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2014 country-specific recommendations send the right reform messages
Following the release by the Commission of its 2014 country-specific reform recommendations, BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: "The Commission has sent the right message abou...
Europe needs a cost-effective energy security strategy
Today, the European Commission published a European Energy Security Strategy. Beyrer said: “The situation in Ukraine is a wake-up call for a strong European energy security strategy. The European Co...
Clear majority of pro-European forces in new EP is a mandate to work for a better Europe
Reacting to the outcome of the European elections Emma Marcegaglia said: “The clear majority of pro-European forces achieved in the EP elections is a mandate and strong obligation to work together c...
Spring Economic Outlook: recovery still needs securing
Launching BUSINESSEUROPE’s Spring Economic Outlook, Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: “Our latest economic outlook provides further evidence that the European economy continues to slowl...
Beyrer meets European Ombudsman
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer met the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, who explained the strategic orientation of her work since her election by the European Parliament last s...
TTIP – Progress in public procurement is key
The 5th round of TTIP negotiations is taking place this week in Washington DC. BUSINESSEUROPE expects that during this round visible progress is made on one of the most important chapters in these tra...
Markus J. Beyrer at EBS closing plenary session
Participating in the closing plenary session of the European Business Summit in Brussels, BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Markus J. Beyrer came back on the discussions held throughout the summit on ho...
European business united in strong support for TTIP
Marking its first anniversary at the European Business Summit in Brussels, the Business Alliance for TTIP highlighted five reasons to support the partnership: economic growth and consumer benefits, se...
Re-balancing EU’s industrial, energy and climate policies
Speaking at the European Steel Day 2014, Director General Markus J. Beyrer, argued that the EU needs to re-balance its industrial, energy and climate policies to provide a regulatory environment for i...
Business leaders identify digital as critical to Europe’s growth
The vast majority of European business leaders regard digital technologies as important to improving Europe’s competitiveness and economic growth, according to a study by Accenture presented at the...
Rebuilding a competitive Europe: what kind of Europe do we need?
Addressing the opening plenary of the 12th European Business Summit in Brussels, President Emma Marcegaglia explained that BusinessEurope and its member federations have a clear picture of where the n...
Euroscepticism is not the answer to create more jobs
On the occasion of BUSINESSEUROPE’s Council of Presidents meeting in Athens on Europe Day, Emma Marcegaglia said: “Euroscepticism is not the answer. The European Parliament has a crucial role to p...
A practical toolkit for gender equality launched in Madrid
The European social partners BUSINESSEUROPE, CEEP, UEAPME and ETUC launched their “toolkit for gender equality in practice”, an online database of around 100 initiatives taken at the workplace and...
Business leaders meet Japanese Prime Minister
On 7 May BusinessEurope, represented by Director General Markus J. Beyrer and Michèle Sioen, President of our Belgian member FEB-VBO, highlighted priorities for the EU-Japan free-trade agreement at a...
FTT agreement is a backward step
Following today’s political agreement amongst 10 member states regarding a financial transactions tax, Markus J. Beyrer said: ’This political agreement on the FTT is a step backwards in te...
BusinessEurope meets Christine Lagarde
BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia and Director General Markus J. Beyrer, together with some members of the high-level delegation present in Washington DC, had the opportunity to meet Christin...
Rapid conclusion of comprehensive TTIP more important than ever
Meeting today in Washington DC, Emma Marcegaglia and Tom Donohue, presidents of BUSINESSEUROPE and the U.S. Chamber respectively, agreed that given economic and political developments in Europe and th...
The 2004 EU enlargement brought huge benefits to all member states
On May 1st 2004 the historic enlargement of the EU from 15 to 25 members symbolised the next step towards the reunification of Europe that had been divided for more than 50 years. The accession of eig...
BusinessEurope in Washington DC
Just before the fifth round of negotiations on TTIP, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia led a high-level delegation to Washington DC, where they met senior US government officials from the Depa...
BusinessEurope Director General joins FEB-VBO presidential reception
Markus J. Beyrer joined the ceremony marking the change of president at FEB-VBO, which gathered more than 450 guests from the political and economic world. After a three-year mandate, Pierre-Alain de...
European Good Practice Awards – call for nominations now open
EU-OSHA has launched the 12th edition of the European Good Practice Awards in occupational safety and health. The awards welcome applications from European companies or organisations who are implement...
MEDEF Executive Committee meets President Barroso in BusinessEurope
BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia and MEDEF President Pierre Gattaz discussed how to improve competitiveness, growth and employment in Europe with José Manuel Barroso on the occasion of a me...
TTIP needs strong political commitment from both sides of the Atlantic
During a meeting with the newly appointed US Ambassador to the EU, Anthony L. Gardner, on April 14th 2014 BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia stressed the importance of a strong political c...
BusinessEurope calls for strong regulatory framework in EU-Japan FTA
Speaking at the EU-Japan Business Round Table that took place in Tokyo this week, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "The EU-Japan free-trade agreement negotiations shoul...