Public Policy
We take our role as a business operating in Europe seriously and engage constructively with policymakers and other organisations on issues affecting our customers, selling partners, and wider society.
Small Businesses
Third-party sellers, many of whom are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), account for around 60% of everything we sell across the European region, covering eight EU member states. We welcome efforts made by EU policymakers to enhance the Single Market to the benefit of all SMEs across the region, and we will continue to advocate for the European small businesses which sell across borders every day.
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SMEs are the backbone of France's business fabric and economy, representing 99.8% of all companies, 42% of the country's GDP, and 52% of total private sector employment. -
Amazon and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce support the country’s SMEs in e-commerce. -
More than 1,200 Irish SMEs currently sell on Amazon. We spoke to two of them to find out how their businesses are reaching customers across the world. -
France-based Ops Clean has been announced as the 2023 European Startup of the Year in Amazon Launchpad’s annual Innovation Awards. -
Belgian SMEs which have taken the e-commerce plunge are seeing numerous positive outcomes, reaching a greater number of customers and increasing turnover. -
European selling partners share their stories about how Amazon has helped them sell right across Europe.
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