On 29 September, the General Affairs Council adopted without discussion the directive on the disclosure of certain non-financial data by some companies. The formal adoption came after the informal agreement on the text with the European Parliament earlier this year. Once the directive is implemented...

On 25 and 26 September, ministers in charge of competitiveness met in Brussels to hold a meeting of the Competitiveness Council. The main area discussed was, in line with the priorities of the Italian Presidency of the Council, the industrial competitiveness. As a conclusion of the debate, the Counc...

The situation prior to and during the current conflict in the Ukraine underlines a growing threat in Central Europe to one of AmCham's basic tenets: that democracy in both governance and commerce represents the best hope for individual freedom and prosperity. Questions once whispered about the effec...

Economic sanctions are a tool of foreign policy. Any decision to impose sanctions requires first a careful consideration of how it will achieve immediate political objectives and how it will affect the long-term relationships between all involved parties. The economic consequences are obvious, and s...