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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...
TTC in Washington DC: Creating a transatlantic marketplace for sustainable goods
On 31 January, in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and the Transatlantic Initiative on Sustainable Trade (TIST) in Washington, BusinessEurope and the US Chamber organis...
It’s time to build on our biggest asset – the EU Single Market
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised a high-level debate on European competitiveness and the future of the Internal Market. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer repr...
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We wish you a merry Christmas, a festive holiday season, and a peaceful new year....
EU Council: Strengthening EU’s economy to play a stronger role in the world
Today’s challenging geopolitical environment calls for action and decisive EU leadership. To mitigate geopolitical risks, it is key to build a more resilient economy. The European Council on 14-15 D...
Message ahead of EU-China Summit: De-risk while remaining engaged
China is one of the EU’s major trading partners, but the relationship is facing increasing challenges. It is important to address these issues, especially the unbalanced market access and the heavy...
EU Single Market: How can we make it priority number one again?
What are the main challenges in the EU Single Market? What's needed to revive it? Six major EU business associations – BusinessEurope, DigitalEurope, Eurochambres, EuroCommerce, ERT and SMEunited -...
EU-US Summit: we must urgently address outstanding issues
Ahead of today’s EU-US Summit, a BusinessEurope delegation, led by our President Fredrik Persson and Director General Markus J. Beyrer, went on a mission to the USA. The aim was to underline the imp...
We need better regulation to move ahead
850 new regulatory obligations directed towards companies, representing more than 5,000 pages of legislation, have been produced during the last 5 years at EU level. “This is not the way you make Eu...
Priorities to enhance EU-Türkiye relations
The EU de-risking strategy should involve closer economic integration with countries in our neighbourhood, including Türkiye. Our industrial supply chains are already deeply intertwined but the regul...
Warm welcome to our new Ukrainian members!
The Federation of Employers of Ukraine and the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs will join BusinessEurope as Observers on 1 October. Welcoming the new members President Fredrik Persson said: “Warm we...
Discussion with MEPs: How trade policy can best support European competitiveness
The EU is the top trading partner for 80 countries. Trade policy has been instrumental in supporting the EU’s competitiveness and presence in the world for decades – highlighted our Director Gener...
Three conditions to make Europe more competitive and stronger in the world
To have an investment-conducive regulatory environment; to remain open; and to strike the right balance between protecting our security and safeguarding our economy - these were the three major condit...
SOTEU: Business welcomes renewed attention to economic challenges
In the State of the Union 2023 speech, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a renewed attention to economic challenges. European businesses welcome this initiative and highligh...
EU-CELAC summit: need to renew ties between the two regions
The third EU-CELAC summit brought together in Brussels leaders from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on 17-18 July. Speaking at the Business Round Table, Busines...
Addressing digital protectionism – What rules do we need?
Digital trade concerns all businesses – small and large, and from all sectors in the economy, from manufacturing to services. At the same time, digital protectionism – barriers that restrict cross...
The European Council to pave the way for a sound economic security strategy
As European leaders meet in Brussels today, we urge them to use all the tools at their disposal to strengthen Europe’s position in the world. They need to lower the cost of energy and reduce the reg...
Future-proof electricity market needed to reach ambitious climate targets
A future-proof electricity market that would incentivise investments in renewable and low-carbon electricity production is key to reach the EU’s ambitious climate targets and guarantee security of s...
How the Green Deal can support European competitiveness
"If properly designed, the EU Green Deal legislation can contribute to supporting the European competitiveness, considering that European businesses are frontrunners in many fields of key importance f...
Trade agreements and European competitiveness
Trade agreements can make a major contribution to European competitiveness by
supporting the EU's de-risking strategy through diversification of imports and exports,
contributing to the modernisat...
Single Market at 30: it’s time for barrier-free trade and investment in the EU
"Thirty years of the Single Market is a significant milestone to celebrate, but there are also matters of concerns due to persisting barriers and even rising fragmentation in the EU", BusinessEurope P...
Business priorities for an ambitious EU competitiveness agenda
“Future of EU: Social, competitive and sustainable” – was the theme of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Inaugural Plenary. “The most pressing challenge is the competitiveness...
BusinessEurope is launching a call for subcontracted expertise
BusinessEurope is launching a call for subcontracted expertise to facilitate coordination with EU-level sectoral employer social partners on matters related to social dialogue, collective bargaining...