European Commission

EuroCommerce Calls For Urgent Support For Retail And Wholesale Amid Rising Energy Costs

Ahead of the Energy Council on 30 September, EuroCommerce has called for urgent support as high and rising energy costs pose a threat for many businesses.

SMEI Should Focus On Keeping The Single Market Functioning At Times Of Crisis: EuroCommerce

The Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) should focus on keeping the single market functioning, support businesses and consumers, and quickly respond...

EU Chocolate Industry Offers To Share Cocoa Farm Data With Ivory Coast, Ghana

The European cocoa and chocolate industry is offering to share data on cocoa farm locations with top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana in an effort to ramp u...

EU Commission Plans Emergency Powers To Avoid Crisis Bottlenecks: Report

The European Commission is seeking emergency powers to intervene in the production of certain goods in critical situations, Germany's Frankfurter Allgemein...

Rule of Law Essential For Business And The Single Market, Says EuroCommerce

Retailers and wholesalers require a 'predictable and non-discriminatory environment' in which to operate effectively, EuroCommerce has said, following the...

EU Forecasts Smaller Wheat Crop, Record Exports In 2022/23

The European Union's executive lowered its forecast for soft wheat production in the bloc in 2022/23 to well below last season's level, but maintained its...

EuroCommerce Welcomes Launch Of Public Consultation On Sustainable Food

EuroCommerce, which represents the retail and wholesale sectors in Europe, has welcomed the launch of a public consultation on the EU framework for sustain...

EU To Suspend Tariffs On Ukraine Imports For One Year

The European Commission has proposed a one-year suspension of import duties on all Ukrainian goods not covered by an existing free trade deal to help the c...