Publications
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...
Economy and finance
Unshell – Laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We welcome and support the European Commission’s continued fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning both at the corporate and at the personal income tax level...
EU single market
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses – 2022
In the letter addressed to Commissioner Breton on 22 September 2021, BusinessEurope stressed that the success of the revised Industrial Strategy in bringing us closer to the objectives of the green an...
Governance
CoFoE: Europe’s future will be built on its economic strength
European business engagement in the Conference on the Future of Europe
On Monday 9 May, Schuman Day, the Conference on the Future of Europe will officially close with a hand-over ceremony of 49 propo...
Labour markets and social policy
Economy and finance
Labour markets and social policy
Energy and environment
Revision of the REACH regulation – BusinessEurope contribution to the public consultation
Key messages
Chemicals are key components of materials used in every-day life, from the food we eat to the medicines we take, from the cosmetics we apply to the devices we use or the clothes we wea...
Corporate and legal
EU single market
Energy and environment
IED revision will unnecessarily make industrial operations more complex
Today, the European Commission proposed to revise the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). This directive is one of the main instruments to regulate industrial activities and related emissions from a...
Bilateral relations
EU-China summit: key to resume dialogue and resolve problems
Tomorrow, the 23rd EU-China Summit will take place with the participation on the EU side of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel, and on the Chinese...
Circular economy
EU Commission’s Sustainable Product Initiative is an opportunity for more circularity
Today, the European Commission presented its Sustainable Product Initiative (SPI). It broadens the scope of the eco-design directive, introduces circularity criteria and proposes rules for sustainabil...