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Calendar 04-06-2026

Manufacturer definition in relation to branded packaging under PPWR

HOTREC, Independent Retail Europe and Euro Coop are calling for urgent clarification of the definition of “manufacturer” and related “producer” status as regards branded packag...

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Calendar 29-05-2026

Merchants call on EU institutions to cap commercial cards interchange: Uncapped fees lead to price discrimination and inflated consumer prices and are costing the EU economy at least € 4bn per year

The 2015 Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) capped interchange fees for consumer cards at 0,2% and 0,3% for debit and credit cards respectively. Commercial cards, sometimes called corporate, business or...

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Calendar 30-04-2026

European Commission rightly refers Hungary to EU Court over discriminatory retail tax regime

Independent Retail Europe supports the decision of the European Commission to refer Hungary to the European Court of Justice for not bringing its retail tax regime in line with EU law.

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Calendar 17-04-2026

Labelling for consumers information: Digital first

The signatories urge European policymakers to embrace the sweeping change in consumer behaviour when seeking information, and craft forward-looking policy suited for the next twenty years and permit m...

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Calendar 15-04-2026

EU must close legal loopholes on Territorial Supply Constraints to restore the single market and let competiti on play its role

As the European Parliament discusses on 15 April how to tackle territorial supply constraints, Independent Retail Europe calls on EU institutions to take the necessary measures to definitively ban the...

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