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ETS: EU member states should stand up for industry’s global competitiveness
Tomorrow EU ambassadors will negotiate on the European Commission proposal on the EU ETS Market Stability Reserve (MSR), followed by negotiations of the European Parliament, the European Commission an...
Paving the way for EU-Japan free-trade agreement
European and Japanese companies have reiterated the need for a comprehensive and ambitious outcome of EU-Japan trade negotiations. During roundtable discussions they had in Brussels, both sides urged...
Emma Marcegaglia re-elected as President of BusinessEurope
Last Friday, 24 April 2015, the Council of Presidents of BusinessEurope has unanimously re-elected Emma Marcegaglia for a second term of two years starting on 1 July 2015.
BusinessEurope members –...
Europe should help Greece to restore a sound business environment
Following the conclusion of BUSINESSEUROPE’s Council of Presidents in Riga today, BUSINESSEUROPE President Emma Marcegaglia made the following comments: "Reforms are key to get higher growth and red...
4th EU-Japan sector-to-sector dialogue in Brussels
European and Japanese sector associations met on 22 April to assess what has been achieved so far in addressing non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in their sectors and what challenges lay ahead. Removing NTBs...
Successful EU social dialogue requires respect for the autonomous role of social partners
Social dialogue, which is a central piece of the European social model, must adapt to our changing economies and societies. Social partners would lose in credibility if they do not engage and deliver...
BusinessEurope campaigns for TTIP in Washington DC
Just before the start of the 9th round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, BusinessEurope travelled to Washington DC to pass a clear message: both sides should make...
#EUmanagestress – EU-OSHA campaign calls on employers and workers to tackle work-related stress
EU-OSHA launches a two year Europe-wide campaign: ‘Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress’. Speaking at the campaign launch in Brussels, László Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Af...
Safe Harbour needs to be reinforced, but must remain in place
Safe Harbor is a streamlined process to comply with EU privacy rules when transferring data across the Atlantic. BUSINESSEUROPE published its views in the context of the Safe Harbor review, urging to...
BusinessEurope Day 2015: Time to act to improve the investment climate
‘Private investment remains 11% below pre-crisis levels in Europe; our competitors are recovering much faster. The urgency to act is unprecedented’, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegagl...
EU-Ukraine: enhancing economic ties
The EU is Ukraine's largest trading partner, accounting for more than a third of its trade. It is also its main source of foreign direct investment. BusinessEurope met Aivaras Abromavicius, Ukrainian...
TTIP: a question of legitimacy
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will mostly benefit SMEs in the EU and the USA; it does not lack legitimacy – contrary to what many argue. BusinessEurope on 24 March parti...
Markus J. Beyrer addresses Tripartite Social Summit
Those EU countries that have reformed in recent years, particularly Ireland, Portugal and Spain but also the Baltic states, are already benefitting from increasing output, falling unemployment and imp...
Reforms too slow, EU energy costs too high
Only 22% of the European Council’s key country-specific reform recommendations are being satisfactorily implemented by EU Member States, according to BUSINESSEUROPE’s Reform Barometer 2015 publish...
Tax rulings are essential to encourage companies to invest in Europe
Following the release of the tax transparency package today by the European Commission, Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE said: “We support the European Commission’s objective o...
Commissioner Moedas addressed Executive Committee meeting of BusinessEurope
Europe should be less risk-averse, Director General Markus J. Beyrer stressed at BusinessEurope’s Executive Committee meeting to participants and the European Commissioner for Research, Science and...
BusinessEurope calls for an effective one-stop shop in the data protection regulation
Data are a driver for growth in the digital economy. At the dawn of the digital single market strategy - to be soon released by the European Commission - businesses need a framework ensuring a balance...
EU-China relations 2015 and beyond
2015 will be a critical year for EU-China relations. We expect progress in the negotiations for the EU-China bilateral investment agreement; the EU will have to decide on whether it will grant China m...
TTIP: different angles
The business potential of the transatlantic market for SMEs in the context of slow economic growth in Europe was highlighted by BusinessEurope participating in two events related to the Transatlantic...
Mainstreaming competitiveness in a strengthened single market: discussion with Commissioner Bieńkowska
Strengthening industrial competitiveness throughout all policy areas is crucial for Europe, Markus J. Beyrer told European Internal Market Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska. Mainstreaming competitive...
Social dialogue should develop in the direction of a reform partnership
On the occasion of the high-level conference on a new start for social dialogue in Europe held in Brussels today, BUSINESSEUROPE welcomes the initiative of the Juncker Commission to relaunch and stren...
Building a common approach to a new start for social dialogue
Speaking at the opening session of the high-level conference on a new start for social dialogue in Europe, BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “Europe’s social problems derive f...
IP offices and businesses renew commitment to work together for global IP system
Businesses and intellectual property offices took stock of ongoing cooperation projects at their annual meeting in Yokohama, where BusinessEurope with its U.S. and Japanese IP counterparts met the Pr...
Innovation and competitiveness: the EIB conference
Regain Europe’s global innovation leadership and emphasise the role of innovation for economic growth: these were among the key messages BUSINESSEUROPE President Emma Marcegaglia gave at the EIB con...