Publications
BusinessEurope’s reaction to the European Commission’s Better Regulation Communication
Key messages
Regulatory self-restraint must become the rule and an immediate moratorium on new regulatory burden must be applied. New EU legislation should be the exception.
Measurable regulat...
Smart approaches to address regulatory burden of EU social regulations – Ecorys study for BusinessEurope
Background and objectives
EU social legislation has an important role: it should strike the right balance between protecting workers’ rights and ensuring businesses can operate effectively. Its rol...
Business supports the Commission’s continued focus on better regulation, but needs faster results
Reacting to the Commission’s Better Regulation Communication, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “We support the continuity of the regulatory burden reduction agenda. We there...
BusinessEurope launches its “Omnibook” of proposals for reducing regulatory burden for companies in Europe
Today, BusinessEurope has published “The BusinessEurope Omnibook to reduce regulatory burdens”, offering almost 140 concrete solutions to the most pressing regulatory burdens across 10 policy area...
The BusinessEurope Omnibook to reduce regulatory burdens
Introductory remarks
Regulatory burden continues to weigh heavily on EU businesses. We know from surveys with our members that regulatory burden, besides cost of energy, are one of the major obstacle...
Reducing regulatory burden to restore the EU’s competitive edge
Introductory remarks
The first year of the “Omnibus” proposals for regulatory simplification is over. BusinessEurope is meeting this milestone with our support to the Commission’s efforts and o...
BusinessEurope reacts to the trilogue deal reached on Omnibus I
Reacting to the agreement reached today by trilogue negotiators on Omnibus I, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “Today marks a first but significant step in delivering on the EU...
Digital Omnibus proposals: An important milestone for EU competitiveness
BusinessEurope has welcomed today’s publication by the European Commission of its Digital Omnibus simplification proposals. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “The proposed Di...
Simplifying the EU digital rulebook – a BusinessEurope position paper
Introduction
The European Union has become a global leader in digital legislation. Yet with leadership comes responsibility – not only to regulate, but to ensure that regulation, for example on dat...
BusinessEurope reacts to the Council’s General Approach on Omnibus I
Reacting to the agreement reached by the Council on a General Approach on Omnibus I, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer, said: “Progress has been made on simplification, but key issues...
Omnibus I: CS3D, CSRD and taxonomy – a BusinessEurope position paper
General remarks
The European Commission has launched what it calls an “unprecedented simplification effort” to reduce unnecessary regulatory costs and burdens for European companies. The European...
Benchmarking competitiveness checks used in selected EU impact assessments 2023-2024
Introduction
In 2023 the European Commission introduced mandatory competitiveness checks in impact assessments accompanying all of its legislative proposals. BusinessEurope has taken a look at select...
1st EU Omnibus: A positive step towards making it easier to do business in Europe
26 February 2025 - The launch of the first Simplification Omnibus marks a significant milestone in making Europe a better place for doing business.
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyre...