Publications
EU single market
Priorities for the Single Market beyond 2024 – Reigniting the engine of Europe’s global economic leadership
Key recommendations
When regulating, guarantee the freedom to trade and invest across borders in the EU, pursue maximum harmonisation of the Single Market rules, and strictly adhere to better regul...
Digital economy
BusinessEurope reacts to today’s EU Parliament plenary vote on the EU Data Act
9 November 2023 - Commenting on today’s EU Parliament Plenary vote on the EU Data Act, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Making data flows easier in Europe is a necessary step,...
EU single market
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses – 2023
European companies cherish the Single Market as the bedrock of the EU economy. 30 years is a significant milestone to celebrate, but it is also time for concrete actions for the benefit of citizens an...
Digital economy
Product liability and AI liability directives – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The expansion of scope of the PLD should be limited to embedded software. For instances of AI software overlapping with the PLD’s strict liability regime an explicit clarification sh...
EU single market
Revision of the Combined Transport Directive – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
A revision of the Combined Transport Directive should:
Focus on the multimodal optimisation in European transport, while avoiding a ‘onesize-fits-all’ approach, as an increase in...
Better regulation
Publication of ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU’ and ‘The Single Market at 30’: Top quality competitiveness checks are needed for all EU policy and regulatory initiatives
16 March 2023 - Commenting on the publication of the European Commission communication on the long-term competitiveness of the EU, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Top quality c...
Digital economy
The proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as it entails the potential to significantly increase Europe’s cyber-resilience. We urge...
Digital economy
The proposal for a Data Act – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope sees the potential of the Data Act proposal to enable new business opportunities. The new rules must be developed without creating excessive burdens for companies, es...
EU single market
The Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
A significantly narrower scope limited to protection of the Single Market freedoms, the focus on cooperation with industry by giving it a more prominent role instead of new obligations...
Digital economy
EU single market
Common specifications – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The European Commission’s Standardisation Strategy must not undermine the New Legislative Framework for products by creating a parallel system via the Commission’s reliance on comm...
Digital economy
Business supports EU’s green light for competitive and safer digital sector
European Parliament’s final vote on DMA and DSA is a bold positive step
5 July 2022 - Today the European Parliament made its final vote on the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Whil...