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The way forward for consumer strategy in Europe
Addressing the 2015 European Consumer Summit, Deputy Director General Jérôme Chauvin expressed BUSINESSEUROPE’s views on the future consumer strategy. He strongly stressed the need for a reali...
Energy policy discussed with top CEOs in Berlin
BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Markus J. Beyrer discussed on-going transformation in the energy sector with Johannes Teyssen, CEO of E.ON SE; Jean-Bernard Lévy, CEO of EDF; Marek Woszczyk, President...
TTIP: Business welcomes the positive step taken by EP INTA Committee
Commenting on today’s vote of the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament on the draft report containing recommendations on the negotiations for the TTIP, Markus J. Beyrer said:...
Priorities for the single market discussed with MEP Corazza Bildt
Companies expect the European Commission internal market strategy, to be published in November this year, to be ambitious and tackle remaining barriers to the free movement of goods and services decis...
Competitiveness Council should act as gatekeeper of Europe’s competitiveness
With the right strategy to digitalise our economy by 2025 Europe could see its manufacturing industry add a gross value worth 1.25 trillion euros. If we fail to do so the loss could be 600 billion eur...
Circular economy as the key pillar of a strategic European resource policy
Meeting EU Commissioner for Environment Karmenu Vella on 26 May, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer underlined our commitment to accelerate activities during the transition from linear t...
BusinessEurope discusses business cooperation across borders
Director General Markus J. Beyrer discussed challenges and opportunities within and beyond the wider European area at the 3rd Eastern Partnership Business Forum in Riga with EU Trade Commissioner Ceci...
BusinessEurope meets President of Chinese Patent Office
A BusinessEurope delegation met the President of the Chinese Patent Office in Suzhou, China. BusinessEurope welcomed and supported closer cooperation with the Chinese Patent Office and European indu...
B7 summit: working for a more sustainable world
In the context of the German presidency of the G7, political and business leaders met in Berlin on 19-20 May to discuss how industrial innovation can help make the world more sustainable. BusinessEuro...
Vote on conflict minerals disappoints European companies
To address the problem of illegal exploitation of minerals and their potential use as financial sources for conflicts the Strasbourg plenary session of the European Parliament voted in favour of a man...
New EU better regulation strategy likely to improve EU policy-making
Following the release today of the European Commission Better Regulation Package, BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: ‘Better regulation is essential to improve competitiveness, g...
TTIP will foster sustainability through trade
We believe the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) offers an opportunity for the EU and the USA to foster sustainability through trade and to go beyond any other free-trade agreement...
Trip to Athens
European business stands behind Greek business. There needs to be a deal between Greece and its partners, built upon restored confidence and trust. Greece should commit to continued implementation of...
Business priorities for customs in TTIP
Efficient customs procedures are of crucial importance in creating a truly transatlantic marketplace. Annual trade between the EU and USA already exceed EUR 500 billion. To move towards a more seamles...
TTIP: European Parliament resolution
The European Parliament will soon adopt a resolution on the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). For BusinessEurope it is important to make sure negotiations will...
Holding on to the “comply or explain” to remain competitive
Over-prescriptive regulation discourages companies from becoming listed and staying listed. There is already a worrying trend of companies delisting from stock markets. The ‘comply or explain’ pri...
DI board visits Brussels
On the occasion of a visit in Brussels where they met European Commission Vice-President Katainen, Commissioner Vestager, MEP Manfred Weber, Secretary General of the European Parliament Klaus Welle an...
European neighbourhood policy high on business agenda
BusinessEurope supports the European Commission’s initiative to modernise the European neighbourhood policy and will participate in the current public consultation. ‘The European neighbourhood po...
Discussing digital economy priorities with Vice-President Ansip
Following the adoption of the digital single market strategy on 6 May, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer met European Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip to discuss Europe’s digita...
Modernising the EU-Mexico free-trade agreement
The EU and Mexico have been long-term partners and their economic relationship has been built around the free-trade agreement that is in place since 15 years. It is now time to adjust this agreement t...
‘Europe 4.0’ in the spotlight at European Business Summit
Digital technology is a paradigm changer for the global economy and will have a huge impact on EU competitiveness. The EU digital single market could create 3.8 million jobs and bring 415 billion euro...
TTIP: Important step forward on “investor-state dispute settlement” (ISDS)
The release by the European Commission of its concept paper “Investment in TTIP and beyond – the path for reform” is an important step to respond to legitimate concerns while at the same time re...
Digital economy: EU’s opportunity to regain competitiveness
Ahead of the European Commission publishing its digital single Market strategy, European business urged the EU not to miss the opportunity to recover a competitive edge in the digital economy. Achievi...
Spring Economic Outlook: More companies are seeking finance for investment
Launching BUSINESSEUROPE’s Spring Economic Outlook today, Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: “Our latest forecast includes two positive signs: We have indications that consumers are slig...