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Meeting Vice-President Ansip and Commissioner Jourová on General Data Protection Regulation and Privacy Shield
On 19 December, BusinessEurope Deputy Director Guido Lobrano took part in a stakeholder meeting with Vice-President Andrus Ansip and Commissioner Věra Jourová to discuss the implementation of the Ge...
Business priorities in a ‘post-truth’ society
We are approaching the end of a challenging year. Terrorism, migration or political instability near our borders have contributed to generate a sense of fear in our citizens, giving rise to popu...
Digital disruption or transformation?
“Digital transformation is no longer an option but a necessity for companies of all kinds of business”. During a panel debate co-organised by GE and BusinessEurope on 12 December in Brusse...
COP22 – A step forward but many questions to answer
COP22 was held in Marrakech, Morocco from 8-19th November 2016. Its attendance was about 22,500 of which 16,000 were government officials including 50 heads of state and government during the high-lev...
Joint industry statement on the free flow of data
On 29 November, BusinessEurope, DIGITALEUROPE, COCIR, AIOTI and ACEA released a joint industry statement on the free flow of data. Calling for legislation to remove and prevent unjustified localisatio...
What makes European industry competitive?
“Industry is the core of our economy and the basis for healthy regions across Europe. We must do everything we can to strengthen European industry. This includes an ambitious industrial strategy...
Investment Plan for Europe – are we there yet?
“Investment is slowly improving, but the gap is still very large. The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is an important tool welcomed by businesses. But we will only make a real imp...
BusinessEurope Council of Presidents met in Bratislava
On the invitation of Republikova Unia Zamestnavatelov (RUZ) - the business federation of Slovakia - the Council of Presidents of BusinessEurope met on 24 and 25 November in Bratislava. The Presidents...
European opportunities in the 4th industrial revolution
“Digital, the 4th Industrial Revolution seemingly knows no boundaries. Digital offers endless possibilities for European industry. Not only will digital make industries become more efficient but...
Markus J. Beyrer comments on the winter energy package
Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s winter package, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said “We welcome the Commission's efforts&nbs...
Harnessing globalisation through trade
“When talking about trade and globalisation, we witness two opposite but coexisting trends: an increasing opposition to trade agreements, seen as one evil together with globalisation, and, at th...
How to foster private investment in the EU
During a discussion on how to foster private investment with European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) Managing Director, Wilhelm Molterer, BusinessEurope Director General, Markus...
COP22’s Final day of first week: Public-private rendez vous
While most Party negotiators and observers were enjoying their well-deserved weekend break, a group of about 50 people from government and business decided to extent their first week of COP22 to the f...
Coming to the end of the first week of climate negotiations in Marrakech, what have we seen so far and what can we expect?
The sun is shining, which is lifting the mood. Friday was business and industry NGO (BINGO) day at COP22, with a number of focused events on business contributions to tackling Climate change. These...
USA will remain most important partner in shaping global economy
“The transatlantic relationship between the United States and the European Union defines the shape of the global economy as a whole. The United States are and will remain the most important part...
ASGroup CEO Event 2016
On 8 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 leade...
Markus J. Beyrer at the Macroeconomic Dialogue (MED) at political level
“European business expects the EU’s economic recovery to continue despite an increasingly challenging international environment”, BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Be...
COP22 will be a COP of action
The entry into force of the Paris Agreement on November 4th provides a strong signal to governments just before the opening of COP-22 in Marrakech. The Paris Agreement was the culmination of many year...
Europe needs to think Digital
“European industry must succeed in the digital economy. Digitalisation is no longer a choice for European businesses. It is a necessity to remain globally competitive. Even more so, it offers va...
Fostering investment in smart industry – Markus J. Beyrer speaks at the Tatra Summit Investment Forum
“Investment in smart industries will rely on the policies we set in order to foster the digital economy. This is an economy that is in rapid evolution. Legislation that shapes it must reflect its ne...
We have the duty to bring CETA home
On the blockage of Belgium to sign the CETA agreement between the European Union and Canada, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia commented:
“The European Business Community calls on all p...
EU power market reform – helping or slowing down the industry?
“Energy is key for competitiveness. European companies have high expectations from the upcoming power market reform. It needs to re-incentivise investments in the power sector and take firm acti...
Wake up call to defend the collective interests of Europe to avoid ending up in misery and poverty
Speaking at the Tripartite Social Summit on 19 October, in presence of President Tusk, President Juncker and Slovak Prime Minister Fico, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia underlined that the c...
BusinessEurope calls for greater reciprocity in the bilateral economic relationship with China
“The business community expects pragmatism, reform, openness, reciprocity, and cooperation”, President Emma Marcegaglia told policy-makers at the 6th EU-China High Level Economic Dialogue...