Copenhagen set the stage today for a powerful opening to the SME Assembly 2025, where policymakers, entrepreneurs and innovators came together under the theme “Successful SMEs, Competitive Europe.”
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In addressing policymakers, Professor Welter encouraged a shift away from ‘picking winners’ toward creating enabling conditions for all forms of entrepreneurship. “Everyday enterprises are neither little big businesses nor laggard fast-growth businesses – they are enterprises in their own right”.
The UNIFAB (French Union des Fabricants) has signed up to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the sale of counterfeit goods on the internet as an IP Rights Holder. They join the 34 other stakeholders already working together under the agreement.
The Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation into possible market distortions caused by foreign subsidies.
The CCA aims to boost the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of Europe’s chemical industry.
Today, the Commission adopted new measures restricting the use of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in firefighting foams under the REACH Regulation, the EU’s chemicals legislation.
Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Stéphane Séjourné today announced the launch of the second call for strategic projects to ensure a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for European industry.
The European Commission welcomes yesterday’s political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the ‘Omnibus’ package to simplify EU investment programmes. Proposed by the Commission in February 2025, the package strengthens InvestEU, the EU’s flagship investment instrument.
The Commission has launched a public consultation seeking views from the public and experts on the upcoming revision of EU Standardisation Regulation.
They have identified which aspects work well and what could be improved in a potential revision.
