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10th EU-China Business Summit – Building a stronger partnership
This year marks 40 years of EU-China relations. These have proven a win-win partnership. China is now the EU's second trading partner behind the United States. The EU is China's biggest trading partne...
Enforce existing rules of posting of workers directive
Director General Markus J. Beyrer calls not to open up the posting of workers directive, but to focus on enforcement of the existing rules. Meeting with Prime Ministers of Sweden, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
Promoting gender equality at all company levels
BUSINESSEUROPE expressed its full support to its Spanish member CEOE’s initiative on gender equality - Promociona project - at a high-level event, in the presence of the Spanish State Secretary...
Finding an agreement with Greece: BusinessEurope statement
The European business community fully stands behind the Greek business community and the Greek people. We are deeply concerned about the negative consequences of a potential failure for Greece and the...
Jonathan Faull at BusinessEurope Executive Committee meeting
Directors General of BusinessEurope member federations had the opportunity to exchange views with Jonathan Faull, Director General for financial stability, financial services and capital markets unio...
On the road to Paris: Europe in the lead in energy efficiency technologies
As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week, BusinessEurope on 16 June organised an event to illustrate how European companies are leading on energy efficiency technologies. Launching the deb...
CCCTB: EU tax rules must allow for consolidation and remain voluntary
Ahead of the expected publication of the European Commission’s action plan on fair corporate taxation, BusinessEurope’s President Emma Marcegaglia made the following comments: ‘European business...
On the road to Paris: Europe in the lead in energy efficiency technologies
As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week, BusinessEurope on 16 June organised an event to illustrate how European companies are leading on energy efficiency technologies. Launching the debate, Busin...
Industrial competitiveness: how to respond to innovation challenges?
‘ The EU should put competitiveness first and urgently deliver on the growth and job agenda’, Deputy Director General Jérôme P. Chauvin said at the third industrial policy conference organised b...
European business: 10 priorities for Paris climate summit
Participating in the preparatory climate change conference until 11 June 2015 in Bonn, BUSINESSEUROPE presented proposals to reach a legally binding agreement with comparable mitigation efforts from m...
TTIP: postponement of the vote at the European Parliament
Talking about the decision to postpone the vote BusinessEurope President Marcegaglia said: 'The TTIP project is more than just a trade deal. It allows the EU and the USA to renew their strategic part...
New culture of innovation and less risk-averse attitude in Europe
A more balanced approach to risk should be a priority for the new European Commission, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia told Commissioner Carlos Moedas. Together with BusinessEurope Directo...
Business message on Turkish elections
The Turkish people have spoken. Commenting on Sunday’s elections in Turkey, BusinessEurope underlined that European companies support a democratic, strong and open Turkey. ‘Together with our memb...
President Marcegaglia at EU-CELAC summit
Latin America and the Caribbean are important partners of the EU as dynamic and developing regions with high-growth potential and huge opportunities to develop win-win business solutions. Business and...
ADP negotiations in Bonn
With less than 200 days to go until COP 21 in Paris (1-11 December), governments have just completed the first week of a two-week negotiation in Bonn to prepare a new comprehensive agreement to tackle...
Shareholders rights: ‘comply or explain’ must be preserved
In a joint message to members of the European Parliament ahead of next week’s plenary vote, BUSINESSEUROPE, ecoDa and the EuropeanIssuers have stressed that the current revision of the shareholders...
Future of European industry discussed in Graz
'The ongoing fourth industrial revolution is digitally transforming European industry, and will help deliver efficiencies to EU industry and services', BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyre...
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...