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TTIP – Let’s deliver a 21st-century model agreement
On October 14th, speaking in Rome at a high-level event organised by the Italian Presidency, BUSINESSEUROPE President Emma Marcegaglia called on politicians, business leaders, trade unions, consumer a...
Intellectual property is key
In its latest brochure "Intellectual property is key", BUSINESSEUROPE shows the importance of intellectual property (IP) for innovation, creation, entrepreneurship, growth and jobs, trade and society....
EU competitiveness is employment’s best friend and our top priority
Today in Milan, addressing heads of State and government at the high-level conference on employment in Europe, BUSINESSEUROPE's President Emma Marcegaglia said: "European competitiveness is the best f...
Markus J. Beyrer joined celebration of 40 years of Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Markus J. Beyrer joined the celebration marking 40 years of BusinessEurope’s Swedish member, Svenskt Näringsliv, and 20 years of Sweden's EU membership. The event gathered more than 120 guests from...
Markus J. Beyrer at EFNI 2014 in Sopot
BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer congratulated Lewiatan for an excellent edition of the European Forum for New Ideas. Speaking at the closing ceremony, he could bring some insi...
TTIP has to remain comprehensive
Speaking at the EFNI panel on TTIP on October 2nd, Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BusinessEurope, stressed the importance of maintaining a high level of ambition in the negotiations. To have...
Regulatory component in TTIP is key to success
As Europe and the United States began the seventh round of negotiations on TTIP, members the Business Alliance for TTIP reaffirmed their support for an ambitious and comprehensive agreement, including...
A digital revolution for growth and jobs in Europe
Addressing the closing plenary at the Digital Action Day in Brussels, Markus J. Beyrer urged Europe to refrain from holding back on risks rather than seizing the new opportunities that digital economy...
EU business strongly backs CETA
Today at the EU-Canada Summit political leaders from both sides should officially announce the conclusion of the free-trade negotiations. The EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CETA) is the most ambitiou...
Is precarity the only vision for the future? The answer is “no”!
Speaking today during the concluding panel of the yearly conference co-organised by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), BUSINESSEUROPE's Di...
Business organisations demand competitiveness first
In a joint statement ahead of the hearings of the commissioners-designate, BUSINESSEUROPE, EUROCHAMBRES, Eurocommerce and UEAPME demand that the European Union prioritises competitiveness in any futur...
TTIP: BusinessEurope’s press debate
Why does TTIP matter for European business? How can it lead to the establishment of world-class rules and standards? This was the main topic of the press debate organised by BusinessEurope on 23 Septe...
Recommendations to policy-makers
In a report released today, ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York , the B20 Coalition tackles one of the most critical issues of our time - energy - and sets out priorities for ensuring a reliabl...
A strong signal for stability
“The Scottish people have voted for political and economic stability. This clear decision for British unity is also an important signal for Europe. The European Union benefits from a strong refo...
Global Europe: How to win the competitiveness battle?
Markus J. Beyrer participated in a conference organised by LPK to mark the 10th anniversary of accession of Lithuania to the EU. Together in Vilnius with former Prime Minister Mario Monti, Head of the...
TTIP – what’s in it for SMEs
On September 11th, BusinessEurope was invited to a panel discussion at the European Parliament hosted by MEP Andreas Schwab and organised by the Bertelsmann Foundation on TTIP and SMEs. During the di...
Juncker Commission announced
As a first reaction on the structure of the new European Commission, BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “BUSINESSEUROPE acknowledges the courageous approach for a streamlined...
Beyrer outlined priorities to Manfred Weber
Starting a series of meetings with key MEPs, BusinessEurope's Director General Markus J. Beyrer outlined our priorities for the next five years to Manfred Weber, Chair of the EPP Group in the European...
How can Europe prosper?
Speaking at this year's edition of the Alpbach Economic Symposium, BUSINESSEUROPE’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer argued that, for Europe to prosper, the EU institutions must as a first step rei...
Europe in the global economy
Speaking at the Business Forum of the annual Ambassadors conference of the German Foreign Office in Berlin, BUSINESSEUROPE President Emma Marcegaglia highlighted how a stronger and more competitive Eu...
Energy efficiency: EU industry critical of 2030 multi-target approach – ETS should be the only driver of energy efficiency investment in industry
Today, the European Commission proposed a 30% EU-level energy efficiency target for 2030. Undoubtedly, the Commission is right in pursuing efforts to make Europe even more energy efficient, but BUSINE...
TTIP – unique opportunity to shape world standards
This week Brussels hosted the 6th round of TTIP negotiations marking also one year of discussions between the EU and the US. BusinessEurope is firmly convinced the Transatlantic Partnership is a...
BusinessEurope urges for progress on public procurement in TTIP
On July 16th at the stakeholder event organised during the TTIP 6th round of negotiations, BusinessEurope asked for progress to be made on public procurement. Stressing the importance of maintaining a...
Historic election of Commission president in Strasbourg
On a trip to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Director General Markus J. Beyrer gave a number of interviews. His main message was a positive one, congratulating Jean-Claude Juncker on his electi...