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Thank you Emma Marcegaglia and welcome Pierre Gattaz
On 12 July, BusinessEurope member federations together with guests from European associations and institutions, gathered in Château Sainte-Anne in Brussels to thank the outgoing President Emma Marceg...
Business priorities for the Austrian Presidency of the EU
Austria has taken over the EU Presidency from Bulgaria on 1 July, at a critical moment for the EU. BusinessEurope sent a letter to Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, highlighting that with only 1 yea...
Europe must be united, strong and smart to respond to the current challenges
Ahead of the June EU Summit, union and business leaders today issued a unprecedented joint appeal for urgent progess in Brexit negotiations, calling for agreement key issues, including regulatory alig...
EU-Vietnam FTA: an ambitious agreement bringing Europe closer to Asia
Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BusinessEurope, voiced the support of European business to the conclusion and rapid ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) when meeting with th...
The EU should maintain a clear, rules-based trade policy
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer met with European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström on 14 June in Brussels. In these challenging times for global and European trade policy, Bu...
Rapid progress needed on Brexit
Speaking at the Closing Plenary of the European Business Summit after the keynote speech of UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, on 24 May in Brussels, BusinessEurope Dir...
EBS: EU unity needed to overcome international challenges
“The current trade and investment climate in Europe is positive. However, there are many international uncertainties. The challenge now is to find answers to alleviate those risks”, said B...
EU’s post-2020 budget should focus on growth and employment
“The focus of the EU budget after 2020 should be on growth and employment-enhancing expenditures as part of a reform-oriented budget supporting the involvement of social partners in the delivery...
Industry should play a strong role in the 9th EU Framework Programme
The business contribution to research and innovation, the role EU research and innovation programmes play to leverage private investment, and the importance of a strong 9th EU Framework Programme (FP9...
The 3rd mobility package: how to keep investments within Europe
In the coming years, many billions of investment will be made in mobility, in particular relating to low-emission, connected and automated driving and other innovations. "We must make sure that a...
B7 Summit in Canada focuses on inclusive growth, resource efficiency and SMEs
The Group of Seven (G7) gathering the seven largest advanced economies in the world, this year under the leadership of Canada, will have to address some of the world’s current challenges when th...
Tripartite Social Summit: social partners call for MFF decisions before the European elections
Speaking at the Tripartite Social Summit on 21 March 2018 in Brussels, on the eve of the Spring European Council, BusinessEurope's President Emma Marcegaglia stressed that “in today’s...
BusinessEurope Day 2018: The value.s of business
“We have a key role to play in making sure that our model of social market economy continues to thrive. This is why we chose to focus BusinessEurope Day 2018 on the value.s of business”, P...
Marcegaglia: Research and innovation paramount for industrial strategy
Speaking at today's EU Industry Day 2018, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia highlighted that "Europe needs a true industry strategy, which focuses on its own industrial strengths. European com...
More reforms are needed to achieve greater economic resilience
Markus J. Beyrer at Macroeconomic Dialogue meeting
“The EU economy continues to gather strength with businesses increasingly confident to make long-term investments and create more jobs,”...
EU and US need to work together on key international issues like trade and sanctions
EU business leaders meet Secretary of US Treasury Steven Mnuchin
Today, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer met the Secretary of US Treasury Steven Mnuchin, as part of the Global Busines...
A trade war is not the answer to the challenges of globalisation
We have an international order, and not only on trade, that is based on multilateralism. It is based on the assumption that countries will respect the rules and institutions that they helped to create...
Talks with French President Emmanuel Macron
“After five years of growth, we are now in the strongest period of post-crisis recovery, and we are witnessing an overall positive political situation in Europe. What is sure is that if we want this...
Bulgaria’s turn to hold the presidency of the Council
On 1 January 2018, a decade after it became a member of the European Union, Bulgaria took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU for the first time. With the motto “united we...
Why completing Banking Union in 2018 is a priority for EU businesses
Deepening the Economic and Monetary Union and in particular completing the banking union is likely to be a key topic for discussion amongst EU policy-makers in 2018, and we hope that EU leaders will b...
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New partnership aims to facilitate labour market integration of refugees
“Many refugees have been granted the right to stay in Europe in the last years. They should be supported in their efforts to be active on labour markets as quickly as possible. Obtaining results is...
Advisory and Support Group CEO Event 2017
On 21 November, President Emma Marcegaglia, Director General Markus J. Beyrer, three Vice-Presidents of BusinessEurope and CEOs of its Advisory and Support Group gathered in Brussels and met EU leader...
Business vision on European social policy
At the Gothenburg social summit for fair jobs and growth co-hosted today by the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and the Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Emma Marcegaglia, BusinessEurope...