Publications
Competitive EU banking sector is essential to Europe’s economic future
BusinessEurope today welcomed the European Commission's Bank Competitiveness Communication, calling it an important step towards strengthening the competitiveness of the EU banking sector and boosting...
EU Tax Omnibus: a major step forward for competitiveness
BusinessEurope today welcomed the European Commission's Direct Taxation Omnibus proposal, aimed at simplifying the EU’s corporate tax framework.
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer s...
Geopolitical headwinds cloud Europe’s economic outlook
Europe's economic recovery is once again being put at risk by heightened geopolitical tensions and rising energy prices. This is the key finding from BusinessEurope's 2026 Spring Economic Outlook publ...
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Spring 2026 – Geopolitical stresses worsen EU’s economic outlook
Executive summary
Economic growth in Europe is expected to remain subdued over the forecast horizon. We project EU GDP growth at 1.2% in 2026, a downward revision of 0.1 pp compared with our Fall 202...
European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) – a BusinessEurope position paper
With the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), the European Commission has created a centralised instrument that aims to help relaunch economic competitiveness and the resilience of European strategic...
Improved sentiment on EU policy has yet to lift investment appeal
This morning, BusinessEurope is publishing its latest Reform Barometer, which examines Europe’s global competitiveness across several key indicators. One of the report’s key findings is that, alth...
BUSINESSEUROPE Reform Barometer 2026 – 18 months after Draghi: from diagnosis to delivery
Foreword
Eighteen months after the publication of the report by Mario Draghi, the diagnosis of Europe’s challenges is widely shared. The question is no longer what needs to be done, but whether Eur...
BusinessEurope calls for a stronger competitiveness framework in the upcoming EU Budget
In view of the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034 and the ongoing political negotiations, BusinessEurope has published two position papers: one on the MFF’s horizontal priori...
European Commission’s proposal for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The Commission’s proposal for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) contains several provisions pointing in a competitiveness-friendly direction, at least in terms...
BusinessEurope reacts to OECD/G20 political agreement on side-by-side global minimum tax, urges EU tax simplification
Reacting to today’s publication of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) of a Side-by-Side Political agreement, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer...
Competitiveness and innovation strengthening the Horizon Europe and European Competitiveness Fund combination in the MFF – a BusinessEurope position paper
Introduction
Innovation and competitiveness are inherently interconnected; one cannot thrive without the other. BusinessEurope welcomes the proposed structure under the next Multiannual Financial Fra...
EU economy remains relatively resilient overall, but is held back by significant competitiveness challenges
Ahead of this week’s Macroeconomic Dialogue, BusinessEurope has published its new Economic Outlook.
After a modest expansion of 0.9% in 2024, it forecasts that growth will stabilise at approximat...
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2025 – EU economy shows resilience amid uncertainty but faces persistently low growth
Economic situation
After a modest expansion of 0.9% in 2024, growth is projected to stabilise at approximately 1% in 2025 in line with the Spring edition of the Economic Outlook. A modest increas...
Rebooting the Capital Markets and Banking Union: Savings and Investment Union
Key messages
Channel household savings into capital markets by developing EU savings and retail investment products that have few administrative burdens, without undue restrictions on portfolio c...
Safeguarding Europe’s competitiveness: Strategic tax measures for a disruptive global landscape
Key messages
Europe must not bear the global tax burden alone.
Global acceptance and consistent implementation of the G7 Statement is an immediate priority to prevent Europe from locking in a lo...