Press releases
Climate change
EU Council ETS decision: Agreement, but not at any price
Tomorrow’s Environment Council meeting can be a decisive step in reforming of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: “BusinessEurope...
Bilateral relations
CETA – delivering for Europe and Europeans
On the vote by the European Parliament on the ratification of the CETA deal between the European Union and Canada, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented:
“We welcome t...
EU single market
Timely Services Package, but European Services e-Card needs work
The single market is one of Europe’s greatest assets, but businesses still experience barriers when providing services in another Member State.
Services account for over 70% of EU GDP and emplo...
Data protection
EU business should be free to move data
Lift national restrictions, unleash the data-driven economy
Today’s communication of the European Commission “Building a European Data Economy” concerns Europe’s success in da...
EU needs real power market, affordable energy, integration of renewables
- Binding energy efficiency target beyond 27% risks to undermine the EU ETS -
Today’s publication of the Winter Energy Package by the European Commission in Brussels is a positive signal to s...
The Global Business Coalition calls for international cooperation
Paris, November 29, 2016 – The Global Business Coalition (GBC) increases its efforts to speak with a joint business voice
B20 Coalition rebrands into The Global Business Coalition
Crucial that b...
EU should fight insolvency stigma: helping businesses to bounce back
- 50 per cent of all new EU businesses don’t survive first 5 years -
Today’s European Commission initiative on EU business insolvency - including early restructuring and giving a ”...
EU supports fast growing SMEs: better venture capital access
- The European Commission start-up and scale-up strategy is most welcome but must go hand in hand with a more careful approach on geo-blocking -
European business strongly supports the initiative to...
European business expects US to stay committed on climate
- Marrakech brings transparency but little progress on market based climate actions -
The negotiations during the climate conference in Marrakech (COP22) managed to move forward with the clarificati...
Statement: “Signals of reconciliation and reassurance needed to avoid economic uncertainty” – BusinessEurope President
BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia on the result of US presidential elections:
“Signals of reconciliation and reassurance needed to avoid economic uncertainty.”
After a divisive e...
Global climate agreement: Marrakech COP22 must bring more clarity
- After Paris COP21: work on transparency, clear rules, global level-playing field -
Our updates about COP22
Today’s entry into force of the Paris COP21 global climate agreement is a positive a...
CETA moves ahead, but an effective EU trade policy must be ensured
On the agreement from all Member States to sign the CETA deal between the European Union and Canada, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia commented:
“We welcome that a solution has finall...
EU Commission’s CCCTB proposals need careful business consideration
Following the package of tax proposals announced by the European Commission today, including a new proposal for a CCCTB (Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base),
BusinessEurope Director General Marku...
EU recovery continues despite challenges
Launching BusinessEurope’s Autumn Economic Outlook today, Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented:
‘Our Autumn Economic Outlook shows that European business expects the EU’s economic recove...
ETS vote: Step forward but not enough to avoid investment leakage
Today the European Parliament’s Industry committee (ITRE) voted on the European Commission’s proposal for the reform of the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). The vote amending the European Commission...
Company survey reveals risk of investment leakage
Survey - Conference details - Photos - Video highlights
A large majority of European companies would consider reducing investments in Europe when the EU ETS carbon price increases. BusinessEur...
Joint statement – Business groups express their continued support for TTIP negotiations
The undersigned trade associations reiterate their strong support for the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Both the European Commission and the U.S....
TTIP negotiations must go on
The US is the EU’s largest trade and investment partner and we are in the middle of a complex bilateral negotiation. Both sides knew from the start that it would not be easy for the two leading worl...
Posting of workers: Don’t divide EU – fight illegal practices
Today the European Commission has decided to maintain unchanged its proposal from 8 March 2016 to revise the EU posting of workers directive, which is in force since 1996. The European Commission has...
EU launched third WTO case against China’s export restrictions of raw materials
Today the EU launched a new case – the third – against China’s export restrictions policy in the area of raw materials, targeting graphite, cobalt, copper, lead, chromium, magnesia, talcum, tant...
Privacy Shield will enhance legal certainty
Today the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision enacting the new transatlantic framework for data flows, the “EU-US Privacy Shield.” This adoption will support innovation and growth, a...
Innovation policy: status quo is not an option
Following today’s release of the strategic note Opportunity Now: Europe’s Mission to Innovate by the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC) of the European Commission, the European business com...
BusinessEurope statement on Brexit
BusinessEurope respects the decision of the voters but regrets that the United Kingdom chose to leave the European Union.
BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia commented: "The European busin...