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Put competitiveness first
Ten political priorities should lead the new European Commission and President Juncker to improve the investment climate in Europe and encourage job-creating entrepreneurship. BUSINESSEUROPE President...
Europe needs a better balance between climate and industrial growth objectives
EU leaders have agreed on key features of the EU energy and climate policy post-2020. Today’s conclusions lack a stronger impetus for Europe to rethink its policy in order to make it less distortive...
“Better business environment is what Europe needs to increase investment”
Addressing the Tripartite Social Summit, Emma Marcegaglia said: “We need better conditions for more private investment, notably through single market development and access to finance at affordable...
European Parliament approves new European Commission
Commenting on the outcome of today’s vote in the European Parliament, Emma Marcegaglia, President of BUSINESSEUROPE, said: “It’s a positive sign that President Juncker has formed his...
Strong policy choices needed to rebuild momentum
Launching BUSINESSEUROPE’s Autumn Economic Outlook, Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: “Europe’s economic recovery has lost some momentum but has not stalled. There are clear signs tha...
Beyrer talks reindustrialisation at IV event
Speaking in Vienna at the event organised by the Federation of Austrian Industries on “Reindustrialisation – objective of the European Council?”, Markus J. Beyrer made it clear that...
Joint business declaration presented at ASEM 2014
Meeting in Milan for the Asia-Europe Business Forum, business leaders from Europe and Asia discussed prospects for further and deeper cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, food and water s...
President Marcegaglia addresses AEBF
In a keynote speech at the Asia-Europe Business Forum in Milan, BUSINESSEUROPE President Emma Marcegaglia highlighted a number of issues likely to enhance business relations further and foster economi...
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...