Competitiveness Council

Improving competitiveness is essential to increase growth and employment in Europe. Mainstreaming competitiveness requires all EU institutions to consider the impact of all EU initiatives and legislative proposals on industry throughout the entire legislative process. It must be ensured that these different policy initiatives do not contradict one another and support competitiveness rather than obstruct it.

A strong industrial basis is an important growth driver for all economic sectors, including services. Paying special attention to industrial competitiveness is therefore important.

The Competitiveness Council has a key role to play in ensuring that European policy decisions support companies competitiveness.    With the support of the High Level Group on Competitiveness and Growth, it should evaluate and monitor the competitiveness of Europe’s industry on a regular basis. It should also debate all important policy proposals with an impact on companies' ability to generate growth and employment and speak up when a measure imposes unnecessary burdens on enterprises.

BUSINESSEUROPE regularly addresses messages to the Competitiveness Council.

Publications

Public letters Date
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 25 September 2023 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Héctor José Gómez Hernández 20/09/2023
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 22-23 May 2023 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Ebba Busch 15/05/2023
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 2 March 2023 - Letter to Ebba Busch 22/02/2023
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 1 December 2022 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Jozef Sikela 28/11/2022
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 29 September 2022 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Jozef Sikela 28/09/2022
Key messages to the EU Competitiveness Council on 9 June 2022 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Bruno Le Maire 07/06/2022
Key messages to the EU Competitiveness Council on 24 February 2022 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Agnès Pannier-Runacher 18/02/2022
Key messages to the EU Competitiveness Council on 25-26 November 2021 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Zdravko Pocivalsek 22/11/2021
Key messages to the EU Competitiveness Council on 29 September 2021 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Zdravko Pocivalsek 23/09/2021
Message to the EU Competitiveness Council meeting on 27-28 May 2021 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Pedro Siza Vieira 21/05/2021
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 25 February 2021 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Pedro Siza Vieira 16/02/2021
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 19 November 2020 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Peter Altmaier 16/11/2020
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 12 June 2020 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Darko Horvat 11/06/2020
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 27-28 February 2020 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Darko Horvat 25/02/2020
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 28-29 November 2019 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Timo Harakka 25/11/2019
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 26-27 September 2019 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Timo Harakka 24/09/2019
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 27-28 May 2019 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Niculae Bădălău 22/05/2019
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 18-19 February 2019 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Niculae Bădălău 14/02/2019
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 29-30 November 2018 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Margarete Schramböck 27/11/2018
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 27-28 September 2018 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Margarethe Schramböck 25/09/2018
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 28 May 2018 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Emil Karanikolov 25/05/2018
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 30 November-1 December 2017 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Kadri Simson 22/11/2017
Message to the Competitiveness Council meeting on 29 and 30 May 2017 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Christian Cardona 26/05/2017
Press releases Date
EU Single Market: Council should build on 25 years of success 12/03/2018
Last updated: 9 September 2015