Publications
The Pay Transparency Directive: Stop the clock – Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Ursula von der Leyen
Please read also the attachment to the letter: "Stop the clock: a prerequisite for simplification"...
Improving skills matching in Europe – Final report on the European social partners’ integrated project
Introduction
In 2024, BusinessEurope, the European Trades Union Confederation (ETUC), SGI Europe, and SMEunited commissioned the “Improving skills matching in Europe 2024-2025” study. Its overall...
EU-Mercosur: BusinessEurope urges provisional application following Argentina and Uruguay’s ratification
Yesterday, Argentina and Uruguay announced the ratification of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the Interim Trade Agreement (iTA), marking an inflection point in the deal’s history....
The Pay Transparency Directive – Stop the clock: a prerequisite for simplification
Introduction
BusinessEurope calls for a “Stop the Clock” regarding the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive (PTD). Additional time is required to ensure a proportionate, coherent and w...
Priorities for the EU ETS review
Key messages
Better account for competitiveness while preserving environmental ambition. BusinessEurope supports a central role of the ETS in EU’s post-2030 climate
framework, as a key market-...
Stepping up EU simplification efforts in the field of social affairs – a BusinessEurope position paper
Statement
BusinessEurope is strongly committed to helping shape an economically viable social market economy to preserve Europe’s social model. In our priorities for the EU social dimension 2024-20...
Making the General Data Protection Regulation more effective – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Make the GDPR truly risk‑based: The GDPR should truly prioritise real risks over routine low-risk processing, using a proportionate approach that supports innovation, compliance, a...
Draft proposal for a common European position regarding best practice from a European perspective in an SPLH context – BusinessEurope comments
Please also read BusinessEurope's Comprehensive paper on substantive patent law harmonisation (SPLH) of 5 October 2023, and its Addendum (16 January 2026)...
Sixth revision of the Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic substances Directive – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The proposed occupational limit value of 20 μg Co/m3 for the inhalable fraction and 4.2 μg Co/m3 for the respirable fraction for cobalt and its inorganic cobalt compounds should no...
BusinessEurope urges EU institutions to move from ambition to delivery
Today BusinessEurope is issuing a clear and urgent call for action to the EU institutions: it is time to move from ambition to delivery on the competitiveness and regulatory burden reduction agenda....
From ambition to delivery – An urgent call for action in 2026
The changing world dramatically increases the urgency to act
Since the beginning of the new legislative cycle, the situation for European companies has changed dramatically. Geopolitical tensions are...
EU-India: a landmark trade agreement that brings two continents closer
Today, the EU and India announced the conclusion of a landmark trade agreement. The EU accounts for 17% of India’s exports and India represents 9% of the EU’s exports. With a population of 1.4 bil...
BusinessEurope launches its “Omnibook” of proposals for reducing regulatory burden for companies in Europe
Today, BusinessEurope has published “The BusinessEurope Omnibook to reduce regulatory burdens”, offering almost 140 concrete solutions to the most pressing regulatory burdens across 10 policy area...
The BusinessEurope Omnibook to reduce regulatory burdens
Introductory remarks
Regulatory burden continues to weigh heavily on EU businesses. We know from surveys with our members that regulatory burden, besides cost of energy, are one of the major obstacle...