Europe has come a long way since the establishment of the Single Market in 1992, creating new opportunities and benefits for both businesses and consumers. It has torn down barriers to trade and created a level playing field for European businesses. However, Europe is still a long way from a smoothly functioning Single Market, where doing business between Member States is no different than doing business in one Member State.

EuroCommerce offers its warmest congratulations to the European Union on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Having emerged from post-war reconciliation, the European Union has played a vital role in delivering six decades of peace, freedom, friendship and cooperation.

Brussels, October 12, 2012
Nobel Peace Prize should make EU reconsider its own role as global actor!
 

Brussels Agenda

Weekly preview of the Greens/EFA group - 15-19 October 2012

Brussels, 10th October 2012:

Europe’s flat glass manufacturers welcome the mid-term review of the EU’s integrated industrial policy for the horizon 2020. In particular, they welcome that sustainable construction and related manufacturing industries are recognized as essential for boosting Europe’s economy. In doing so, the European Commission echoes a strong conviction of Glass for Europe that sustainable construction and building renovation should become primary drivers of the transition towards a competitive low-carbon economy.