Publications
BUSINESSEUROPE Reform Barometer 2025 – EU in a new political cycle: Competitiveness as a true priority in a complex global context
Executive summary
European Union enterprises, the backbone of the EU economy and social cohesion, are facing intense competition from other regions worldwide. In recent years, the United States has d...
High regulatory burden continues to deter investment, new business survey finds
19 March 2025 - At today’s Tripartite Social Summit, BusinessEurope will present its latest Reform Barometer to EU leaders. This report analyses Europe’s global competitiveness performance on...
Economy and finance
Economic Outlook: EU must act decisively to avoid the ‘slow agony’ of stagnation
4 November 2024 - Ahead of today’s Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners and EU institutions, BusinessEurope has published its new Economic Outlook. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J....
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2024 – EU Economy: How to avoid a “slow agony” while facing renewed headwinds
Economic situation
From Q2 2022 to Q2 2024, the EU economy grew by just 1.2%, where 11 member states experiencing a growth rate lower than this average. Out of these 11 countries, 7 of them exper...
Access to finance / financial affairs
The EU Benchmarks Regulation – Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Coreper
A similar letter was sent to relevant MEPs...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope welcomes Draghi report and calls for urgent action to restore the EU’s competitive edge
9 September 2024 - Welcoming the much-anticipated report on the future of the EU’s competitiveness, presented today by Professor Mario Draghi, BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson said:
"W...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Economy and finance
EU growth to pick up slightly, but industry still facing huge challenges
5 June 2024 - With the European elections only days away, BusinessEurope has today released its Spring Economic Outlook which bolsters our call for a reboot in EU policymaking to ensure Europe’s co...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Spring 2024 – EU economy to slowly return to growth, but long-term challenges remain
Economic situation
The EU economy is expected to grow by 1.2% in 2024, increasing to 1.8% in 2025. This is a 0.4 pp downward revision for 2024 in comparison to our Autumn Economic Outlook as EU i...
Economy and finance
No improvement in the EU’s investment environment in 2023
20 March 2024 - BusinessEurope has just published our 2024 Reform Barometer, which looks at Europe’s global competitiveness performance and evaluates policy decisions.
BusinessEurope President Fred...
Economy and finance
BEFIT Tax Package: Business community urges caution and global alignment
25 January 2024 - BusinessEurope has published a new position paper on the European Commission’s BEFIT proposal, and BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “European businesses sup...
Economy and finance
Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the Commission’s initiatives to improve the corporate income tax system in the EU. Nevertheless, the proposed BEFIT directive does not deliver the Commissionâ...
Economy and finance
EU industry has high expectations of the upcoming EU competitiveness report
11 January 2024 - Meeting former ECB President and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi today, BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson underlined the urgent need for a strategic approach to the c...
Economy and finance
Proposal for a Directive on transfer pricing – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We support the Commission’s objectives of increasing tax certainty and mitigating the risks of litigation and double taxation related to transfer pricing arrangements.
The proposed...
Economy and finance
Directive establishing a head office tax system for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the Commission’s proposed head office tax system rules as these have the potential to reduce tax compliance costs significantly for SMEs operating cross-borde...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2023 – Growth muted as high interest rates impact consumption and investment
Economic situation
The European economy continued to grow sluggishly in the first half of 2023 as the impact of higher interest rates curbed demand against a backdrop of continuing geopolitical tensi...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook shows significant drop in European business sentiment
8 November 2023 - Upon the release of BusinessEurope’s Economic Outlook today, and on the occasion of the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners and EU institutions, BusinessEurope Director Gen...