 📄 bit.ly/ECH_EnvOmnibus @wko.at @dihk.bsky.social

📢Eurochambres News #97 is out 🔋Energy for the Clean Industrial Deal with @DIHK_News 📲 our stance on Digital Omnibus & European Business Wallet🌊 16/04: register for our discussion on business transfer! 🔗: bit.ly/ECHNews97

March #EUCO must turn from discussion to delivery. A non-competitive Europe is more than businesses can afford. Vladimír Dlouhý advocates for📑accelerating #simplification, 🤝improving #singlemarket integration,🛡️creating stable conditions for businesses @consilium.europa.eu @dihk.bsky.social @wko.at

Together with DIGITALEUROPE we co‑signed a joint letter on the #AIOmnibus asking to better balance innovation, safety & compliance ahead of next Thursday’s committee vote. The AI Omnibus must strengthen, not hamper, Europe’s #competitiveness. ➡️https://bit.ly/LetterAIOmnibus

Eurochambres calls on @europarl.europa.eu & member states to ensure the #ECF delivers for SMEs. The fund must be: ✅simple and accessible ✅technology-open ✅strategically governed ✅focused on competitiveness outcomes ✅backed by efficient funding structures 📝https://bit.ly/PositionECF

💼We welcome the #EuropeanBusinessWallet as a cornerstone of a simpler, digital‑by‑default #singlemarket — secure, interoperable & accessible for all EU businesses, esp. SMEs. A voluntary, trusted EBW can reduce red tape & strengthen EU digital sovereignty. bit.ly/PositionEBW @europarl.europa.eu

🏭The #IndustrialAcceleratorAct is a step toward strengthening Europe’s industrial base. At the same time, ‘Made in Europe’ and low-carbon content criteria must remain workable and proportionate, particularly for #SMEs.➡️Read our reaction: bit.ly/PR_IAA @ec.europa.eu @steph-sejourne.bsky.social

At #EUSocialForum, @benjbutters.bsky.social spoke on closing the #skills gap for a #competitive Europe:🎯pact commitments must deliver training, EU funding access & a voice in policy🚀impact matters more than pledge numbers💪EU tools should help scale what works: mobility & #VET in #Erasmus+.

📢Eurochambres News #96 is out🎙️Vladimír Dlouhý calls for a pragmatic #singlemarket integration strategy on #BrusselsMyLove, 🎥@BenJButters talks US-tariffs on CNN International, 🌳simplifying #EUDR🔋17/03: Energy for the Clean Industrial Deal with @dihk.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/ECHNews96

🌳In a letter to Jessika Roswall, ECH President Vladimír Dlohý calls for the #EUDR #simplification rev. to: ✅ Apply the once-only principle ✅ Eliminate residual compliance obligations for downstream operators ✅Create de minimis thresholds ✅ Introduce “Zero-risk” category 🔗1st comment @ec.europa.eu

⚡ Energy for the Clean Industrial Deal ⚡ Join us & @dihk.bsky.social to discuss progress on industrial #decarbonisation, energy affordability & #competitiveness. 📍 Thon Hotel EU, BXL 🗓 17/03 2026 | 18:00–19:30 📝 Registration DL: 13/03 🔗 forms.cloud.microsoft/e/1QYmqH3W09 @cy2026eu.bsky.social

🎙️"We need a change of mindset in Europe!" Eurochambres President Vladimír Dlouhý advocates for more political buy-in from member states to boost #competitiveness on #BrusselsMyLove with Nicolas Schmit, Kait Bolongaro & @meabhmcmahon.bsky.social. 🎧 www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

💬Speaking on #TechnologicalSovereignty & #Competitiveness at #EPW2026 in @europarl.europa.eu, our CEO @benjbutters.bsky.social underlined that the path to tech sovereignty must not come at the cost of European businesses’ capacity to operate, compete and invest.

🤝 Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and amid continued attacks on energy and transport infrastructure, Eurochambres remains is committed than ever to supporting Ukrainian chambers in helping businesses stay operational and resilient. @benjbutters.bsky.social

⏰Ahead of the 26/02 #COMPET Council, our President Vladimír Dlouhý urged EU ministers to turn political momentum into concrete action: 🪙#SME-friendly #Competitiveness Fund, 🧩stronger #singlemarket integration, 🔋lower energy costs. 📩 bit.ly/FebCOMPETCou... @cy2026eu.bsky.social @dihk.bsky.social

The Digital Omnibus could tidy up the #EUDigitalRulebook, but only if it tackles real burdens. ✅Positive #GDPR & #DataAct tweaks, but removing #PlatformToBusiness weakens SME protections. On #AIAct, businesses need time & legal certainty. Our position➡️bit.ly/PositionDigitalOmnibus

📢Eurochambres News #95 is out!🎯 President Vladimír Dlouhý calls on EU leaders to act against rising cost of non-competitiveness, 🗃️our stance on #BetterRegulation, 🎌 new missions by EU Business Hub, 🔋17/03: Energy for the Clean Industrial Deal with @dihk.bsky.social 🔗https://bit.ly/ECHNews95

✅Permitting must turn into a strategic enabler of #competitiveness! Eurochambres and other business associations call for a coherent and streamlined permitting framework across sectors and projects. ➡️ Joint statement: bit.ly/JointICP @ec.europa.eu @cy2026eu.bsky.social @wko.at @dihk.bsky.social

✒️ 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