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Commissioner Barnier opens high-level group on retail competitiveness
20/01/2014
Today’s inaugural meeting of the High Level Group on Retail Competitiveness was opened by Commissioner Barnier in Brussels. The group, which is composed of executive managers representing the different stakeholders in the retail chain, will advise the Commission on retail policy.
Commissioner Barnier replies to emails calling for stronger rules to stop unfair trading practices between supermarkets and their suppliers
28/11/2013
Commissioner Barnier has received a large number of identical emails calling for stronger and enforced rules at the EU level to stop unfair trading practices between supermarkets and their suppliers. Given the amount of received messages, it was not possible for the Commissioner to reply individually to each sender, so he chose to reply on this website.
Commission adopts a European Retail Action Plan and consults on unfair trading practices
31/01/2013
Retailers play an important role in bringing the Single Market to EU consumers. However, barriers to the creation of an efficient and competitive single market in retail remain. The European Commission has adopted an Action plan setting out a strategy to improve the competitiveness of this sector. It has also adopted a Green paper on unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food and non-food supply chain.
Towards a fairer and more sustainable retail and distribution sector: keys for reinvented competitiveness
12/01/2011
Speech by Commissioner Barnier at the Eurocommerce conference "A competitive business sector: key for sustainable food supply chain".
Public services and the Single Market Act
12/01/2011
To remain competitive the European Union must be ambitious on services of general interest. Speech by Commissioner Barnier to the Public Services Intergroup of the European Parliament.
Pay-TV services: Commission proposes to ratify the Council of Europe "Conditional Access" Convention to strengthen protection against piracy
15/12/2010
In its efforts to further step up the EU's fight against piracy, the European Commission has proposed today to the Member States of the European Union to sign and ratify the Council of Europe's Convention on conditional access systems...
Commission identifies barriers hampering more efficient and fairer retail services in Europe (IP/10/885)
05/07/2010
Retail Market Monitoring Report: Frequently Asked Questions (MEMO/10/297)
05/07/2010
Internal Market: the Commission takes action to enforce the right of self‑employed persons to provide services in Belgium (IP/10/680)
03/06/2010
Services: Commission calls on Greece to end fixed minimum fees for lawyers (IP/10/498)
05/05/2010
Establishment: Commission refers Greece to Court over discriminatory rules on petrol stations (IP/10/506)
05/05/2010
Patient rights: Commission acts to protect patients' rights in Spain, Slovakia and Denmark (IP/10/505)
05/05/2010
Establishment: Commission action makes setting up business in Ireland easier (IP/10/502)
05/05/2010
Direct taxation: The European Commission requests Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands to change restrictive exit tax provisions for companies and closes a similar case against Sweden (IP/10/299)
18/03/2010
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