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Meeting Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič
BusinessEurope supports the objective of the Energy Union strategy to achieve the right balance between energy cost competitiveness, security of supply and global climate objectives, Director General...
Meeting Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas
BusinessEurope's Director General Markus J. Beyrer and Commissioner Carlos Moedas discussed not only the value of innovation for the European economy and competitiveness, but also the industrial parti...
Business consensus on TTIP – with UK PM Cameron and Beyrer at CBI event
Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE, went to address TTIP at a conference hosted by David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, and John Cridland, Director-General of the Confederation of Briti...
What does business expect from TTIP?
2015 will be a decisive year for TTIP. European business restated their priorities in the negotiations in view of the 'fresh start' agreed between Trade Commissioner Malmström and USTR Froman. Organi...
Juncker’s work programme more focused on key priorities
The European Commission work programme for 2015 has a clear focus on key priorities, translating the political guidelines of the Juncker Commission into action. European companies support this clear f...
EP vote on Fuel Quality Directive: EU should strengthen security of energy supply
Ahead of the plenary vote next Wednesday, European companies urge Members of the European Parliament to take the wider strategic energy security context into account in their final decision on the Fue...
Lima brings some clarity, but hard work needed to make Paris a success
Reacting to the results of climate negotiations in Lima, Markus J. Beyrer said: 'The Lima conference brings some extra clarity on the collective working method towards the Paris talks, but we've now m...
Lima climate talks finally reach a close
In the early hours of Sunday morning, 36 hours behind schedule, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Lima concluded with an agreement by the governments on a decision t...
Lima brings some clarity, but hard work needed to make Paris a success
BUSINESSEUROPE's first reaction on the results of the climate negotiations in Lima
Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "The Lima conference brings some extra clarity on the collective...
Europe should speed up digital industrial transformation
Today, BUSINESSEUROPE’s Executive Committee adopted its priorities for the digital economy in Europe and presented them to Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner in charge of the digital economy...
TTIP key priority for Commissioner Malmström
The EU-US negotiations will be the major priority in the area of trade for the new Commissioner and 2015 will be a decisive year. Decisions by Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström to contribute to a...
Stakes have been raised at COP20, Ministers have arrived, high-level segments have begun and the pressure is on now to start moving closer to something which can be agreed at Lima
The week began with the release of two new texts under the Durban Platform (or ADP) negotiations: one for the draft decision from the Lima talks (which focuses on the nature and content of the Intende...
EU needs to change approach on risk/opportunity balance to foster potential of digital economy
At an EP hearing organised by the ECR group today, Jérôme Chauvin presented BUSINESSEUROPE’s priorities for the digital economy. He focused on the need for Europe to set up the appropriate fra...
TTIP: “Get into the heart of negotiations!”
BUSINESSEUROPE supports the announcement by the European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and the US Trade Representative Mike Froman of their commitment to give a “new start” to the TTIP neg...
TTIP: time to push negotiations forward, BusinessEurope says
"BusinessEurope calls on the Commission and the United States to give a fresh start to the TTIP negotiations by concluding the phase of information exchange swiftly. It’s time to move on to concrete...
One week gone, one to go!!!
The end of week 1 is nigh!
Things are moving slowly in the ADP negotiations. Thursday focused on the content of Parties’ Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) – basically...
After two days in Lima at COP 20, what is the status of the negotiations?
Most groups have started work. The Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) has the biggest agenda with 19 items. Important for business is the review of the CDM although progress looks unlikely. Anot...
Social aspects in TTIP
BusinessEurope participated in a hearing at the European Parliament jointly organised by the Employment and International Trade Committees. During the hearing several issues related to the social dim...
The future of social Europe depends on our competitiveness
BUSINESSEUROPE today released a brochure which draws a portrait of the main challenges and the way ahead for social Europe in the next years. In a letter to Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, Markus J. Be...
Director General Beyrer addresses Coreper I
Speaking at a lunch meeting of the European Council Coreper I – which gathers the deputy permanent representatives from the EU 28 – together with ETUC General Secretary Bernadette Ségol,...
COP20 fast approaching, what should you look for in Lima?
COP 20 (the 20th session of the Conference Of the Parties) in Lima is fast approaching. COP 20 is a pivotal meeting. Since Durban in 2011 preparations have been moving forward to complete a global cli...
Juncker plan is an important step forward
Following the announcement of an investment plan by EC President Juncker, BUSINESSEUROPE President Emma Marcegaglia said: 'The investment plan is a first important step forward which many businesses a...
Business sends Timmermans input to screening exercise
Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans is in charge of screening pending legislative proposals in order to identify which should be pursued and which should be withdrawn. In order to contribute to...
Developing an investment project pipeline in the EU
Markus J. Beyrer participated in a meeting of the Commission-EIB-Member States task force on developing an investment project pipeline in the EU. The key focus must be to raise private investment thro...