Publications
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...
Single Market Strategy: an opportunity to secure long-term impact – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
In reaction to the recently published Single Market Strategy, BusinessEurope calls on the EU policy makers to:
Ensure that the measures as prioritised in the strategy are put in pla...
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...
Single Market Strategy: a promising start, but long-term impact must be secured
BusinessEurope welcomes today’s launch of the European Commission’s Single Market Strategy, which seeks to tackle fragmentation and strengthen governance across the EU.
BusinessEurope Directo...
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses – 2025
European companies cherish the Single Market as the bedrock of the EU economy. A strong and competitive EU industry depends on the full realisation of the EU Single Market and the removal of all barri...
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...
EU single market
Priorities for the EU Single Market for services 2024-2029
Key messages
Liberalise cross-border services in Europe through better and more effective implementation of the existing legislative framework, including a comprehensive assessment of the Service...
EU single market
Free movement of goods: our priorities for 2024-2029
Key messages
Focus on reinforcing the New Legislative Framework (NLF) with an ‘NLF 2.0’ that includes an omnibus to streamline existing interpretations in legislation as well as ensuring an N...
Digital economy
Our digital policy ambition for the 2024-2029 legislature – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
A 10-year period of intense horizontal regulation in the digital technology sphere is closing in. The European Union has become by far the most prominent writer of the digital technology...
EU single market
Priorities for the EU transport sector beyond 2024 – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
With this paper, BusinessEurope sets out its priorities and key recommendations for future EU transport policy for the sector as a whole, followed by specific priorities for each transpo...
EU single market
Letta Report: A significant call for a reboot of the EU Single Market
17 April 2024 - BusinessEurope welcomes today’s publication of Enrico Letta’s report on the future of the EU Single Market, with Director General Markus J. Beyrer commenting:
"We very m...