Events

UN Climate Change conference – COP31

UN Climate Change conference – COP31

In 2026, Türkiye will host COP31, which will take place in Antalya. As the host country, Türkiye is committed to uniting countries, cities, businesses, and communities to accelerate practical climat...
6th European Defence & Security Conference

6th European Defence & Security Conference

The European Defence and Security Conference returns for its sixth edition in 2026, continuing to address the current challenges faced by the European Union, its Member States and the European industr...
ITC Munich 2026

ITC Munich 2026

Jointly organised in cooperation between the International Chamber of Commerce, Business at OECD and BusinessEurope, this year's edition of the International Tax Conference Munich (ITC Munich) will fo...
2026 G7 Summit

2026 G7 Summit

23 years after the 2003 Evian G8 Summit and 7 years after the 2019 G7 Summit in Biarritz presided over by the Head of State, Evian will once again be at the heart of international news from 15 to 17 J...
BUSINESSEUROPE Council of Presidents

BUSINESSEUROPE Council of Presidents

BUSINESSEUROPE General Assembly...
From rules to reality: driving CSDDD implementation

From rules to reality: driving CSDDD implementation

Co-hosted by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), BusinessEurope and MEP Axel Voss of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, the event will provide a platform for industry leaders and other sta...
BusinessEurope’s SME Roadshow. Sixth stop Porto.

BusinessEurope’s SME Roadshow. Sixth stop Porto.

Backing Europe’s SMEs: from growth to scale BusinessEurope is hosting the “SME Roadshow” in Porto on 7 May 2026. This event marks the sixth stop in a series dedicated to addressing SME issues...
Circular Economy Act: Key priorities from European business

Circular Economy Act: Key priorities from European business

BusinessEurope is hosting an event for the publication of its priorities for the Circular Economy Act (CEA), in presence of Jessica Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Compet...
EU-Japan Business Round Table

EU-Japan Business Round Table

Focusing on relations between EU and Japanese industry, the 27th annual meeting of the EU-Japan Business Round Table will be held in Brussels, Belgium. It will include exchanges with senior representa...
14th WTO Ministerial Conference

14th WTO Ministerial Conference

Ministers from across the world will attend the For the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference Conference to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the multilateral trading system and to take acti...
EU Tax Symposium 2026

EU Tax Symposium 2026

Co-organised by the European Parliament and the European Commission, the fourth edition of the EU Tax Symposium will be held under the headline “The future of taxation: inequality and growth in the...
Carbon Capture Europe Summit

Carbon Capture Europe Summit

The Carbon Capture Europe Summit 2026 will convene over 600 senior executives and decision-makers from government, industry, and finance. Together, they will address Europe’s strategic priorities—...
European Employment and Social Rights Forum

European Employment and Social Rights Forum

Entitled "Social Europe: Empowering people in times of change", the fourth edition of the European Employment and Social Rights Forum will address the EU’s response to the challenges many people fac...
EIB Group Forum 2026

EIB Group Forum 2026

Bringing together key stakeholders from policy, business, and finance to exchange views on investment priorities that support Europe's policies, this year's edition of the EIB Group Forum will focus o...
Stepping up EU simplification efforts in the field of social affairs

Stepping up EU simplification efforts in the field of social affairs

BusinessEurope calls for an urgent shift of EU social policy towards a stronger focus on competitiveness. A key part of this is for the Commission to beef up its approach to simplification of the rele...
Research Conference: Understanding the impact of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Research Conference: Understanding the impact of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the EU’s €650 billion post-COVID instrument and supports reforms and investments across different policy areas. As the last year of the RRF implementa...
The Business case for responsible business conduct: strategic opportunities and policy incentives

The Business case for responsible business conduct: strategic opportunities and policy incentives

This full-day event aims to advance dialogue between academics, businesses, associations and policymakers on how responsible business conduct can drive long-term business value and competitiveness. It...
Towards the Circular Economy Act – Workshop 3

Towards the Circular Economy Act – Workshop 3

Workshop 3 - What’s needed? Solutions for the CEA   16 December 2025, 8.30-10.00 CET What should be the key priorities of the future EU Circular Economy Act? How can the CEA be designed to e...
Water Resilience Forum

Water Resilience Forum

Following the adoption of the European Water Resilience Strategy, the first Water Resilience Forum will bring together policymakers, scientists, industry leaders, and civil society to chart the path t...
The Clean Industrial Deal – Taking stock

The Clean Industrial Deal – Taking stock

This event will review the first nine months of implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal. As 2025 comes to an end, we will examine how quickly the 40 flagship initiatives of the Clean Industrial De...
Euroconsumers Forum 2025

Euroconsumers Forum 2025

The theme for this year's edition of the Euroconsumers International Forum, Coming Together, is a call to unite innovation, governance, and people. In the midst of an ever-changing geopolitical and ec...
Towards the Circular Economy Act – Workshop 2

Towards the Circular Economy Act – Workshop 2

Workshop 2 - What’s missing? The remaining challenges and barriers 25 November 2025, 8.30-10.00 CET What is missing in the EU circular economy policy framework? What are the main barriers preven...
European Union-African Union summit

European Union-African Union summit

On 24-25 November 2025, the leaders of the European Union (EU) member states and the countries of the African Union (AU) will meet in Luanda, Angola for the seventh EU-African Union summit. This mul...
G20 Leaders’ Summit

G20 Leaders’ Summit

To tackle the global polycrisis, South Africa has embraced the theme “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability” for its G20 Presidency. The high-level deliverables and priorities under this theme lie...