Publications
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Corporate and legal
EU’s due diligence rules must be workable for companies and must not weaken the internal market
An important political trialogue on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive takes place today
7 September 2023 - Commenting on the ongoing negotiations, BusinessEurope President F...
Corporate and legal
Consumers/marketing
Economy and finance
The EU economic governance review – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Agreement on new fiscal rules is urgently needed ahead of Member States setting their 2024 budgets. Given high debt and deficit levels in some countries, a credible and respected frame...
Corporate and legal
Proposals on Supplementary Protection Certificates – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Following the entry into operation of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court on 1st June 2023, it is time now to create the unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC)...
Corporate and legal
Compulsory licencing for crisis management – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Compulsory licences weaken the protection granted by patents and they should only be used in mainly knowledge-based economies as a last resort and in very limited circumstances.
The c...
Bilateral relations
EU-CELAC Summit: EU needs to show real commitment to strengthen economic ties with the region
BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson will speak at the Business Roundtable on 17 July
14 July 2023 - Ahead of the EU-CELAC Summit on 17-18 July 2023, BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson outl...
Education, training and skills
Labour and skills shortages – Letter to Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Please check also the attachment to this letter...
Economy and finance
Competition and state aid
Education, training and skills
Education, training and skills
International investment
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope on the EC proposals for the MFF review and a package on raising additional own resources: The EU needs an adequate budget, but raising additional funds should not deter investments
20 June 2023 - Commenting on the European Commission’s proposals for a review of the 2021-2017 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and a package on raising additional own resources, BusinessEurope...