Business in Europe
BUSINESSEUROPE’s members are 40 central industrial and employers’ federations from 34 countries, working together to achieve growth and competitiveness in Europe. BUSINESSEUROPE represents small, medium and large companies.
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Our latest key speeches
European social partners meeting with Troika Social Affairs - Address by Philippe de Buck 2010-07-07 (.pdf/128 kB)
Restructuring Forum: The impact of financial investors on enterprises - Address by Philippe de Buck 2010-07-06 (.pdf/120 kB)
Europe at a crossroads: reform or decline - Address by President Jürgen R. Thumann in Nueva Economía Forum, Madrid 2010-06-09 (.pdf/156 kB)
Public services shaping the EU 2020 - Address by Philippe de Buck at CEEP Congress, Madrid 2010-06-01 (.pdf/155 kB)
Ensuring Europe's economic future: ways of raising Europe's growth potential, creating more jobs and being more innovative - Address by Philippe de Buck at the Brussels Economic Forum 2010-05-26 (.pdf/181 kB)
Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation OEB - 50th anniversary gala dinner, Nicosia - Address by Philippe de Buck 2010-05-19 (.pdf/114 kB)
Speech by BUSINESSEUROPE President Jürgen R. Thumann at the round table with EU Climate Commissioner Hedegaard and business leaders 2010-05-17 (.pdf/105 kB)
Europe must "Go for Growth" - Speech by BUSINESSEUROPE President Jürgen R. Thumann at cocktail reception in the European Parliament 2010-05-05 (.pdf/214 kB)
European University-Business Forum - Speaking notes for Philippe de Buck in roundtable on university-business cooperation for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 2010-05-04 (.pdf/110 kB)
EU-Canada conference, Ottawa - A modern trade agreement to deepn EU-Canada economic integration - Speech by Jürgen R. Thumann, President of BUSINESSEUROPE 2010-04-28 (.pdf/107 kB)
Second high-level conference on industrial competitiveness, Brussels - Speech by Philippe de Buck 2010-04-26 (.pdf/110 kB)
Tripartite Social Summit - Speech by Jürgen R. Thumann, President of BUSINESSEUROPE 2010-03-25 (.pdf/118 kB)
Posting of workers and labour rights - Address by Loes Van Embden Andres at the Spanish Presidency conference in Oviedo 2010-03-17 (.pdf/155 kB)
EU 2020 strategy: raising the game! - Address by Philippe de Buck in the briefing organised by the European Movement International 2010-03-03 (.pdf/166 kB)
Towards adapting to change: working time flexibility and human resources practices in companies - Speaking notes for Steven D'Haeseleer in the joint Eurofound-European Parliament seminar 2010-03-03 (.pdf/173 kB)
Informal Social Affairs Council in Barcelona, Spain - Address by Gerardo Diaz Ferran, Vice-President of BUSINESSEUROPE and President of CEOE 2010-01-28 (.pdf/154 kB)
Integrated programme of the European Social Dialogue - Joint study on restructuring in the EU - Address by Philippe de Buck in the final conference, closing panel 2010-01-22 (.pdf/139 kB)
The spread of the crisis - Address by Philippe de Buck at the EP CRIS Committee hearing 2010-01-14 (.pdf/110 kB)
Europe in a changing world - Speech by President Jürgen R. Thumann, FEB-VBO Board Meeting 2010-01-12 (.pdf/203 kB)
Social provisions in the Lisbon Treaty - Address by Philippe de Buck at the ALDE seminar 2009-12-09 (.pdf/172 kB)
Sectors' new skills for new jobs: strengthening cooperation and exchange at the European level - Address by Thérèse de Liedekerke in the Restructuring Forum 2009-12-08 (.pdf/193 kB)
Happy Birthday SBA - Opening remarks by Thérèse de Liedekeker at the EESC event on the first anniversary of the Small Business Act 2009-12-02 (.pdf/128 kB)
Caminos para la recuparacion - Address by Philippe de Buck in CEOE annual conference, Madrid 2009-12-02 (.pdf/155 kB)
Fifth EU-China business summit - The green agenda: sustaining growth beyond the recovery - Address by Signhild Arnegard-Hansen 2009-11-30 (.pdf/118 kB)
Acquis et perspectives sur l'Europe sociale - Address by Jorgen Ronnest in the European Economic and Social Committee 2009-11-30 (.pdf/148 kB)
Employment in Europe conference 2009 - Speech by Steven D'Haeseleer 2009-11-26 (.pdf/137 kB)
Meeting between the Troika of the Education Council and social partners - Speech by Steven D'Haeseleer 2009-11-25 (.pdf/193 kB)
Information, innovation and institutions: how can Europe help business? - Address by Maria-Fernanda Fau at the Young European Entrepreneurs' seminar, EESC 2009-11-19 (.pdf/147 kB)
Global Europe Trade Strategy: impact on employment - Speaking notes for Adrian van den Hoven 2009-11-19 (.pdf/102 kB)
EURES in times of crisis: where are the jobs? - Speaking notes for Thérèse de Liedekerke at the 15th anniversary conference of the EURES network 2009-11-16 (.pdf/163 kB)
Better regulation: messages for the future - Address by Signhild Arnegard Hansen at the International Regulatory Reform Conference 2009 2009-11-13 (.pdf/263 kB)
Turkey: a driver for European growth - Speech by Philippe de Buck at TÜSIAD's 5th Competitiveness Congress, Istanbul 2009-11-13 (.pdf/160 kB)
Perspektiven der Industrie am Standort Europe - Präsident Jürgen R. Thumann, Mitgliederversammlung, WV Stahl, Stahlinstitut 2009-11-12 (.pdf/155 kB)
Restructuring and the crisis - Address by Philippe de Buck at the Restructuring Forum 2009-11-12 (.pdf/176 kB)
Putting Europe's economy on track - Speech by President Jürgen R. Thumann at EPC Sixty-Minute Briefing 2009-11-09 (.pdf/199 kB)
Twenty-first meeting of the Macro-Economic Dialogue at political level - Introductory remarks by President Jürgen R. Thumann 2009-11-09 (.pdf/130 kB)
Global recession: Europe's way out - Address by Jørgen Rønnest at the Dublin Foundation Forum 2009 2009-11-05 (.pdf/217 kB)

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