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Economy and finance
Improving business environment is crucial to face rising costs and falling growth
BusinessEurope today published its Summer 2022 Economic Outlook
7 July 2022 - Today, BusinessEurope published its Summer 2022 Economic Outlook, forecasting the EU economy to grow by 2.6% between 2021...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Summer 2022 – European businesses face a difficult period as costs rise and growth falls
The EU economy, in common with much of the global economy, is facing a very difficult period. Whilst some services sectors, are continuing to benefit from further reopening following Covid, many indus...
Economy and finance
Unshell – Laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We welcome and support the European Commission’s continued fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning both at the corporate and at the personal income tax level...
Economy and finance
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Economy and finance
Directive on ensuring a minimum level of taxation for multinational groups within the European Union (‘Pillar Two’) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We welcome the global agreement reached at the OECD/Inclusive Framework (IF) on a global corporate tax reform. Provided that they are implemented globally and in a harmonised way, both...
Economy and finance
EU own resources plans must not add burden on business
Today, the European Commission presented its communication on own resources and directives on a minimum corporate tax and fighting shell entities.
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer sai...
Economy and finance
Price rises must be met with moderation
EU is undergoing strong recovery and is well on track to reach pre-crisis GDP level this year
But businesses are experiencing strong upward price pressures including surging energy prices. Which push...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2021 – Keeping the recovery on track despite mounting price pressures
The EU economy is undergoing a strong recovery, but rapid price increases and bottlenecks in global supply chains are threatening to blunt the upturn.
The rollout of vaccinations allowed EU governmen...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Implementing globally agreed bank rules should not put EU companies at a competitive disadvantage
Following the European Commission’s proposals to implement the final parts of the Basel III framework for banks, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Financial market stability is...
Economy and finance
Economic governance must put public finances on sustainable footing
Following the European Commission’s relaunch of the EU’s Economic Governance framework today, BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “We support the European Commission’s d...
Economy and finance
EU recovery underway, but spread of new covid variants remains clear risk
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook forecasts 4.4% economic growth in 2021
Today, BusinessEurope published its Summer 2021 Economic Outlook assessing the EU's current economic situation and development...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Summer 2021 – Securing the recovery
The EU economy is picking up strongly, but the path back towards a full recovery after the COVID19-induced recession will be long and fraught with downside risks. The massive disruptions caused by the...