Press releases
Congratulations to President-elect von der Leyen
- 50 concrete actions needed during first 100 days -
Today, the European Parliament has elected Ursula von der Leyen as new President of the European Commission.
BusinessEurope President Pier...
Bilateral relations
European business welcomes historic EU-Mercosur trade deal
After 20 years of negotiations the EU and Mercosur have finally delivered a deal. BusinessEurope congratulates EU negotiators on a breakthrough.
BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz said: “Th...
Social
European business seeks a step change in EU social policy
Today, BusinessEurope published its new strategic paper on the future EU social dimension, seeking a step change in EU social policy. Given the challenges Europe is facing today, our social achievemen...
Economy and finance
EU finance ministers must achieve breakthrough on EMU completion
Growth at risk due to trade tensions, no-deal Brexit, tax uncertainty
Today, BusinessEurope published its Spring Economic Outlook 2019. While EU finance ministers meet in Luxembourg today, BusinessEu...
European election shows: Europe matters to its citizens
BusinessEurope and the entire European business community congratulate the new Members of the European Parliament on their election.
This second biggest democratic election in the world has shown t...
Bilateral relations
ECJ ruling on CETA good news for trade
Commenting on today’s decision by the European Court of Justice that considers the EU-Canada agreement CETA compatible with EU law, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "C...
Climate change
EU should rebalance trade and become climate neutral
- European business presents its new energy and climate and trade strategies -
Today, BusinessEurope published its two new strategy papers on energy and climate policies and on trade policy, propos...
Company law
Digital door finally open for EU companies
- EU Company Law Package took last hurdle -
Today, the European Parliament agreed on the EU Company Law Package which grants EU businesses access to digital tools and processes in company law, such a...
Bilateral relations
Brexit: no-deal unacceptable for business
The European Council will meet tomorrow to discuss Brexit and a possible extension of Article 50.
Pierre Gattaz, President of BusinessEurope, said: “We are three days away from Brexit day...
Bilateral relations
China: we expect improved market access for European companies
Tomorrow, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the context of the 21st EU-China Summit.
Pierre Gat...
Financing research and innovation
EU research and innovation: deal on Horizon Europe is a key step
Today, EU decision-makers have concluded negotiations on the architecture of Horizon Europe, the next flagship EU programme for research and innovation. The programme is key to place Europe on track o...
Bilateral relations
BusinessEurope statement on Brexit ahead of the European Council meeting on 21-22 March 2019
Brexit day is approaching rapidly and uncertainty is exponentially growing among citizens and businesses.
A no-deal scenario is in nobody’s interest and must be clearly and urgently ruled out....
Economy and finance
EU falling behind in creation of world-leading companies
Today BusinessEurope published its EU Reform Barometer 2019 – “Building an EU for European businesses to succeed globally”.
BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz said: “Europe retains man...
EU social dialogue
European Parliament elections 2019 – Statement of the European social partners
The European Union has given long-lasting peace across our continent and has brought European people together around the fundamental values of democracy, human rights, freedom and equality.
Democracy...
B20 and B7
EU business: Global growth at risk on trade battlefields
- B20 warns against protectionism and unilateralism -
At today’s B20 Summit in Tokyo, global business leaders of the private sector's voice of the G20 economies warned against the rise in protect...
Bilateral relations
No-deal must be off the table now
- Politicians need to act responsibly -
We are extremely concerned by the UK Parliament’s decision to vote down the withdrawal agreement including the transition period that is essential for bu...
Bilateral relations
EU and UK business: No deal Brexit is a no-win outcome that must be avoided
EU and UK business: No deal Brexit is a no-win outcome that must be avoided
Brussels, 11 March 2019
With less than 20 days remaining, European businesses are calling for a no deal Brexit to be avert...
Financing research and innovation
EU Member States put EU innovation at risk
EU research and innovation projects are put at risk by Member States. If the Council fails to rapidly agree on the content of the future European research and innovation programme “Horizon Europ...
EU SME strategy
Fresh initiatives needed to support SMEs
Today, BusinessEurope called on strengthening EU policy for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Europe. In its “EU SME policy goals” memorandum, published today in Brussels, BusinessEurope...
Investing in innovation
Future EU research funding: the clock is ticking
- High risk, negotiators fail to fix Horizon Europe architecture before EU elections -
Tomorrow’s discussion at the Competitiveness Council should give a clear sense of urgency to agree on the n...
Digital economy
Pursuing platform clarity for business users
Early this morning, trilogues concluded on the platform to business proposal. The Commission, Council and Parliament agreed their final text on a Regulation that aims to elevate transparency and fairn...
ASEAN
EU-Singapore agreement: major step to boost trade between Europe and Asia
European Parliament approves the EU-Singapore free trade and investment protection agreements
Today, the European Parliament has given its green light to the free trade and investment protection agre...