Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | Jan Ceyssens Cabinet member | PPWR | SRC |
| 07 May 2026 | Rita Wezenbeek Director | EuroCommerce position on the new legislative initiatives under preparation, such as European Product Act (EPA), Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) review, Union Customs Code (UCC) and their relation to the DSA established principles. | SRC |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Alvydas Stancikas Head of Unit | Meeting with business associations on the state of play of the “Terrible Ten barriers” work | — |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Alvydas Stancikas Head of Unit | Meeting with business associations on the state of play of the “Terrible Ten barriers” work | SRC |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski Director | Meeting with business associations on the state of play of the “Terrible Ten barriers” work | — |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski Director | Meeting with business associations on the state of play of the “Terrible Ten barriers” work | SRC |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Claire Bury Deputy Director-General | Exchange on Eurocommerce's most relevant topics and key policy developments | SRC |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Claire Bury Deputy Director-General | Exchange on Eurocommerce's most relevant topics and key policy developments | — |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Eduardo Cabrera Maqueda Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation | — |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Eduardo Cabrera Maqueda Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation | SRC |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Hubert Gambs Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive, the Digital Fairness Act and the French loi EGalim / Descrozaille | — |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Hubert Gambs Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive, the Digital Fairness Act and the French loi EGalim / Descrozaille | SRC |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Isabelle Perignon Director | Exchange of views on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive, the Digital Fairness Act and the French loi EGalim / Descrozaille | SRC |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Isabelle Perignon Director | Exchange of views on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive, the Digital Fairness Act and the French loi EGalim / Descrozaille | — |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Nils Behrndt Deputy Secretary-General | Current challenges for the distribution sector in the EU, territorial supply constraints | — |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Nils Behrndt Deputy Secretary-General | Current challenges for the distribution sector in the EU, territorial supply constraints | SRC |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Stefan Fuehring Head of Unit | Territorial supply constraints | SRC |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Stefan Fuehring Head of Unit | Territorial supply constraints | — |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Philippe Moseley Cabinet member | Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) | SRC |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Philippe Moseley Cabinet member | Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) | — |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Isabelle Perignon Director | Exchange of views on Empowering consumers for the green transition directive | — |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Daniela Bankier Head of Unit | Exchange of views on Empowering consumers for the green transition directive | — |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Isabelle Perignon Director | Exchange of views on Empowering consumers for the green transition directive | SRC |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Daniela Bankier Head of Unit | Exchange of views on Empowering consumers for the green transition directive | SRC |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Hubert Gambs Deputy Director-General | Exchange of views on Empowering consumers for the green transition directive | SRC |
Mission & Goals
EuroCommerce is the principal European organisation representing the retail and wholesale sector. It embraces national associations in 27 countries and 5 million companies, both leading global players such as Carrefour, Ikea, Metro, and many small businesses. Over a billion times a day, retailers and wholesalers distribute goods and provide an essential service to millions of business and individual customers. The sector generates 1 in 7 jobs, offering a varied career to 26 million Europeans, many of them young people. It also supports millions of further jobs throughout the supply chain, from small local suppliers to international businesses. EuroCommerce is the recognised European social partner for the retail and wholesale sector.
EU Legislative Interests
AI Act. AI Liability Directive Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive Animal welfare: revision of the EU legislation Artificial Intelligence general framework Beating Cancer Plan Bilateral negotiations Chemicals strategy for Sustainability Classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) review Climate targets 2040 Competition Horizontal & vertical guidelines Construction products – review of EU rules Corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) Customs Reform Package Data Protection Deforestation (EUDR) Detergents Regulation Revision Digital euro regulation Digital fairness – fitness check on EU consumer law Digital Product Passport Directive on European Works Councils Directive on Platform Work Directive on Quality Traineeship DSA Due Diligence (CS3D) Ecodesign (ESPR) Empowering consumers Energy performance of buildings Enforcement of competition rules - evaluation E-privacy ESPR: digital product passport ESPR: Textile ecodesign EU Action Plan on Organic Production EU food supply and food security EU Gender Equality Strategy EU Promotion Policy review EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles EU Talent Pool EU-OSHA European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform European Green Deal European Pillar of social rights European Semester European Skills Agenda: Pact for Skills Export Fair remuneration schemes for farmers Fair Taxation of the Digital Economy Farm to Fork Strategy (Code of Conduct) Follow-up of Cross-Industry Social Dialogue Food Contact Materials - revision of EU rules Food Information to Consumers - revision Food waste reduction targets Forced Labour Forced Labour Framework for sustainable food systems Further specifying procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the GDPR GPSR Green Deal Industrial Plan GSP Industry strategy and industrial forum Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) Review Late Payments Regulation Legal tender of euro banknotes and coins regulation Level Playing Field in Retail Market Advisory Council for fishery and aquaculture products (MAC) Market Observatories Multilateral/Plurilateral trade issues New genomic techniques (NGTs) New guidelines on art. 102 TFEU NIS2 Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWR) Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste PSD3 and PSR legislative proposals REACH review Regulation on cross-border enforcement of UTPs Retail establishment & Operational Restrictions Revision of Textile Labelling Regulation Right to Disconnect Second Circular Economy Action Plan Single Market Barriers (with focus on CEE) Single Market Governance Tools Skills4Retail Project SME Relief Package SME Strategy Substantiating green claims Substantiating green claims Targeted amendments to the CMO Regulation Territorial supply restrictions Toy Safety Directive Revision Trade and Sustainability Ukraine/Russia/Belarus Sanctions Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive Use of AI in contracting VAT in the digital age VAT on Donations Vision for agriculture and food Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment Directive Waste Framework Directive (Textile) Waste Framework Directive (WFD) - textiles
Communication Activities
Future of European Commerce Awards
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
FIRA
Organisation Members
http://www.eurocommerce.eu/about-us/our-members.aspx
Connected Legislation
Textile sector
Single Market Strategy
Textile sector
Single Market Strategy
Demography
Demography
Digital euro
Digital euro
Energy performance of buildings (recast)
Energy performance of buildings (recast)
Energy performance of buildings (recast)
Energy performance of buildings (recast)
The Future of EU Agriculture
The Future of EU Agriculture