Past events
From gap to growth: Advancing women’s economic activity
Europe is facing significant challenges that require higher levels of economic activity. Women hold the greatest unleveraged potential for expanding the labour force, with up to 17.3 million additiona...
One Europe, One Market: Are we close?
As geopolitical volatility and a sharp decline in European competitiveness loom over the EU, the Single Market remains Europe's most vital instrument for absorbing global economic shocks. The EU insti...
Security, resilience and competitiveness: Europe’s industrial agenda for a new geopolitical era
As Europe strengthens its security and defence capabilities, competitiveness and resilience have become inseparable from the ability to build a strong industrial base and trusted international partner...
WTO Public Forum 2026
Trade in services is not just a driver of global economic growth. It is the most dynamic component of world trade. In 2026, services trade volume is projected to expand by 4.8%, significantly outpacin...
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 NATO Summit in Ankara
The NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum (NSDIF26), NATO’s premier high-level event on transatlantic defence production, investment and innovation, will take place on 7 July 2026 in Ankara, Türkiye....
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 General Assembly...
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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—...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...