Press releases
Trade
Digital trade: companies need clear rules and less divergence
6 June 2023 - "BusinessEurope views on Digital Trade" published today identifies key measures to facilitate international digital trade, promote the convergence of digital regulations and create a fav...
Governance
Business message to the Spanish EU Presidency: We need competitive companies to achieve economic and social progress
European business community met with Nadia Calviño, First Vice-President of the Spanish Government, in Madrid
Madrid, 1 June 2023 - Today, the Presidents of BusinessEurope’s 40 member federations...
Corporate and legal
EP vote on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive: The European Parliament failed to deliver workable due diligence rules
1 June 2023 - Commenting on the European Parliament’s adoption of its legislative resolution on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer...
Energy and environment
BusinessEurope on ENVI vote on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive: Improvements are welcome, but significant challenges remain
24 May 2023 - Commenting on the European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) vote on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive, BusinessEurope Director G...
Trade
Open strategic autonomy: economic security measures should not harm EU’s competitiveness
24 May 2023 - Today, BusinessEurope published its new paper "Open Strategic Autonomy – How trade policy can best support European competitiveness". It addresses some of the most important geopoliti...
Bilateral relations
European Commission President’s speech on EU-China relations: Carefully assess and discuss new tools with business
30 March 2023 - Commenting on today’s speech of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on EU-China relations, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Any new tools th...
Economy and finance
Bring Europe rapidly back on track for growth with an ambitious and effective long-term competitiveness strategy
BusinessEurope publishes its Reform Barometer 2023
21 March 2023 - Ahead of the Spring European Council on 23-24 March, BusinessEurope presented its annual Reform Barometer - "The EU's global competi...
Better regulation
Publication of ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU’ and ‘The Single Market at 30’: Top quality competitiveness checks are needed for all EU policy and regulatory initiatives
16 March 2023 - Commenting on the publication of the European Commission communication on the long-term competitiveness of the EU, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Top quality c...
Raw materials
Proposal for the Critical Raw Materials Act: “Good start, now make the Act workable for businesses”
On the proposal for the Critical Raw Materials Act, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Good start, now make the Act workable for businesses"
"The proposal is a good start, but...
Climate change
Commission proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act: “Limited scope risks to become handicap for Europe’s net-zero transformation”
16 March 2023 - On the expected Commission’s proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: “Limited scope risks to become handicap for Europe’s...
Energy and environment
Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive: change substantially for better practicality
15 March 2023 - Ahead of the Environment Council’s General Approach on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Change substantia...
Energy
EU electricity market design reform: Step in the right direction
14 February 2023 - On the proposal for reform of the EU electricity market design reform, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Step in the right direction"
"The European Commissi...
Make Europe the place to invest and do business again – BusinessEurope presents action plan for more competitiveness and regulatory breathing space
13 March 2023 - BusinessEurope calls on the EU to urgently change course for more competitiveness. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Swift action is needed now to make Europe t...
International investment
EU foreign subsidies instrument: Keep administrative burden low for instrument to be effective
On the public consultation on the procedural details of the EU foreign subsidies instrument, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Keep administrative burden low for instrument to be...
Bilateral relations
Agreement between the EU and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland: Deal helps to prepare the ground for closer EU-UK cooperation
28 February 2023 - On the news about an agreement between the European Union and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer s...
Energy
EU electricity market design: Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European economy is needed
20 February 2023 - On the envisaged reform of the EU electricity market design, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European ec...
Economy and finance
The rapidly increasing numbers of bankruptcies are alarming
16 February 2023 - On today's publication of the new EU bankruptcy figures by Eurostat, BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: “The rapidly increasing numbers of bankruptcies a...
SMEs and entrepreneurship
BusinessEurope SME Roadshow kicked off in Helsinki
Strengthening European small and medium-sized enterprises is key to boost Europe’s global competitiveness
Brussels/Helsinki, 8 February 2023 - The BusinessEurope SME Roadshow kicked off today in Fi...
BusinessEurope on the special meeting of the European Council: EU urgently needs to do its homework on investment conditions
8 February 2023 - Ahead of the special meeting of the European Council on 9-10 February 2023, BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson formulates the European business community’s expectation: “EU...
EU should create regulatory breathing space to strengthen competitiveness and respond effectively to IRA
31 January 2023 - On Wednesday, the European Commission will present its proposals on how the EU can strengthen its competitiveness. To this end BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson stated: “the...
Climate change
Trialogues on Emission Trading System and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
EU industry needs a framework that fosters innovation, and credible protection from carbon leakage at home and abroad
(15 December 2022) With regards to this weekend’s decisive round of trialogues...
ASEAN
Efforts must be stepped up on trade agreements with ASEAN countries
(14 December 2022) The first EU-ASEAN Summit is taking place today in Brussels. BusinessEurope calls for negotiations with individual ASEAN countries to be revived and concluded.
BusinessEurope Direc...
Labour markets and social policy
Seizing the final chance to improve the pay transparency trilogue deal
(13 December 2022) The Council and the European Parliament are in the process of concluding their trilogue negotiations on the draft directive on pay transparency. While fully sharing the gender equal...
Climate change
EU industry urgently needs instruments like ETS innovation fund to avoid de-industrialisation
(6 December 2022) - EU industry is confronted with a momentous decarbonisation challenge and urgently needs instruments like the ETS innovation fund to implement low-carbon solutions and build bu...