Publications
Energy
EU electricity market design: Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European economy is needed
20 February 2023 - On the envisaged reform of the EU electricity market design, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European ec...
Climate change
Trialogues on Emission Trading System and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
EU industry needs a framework that fosters innovation, and credible protection from carbon leakage at home and abroad
(15 December 2022) With regards to this weekend’s decisive round of trialogues...
Climate change
EU industry urgently needs instruments like ETS innovation fund to avoid de-industrialisation
(6 December 2022) - EU industry is confronted with a momentous decarbonisation challenge and urgently needs instruments like the ETS innovation fund to implement low-carbon solutions and build bu...
Climate change
COP27 did not deliver on urgently needed convergence of ambition
21 November 2022 - Yesterday, negotiators closed proceedings at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm-El Sheik, Egypt. Reflecting on the decisions today and the process of the last two weeks, Bus...
Climate change
BusinessEurope pushes for COP to converge on high climate ambition
4 November 2022 - On the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the UNFCCC, beginning on the 6 November in Sharm-El Sheik, Egypt, BusinessEurope has published a position paper with...
Climate change
Expectations for COP27 – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
To be a strong actor internationally the EU must maintain European competitive-ness and climate ambition in the context of a severe energy crisis. Making progress at home by finalising...
Energy
Energy crisis: we need a game-changer proposal
24 October 2022 - Following last week’s European Council, energy ministers will discuss tomorrow in Luxembourg the recently tabled proposals and possible further measures. BusinessEurope calls on t...
Energy
Energy crisis: European business urges leaders to support bold actions
20 October 2022 - EU leaders are gathering today in Brussels to discuss the recently published energy package and possible further measures to alleviate the energy crisis. BusinessEurope regrets that...
Energy
Energy crisis: European business calls for new EU-wide measures
6 October 2022 – Tomorrow in Prague heads of state and government will discuss the energy crisis situation. BusinessEurope calls on leaders to urgently agree on new EU-wide measures to alleviate co...
Energy
EU business urgently calls on tackling high energy prices – Letter from Fredrik Persson and Markus J. Beyrer to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
A similar letter was sent to Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and to the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU....
Circular economy
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the European Commission’s efforts to establish a functioning EU market for secondary raw materials and circular products. The proposal for a Regulation on Ecode...
Energy
Addressing skyrocketing energy prices is a matter of survival for European companies and households
9 September 2022 - Today, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU will hold an extraordinary meeting of the Energy Ministers to discuss emergency measures to mitigate the extremely high energy p...
Energy
Business calls on market-driven winter preparedness
Forced curtailments should only be considered as an option of very last resort
20 July 2022 - Today, the European Commission presented a package of measures aiming to prepare Europe for potential fut...
Overburdensome reporting requirements will not advance sustainability goals
29 June 2022 - Today, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) endorsed the provisional political agreement on the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) reached by the Europe...
Energy and environment
Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2.0) – a BusinessEurope position paper
BusinessEurope supports the EU Green Deal’s objectives and stands ready to support its implementation. The high energy prices, the disrupted supply chains and high inflation pose existential difficu...
Climate change
Climate change
ENVI vote on ETS and CBAM risks seriously undermining European competitiveness
Today, the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) voted on the reports for the reform of the Emission Trading Scheme and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, two of the most important...