Publications
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Spring 2017 – The EU economic recovery continues
Released on 9 June, BusinessEurope’s Spring 2017 Economic Outlook points to a continuation of the EU economic recovery. We expect growth of 1.9% in the EU and 1.7% in the Euro-area for 2017, whi...
Economy and finance
Europe must grasp political opportunity to deepen EMU
Following the publication today of the European Commission’s reflection paper on the deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union,
BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia commented: “Completi...
Access to finance / financial affairs
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Economy and finance
Generalised reverse charge mechanism – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope fully endorses the fight against VAT fraud. VAT fraud has a negative impact on government revenues, is a threat to the internal market, and harms legitimate business. Bu...
Economy and finance
Modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the proposal for a directive regarding modernising VAT for cross-border B2C e-commerce. The proposed measures have the potential to support the digital economy...
Economy and finance
2017 Reform Barometer: Many EU members reform too slow
BusinessEurope’s EU Reform Barometer 2017, published today, shows that reform implementation remains too slow in many EU member states, with only 17% of the country-specific reform recommendatio...
Economy and finance
Common corporate tax base (CCTB) and common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
A common EU consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), has the potential, by improving the functioning of the single market and making it easier and cheaper for cross-border companies to...
Economy and finance
Double taxation dispute resolution mechanism – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The European Commission's proposal for a 'double taxation dispute resolution mechanism' can help to ensure that disputes between two or more member states claiming corporat...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2016 – EU recovery continuing despite Brexit vote
Released on 19 October 2016, BusinessEurope’s Autumn Economic Outlook shows that the modest economic recovery in the EU and Euro Area is expected to continue in the coming months with the UK'...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Spring 2016 – Political uncertainty dampening Europe’s economic recovery
Released on 1 June 2016, BusinessEurope Spring Economic Outlook shows that the modest economic recovery in the EU and Euro-area is expected to continue. Overall, we expect growth to reach 2.0% in the...