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Europe Day 2025
On this day 75 years ago, the Schuman Declaration was unveiled by then-French foreign minister Robert Schuman. Its powerful words ring just as true today as they did then: a united and strong Europe i...
Quality Jobs Roadmap: let’s get the discussion right
”For BusinessEurope, it starts with facilitating innovation and driving productivity growth by fostering a competitive business environment that retains companies and attracts new industries. To cre...
Exchange on business priorities with President von der Leyen
During the meeting, Persson underlined the importance of diversifying Europe’s trade and investment opportunities to strengthen economic resilience and reduce exposure to global risks. He also calle...
Reciprocal US tariffs undermine the Transatlantic economy
Reacting to the US announcement of so-called “reciprocal tariffs”, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “The US decision to impose an additional 20% tariff on EU products...
‘Empowering Europe’ panel discussion
Can simplification help drive investments and growth in Europe? How can competitiveness co-exist with Green Deal objectives to achieve a clean economy? These were some of the key questions explored at...
Strengthening European competitiveness: The Maltese perspective
Our President Fredrik Persson joined a delegation of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry – MCCEI, to engage in high-level discussions with Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, oth...
Tripartite Social Summit: Europe can only be as strong as its economy
On 19 March, BusinessEurope delegation joined fellow social partners and EU leaders at the Tripartite Social Summit to discuss how to restore Europe’s competitiveness and its position as an attract...
How to strengthen gender equality in Europe
Ahead of the International Women’s Day, we launch our new paper “Priorities for Strengthening Gender Equality in Europe”, to highlight the critical role women play in boosting Europe’s workfo...
EU businesses’ take on Clean Industrial Deal and 1st EU Omnibus
Two key announcements from the European Commission on Wednesday signal progress in strengthening Europe’s business environment. The Clean Industrial Deal acknowledges the urgent need to lower energ...
Bridging the gaps: Joint statement on the upcoming Single Market Strategy
BusinessEurope joined forces with five other EU business associations, DigitalEurope, Eurochambres, EuroCommerce, European Round Table for Industry and SMEunited, to call for a Single Market Strateg...
BusinessEurope is launching a call for subcontracted expertise on access to skills
This study is funded via the European Commission’s social dialogue budget line.
Experts who meet the required criteria and wish to submit a bid should do so by Wednesday 4 December 12:00 CET....
Powering European Industry conference: Urgent call for a new industrial strategy
On October 28-29, industry leaders and policymakers from across Europe gathered in Sønderborg, Denmark, for the Powering European Industry conference. The conference discussed necessary strategies an...
BusinessEurope is launching a call for subcontracted expertise on smart approaches to address social regulatory burdens
BusinessEurope is launching a call for tender for sub-contracted expertise to carry out a study on smart approaches to address social regulatory burdens from an employer’s perspective.
This study...
EU’s path to decarbonising without deindustrialising
On 2 October, we brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and experts to address a pressing question: How can the EU achieve its ambitious climate and energy targets while remaining internatio...
Preserving Europe’s industrial base must be at the forefront of the next EU Cycle
After years of consecutive crises, European businesses find themselves at a structural disadvantage vis-à-vis global competitors as a consequence of high energy prices, a mounting regulatory burden,...
BusinessEurope policy priorities for 2024-2029: R&I, Sustainable Finance, Environment & Circular Economy
As a new legislative term begins, BusinessEurope is putting forward policy priorities across the areas of R&I, Sustainable Finance, the environment, and the circular economy. The overarching goal...
How to unlock European competitiveness by leveraging investment and trade
In a panel discussion at the Salzburg Summit 2024, organised by our member, the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV), Director General Markus J. Beyrer emphasised the need for rapid political action...
BusinessEurope is launching a call for subcontracted expertise
BusinessEurope, SGI Europe, SMEunited and ETUC are launching a call for tender for sub-contracted expertise to facilitate an up-coming project on skills matching, which is funded via the European Comm...
How to create a new Single Market for a new world order?
"Europe's global influence comes from its economic strength and openness", BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson said at this year's edition of our German member federation BDI's flagship event "Da...
How to reignite the EU’s economy: Debate with Austrian industry
Speaking on 18 June at the Industry Reception 2024, organised by our member Federation of Austrian Industries (IV), Director General Markus J. Beyrer emphasised the need for enhancing investment condi...
BusinessEurope team stands together to encourage everyone to #UseYourVote
Europe Day held on 9 May celebrates peace and unity in Europe. This year, just a month before the European elections, it is an especially important occasion to reflect on the direction the EU should t...
Transatlantic Business Works Summit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope co-hosted the 5th Transatlantic Business Works Summit on April 23, 2024, at the Chamber’s headquarters in Washington. This year’s theme, “Driving...
The WTO matters for businesses
The World Trade Organization (WTO) brings concrete advantages for companies, it provides legal certainty and stability in times of geopolitical tensions and increasing risks. At an event organised by...
Strong industry call for a European Industrial Deal
Today, industry leaders convened in Antwerp to discuss how to restore Europe’s competitiveness with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. A...