Luxembourg Delegation Voices Business Priorities at 7th European Parliament of Enterprises

On Friday 7 November 2025, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce reported on its participation at the seventh edition of the European Parliament of Enterprises at the European Parliament’s hemicycle in Brussels.

The event organised by Eurochambres - the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry – took place on Tuesday 4 November and was described by the Chamber of Commerce as a “unique exercise in economic democracy: the European Parliament of Enterprises. Invited to sit and vote like real Members of the European Parliament” where participants were able to “express the voice of businesses on the crucial issues shaping the European economy”.

At the event, entrepreneurs from across Europe have called for greater support against protectionism in global trade, for a strengthening of the dismantling of trade barriers within the Single Market and for a reduction in administrative burdens to encourage sustainable growth. The day saw European decision-makers share their priorities for the future of Europe’s economy and participate in debates structured around four flagship European themes: Europe’s trade strategy; the internal market; decarbonisation; competitiveness.

According to Vladimír Dlouhý, President of Eurochambres, one of the key concerns raised by businesses was the implementation of the European Union’s commitments, particularly regarding simplification – a measure considered essential and long awaited by the assembled economic stakeholders.

For the event, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and its Enterprise Europe Network, in collaboration with the representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg, accompanied a Luxembourg delegation made up of companies and start-ups including Artec3D, ClearSpace, Enovos, Goodyear Operations, Travel Pro Amex GBT and WEO – Environmental Analytics for All from Space. In total more than 700 business leaders from 32 European countries attended the event.

According to the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, during the session dedicated to decarbonisation, Mr Sergey Sukhovey, Chief Experience Officer and Founder of Artec3D, addressed the audience in the hemicycle. He focused his speech on two priorities: the need to make green public procurement more transparent and accessible to innovative SMEs and start-ups and the importance of transforming the current “SME Reality Check” into a true “SME Cross-Border Reality Check”, so that European legislation better reflects the realities of businesses operating across borders.

In parallel, the Luxembourg delegation used the trip to strengthen strategic dialogue with Brussels. A morning exchange with representatives of DG GROW - Policy Officers André Meyer and Martina Orsulova - along with Irene Sanchez-Cebrian from DG DEFIS, made it possible to discuss European policies in support of SMEs, work on administrative simplification, and European initiatives and projects in the field of defence.

Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce remarked that the visit to Brussels also gave the delegation the opportunity to meet Luxembourgish Members of the European Parliament Martine Kemp, Charles Goerens and Marc Angel, as well as Mariella Masselink, Head of Unit at DG GROW. They highlighted the importance of amplifying the voice of businesses and supporting them through relevant European tools and services and said the event illustrates the importance of the “EU–Business” dialogue – a “direct and essential exchange to enable concrete needs from the field to reach European decision-making bodies”.

The Chamber of Commerce noted that the key voting takeaways from the event were:

-  91% believe that the European Commission should appoint a European Envoy for SMEs to defend the needs of more than 99% of European businesses;

-  90% believe that the European Union must do more to help businesses benefit from free trade agreements;

-  93% report encountering bottlenecks and additional difficulties in their supply chains due to geopolitical tensions;

-  88% believe that the Single Market is not sufficiently integrated, preventing their companies from operating and competing freely;

-  99% state that they are suffering from high energy costs, which makes it more difficult to remain competitive and invest in the green transition;

-  98% have not observed any significant reduction in administrative burdens over the past twelve months;

-  86% believe that sustainability reporting is not an effective tool for strengthening competitiveness while advancing sustainability.

The Chamber of Commerce said that the conclusions of the event and the voting results will be submitted to European institutions with the ambition of influencing future business policies.