Publications
Digital economy
Our Digital Ambition: priorities for 2019-2024
Digital technologies continue to benefit our well-being through making our daily lives easier. These advances have brought new technologies closer to us than ever before and are helping us tackle some...
Digital economy
Pursuing platform clarity for business users
Early this morning, trilogues concluded on the platform to business proposal. The Commission, Council and Parliament agreed their final text on a Regulation that aims to elevate transparency and fairn...
EU single market
“Goods package”: EU made step forward
- risk-based approach could have been strengthened -
Today, a compromise on EU level was found on the “Goods Package”. After a last “trilogue” meeting the European Parliament...
EU single market
The way forward for the New Approach – a BusinessEurope strategy paper
Key messages
In a competitive global environment, it is of great importance that the EU provides a legislative framework allowing for innovation and rapid response to changes in the marketplace and b...
EU single market
Single Market barriers undermine EU’s economic power
Today, the European Commission published its communication on the "Single Market in a Changing World", warning that today’s advantages of border-free movement of people, capital, goods and services...
EU single market
Priorities for the single market beyond 2019 – BusinessEurope strategy paper
With this strategy paper, BUSINESSEUROPE sets out its general priorities for the future of the Single Market policy after the 2019 European elections. It highlights the importance of maintaining trust...
EU single market
Digitalising and streamlining transport reporting obligations under the Third Mobility Package
Key messages
To facilitate an efficient EU transport and logistics sector and smooth functioning of the single market it is essential that administrative burdens linked to reporting obligations in...
Digital economy
Making the free flow of data a reality
Today, Council voted in support of the EU regulation on the free flow of non-personal data in the EU. This is the last step in making this regulation a law which will enter into force by the end of ne...
EU single market
Transport infrastructure: the Connecting Europe Facility and the Trans-European Transport Network
Key messages
A well-functioning and EU-wide transport infrastructure network is important to connect European regions and for the proper functioning of the EU’s internal market. To this end t...
Digital economy
The Platform to Business proposal – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Further clarity is needed to determine which platforms this legislation applies. It should not inadvertently apply to business to business (b2b) platforms. Yet whether operating for a...
Digital economy
European Parliament advances fight against Europe’s cyberthreats
EU should authorise companies to self-certify medium risk level products
Yesterday the European Parliament’s plenary supported opening negotiations with the Council on the Cybersecurity Act. Th...
EU single market
Goods package: EU law should be better enforced to protect consumers and companies
Yesterday, the European Parliament Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee voted on several legislative proposals to improve the functioning of the EU Single Market
aimed at better...
Data protection
Europe should counter cybersecurity threats now
Today, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee agreed its position on the Cybersecurity Act and signalled its intention to proceed towards opening up negotiations with...
EU single market
A bumpy road for EU mobility and road transport drivers
Today the European Parliament voted on the first EU mobility package and did not support the exclusion of international transport operations (transit, bi-lateral and cross-trade) from the posting of w...
Data protection
Industry has a role to play in Europe’s cybersecure future
Today, the EU Telecommunications Council agreed a general approach on the Cybersecurity Act indicating the Council’s intention to take urgent action against Europe’s cybersecurity threats....
Data protection