Publications
EU single market
Mobility Package: High time for concrete actions to support road transport
Tomorrow the European Commission is expected to adopt a “Mobility Package”, containing important proposals on road charging, access to the road haulage market, enforcement and ways to trig...
Industrial policy
EU industrial strategy: After Member States, EU Commission must act
The EU Competitiveness Council conclusions on “A future EU industrial policy strategy” are a strong political signal that the status quo is not trusted to lead to a revival of the EU&rsquo...
Bilateral relations
EU and US – deepening economic and political ties
BusinessEurope welcomes the visit to Brussels of President Donald Trump as an opportunity for European and US leaders to discuss the Transatlantic relation and ways to reinforce a close and mutually b...
Energy and environment
Access to finance / financial affairs
Digital economy
Digital single market: strategy review could bring breakthrough
Today the European Commission launched the mid-term review of the digital single market (DSM) strategy.
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “We support the mid-term review as...
BusinessEurope President Marcegaglia warmly congratulates Emmanuel Macron: “Strong victory for a convinced European”
The French people have voted for a better Europe and against isolation. This strong and clear vote in one of the EU’s largest founding countries opens the door to moving the European project for...
Digital economy
The digital single market: mid-term review
Key messages
Digital is borderless by nature. The actions of the Strategy need a renewed emphasis from all EU institutions to urgently deliver a competitive and globally relevant digital single mar...
EU single market
Compliance Package: Positive move, but serious concerns about SMIT
Today the European Commission presented a “Compliance Package”, containing proposals to improve the functioning of SOLVIT, to set up a Single Digital Gateway and to put in place a Single M...
Digital economy
Building a European data economy – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Digitalisation can be at the heart of Europe. The EU must timely complete the digital single market, ensuring free movement of data to take full advantage of the digital transformation...
Consumers/marketing
Liability for defective products – BusinessEurope’s reply to the public consultation
Key messages
The 'product liability' directive (85/374/EEC) establishes a common standard of responsibility in the area of product liability. The directive strikes a good balance between co...
EU social dialogue
European Pillar of Social Rights – right aims, wrong approach
The European Commission will tomorrow adopt a package of social policy proposals regrouped under the so-called EU Pillar of Social Rights. Improving economic and social cohesion is key and BusinessEur...
A renewed approach to competition law
Why is competition law such a critical topic? First, it affects many business and strategic decisions. And respecting competition rules is fundamental to healthy, well-functioning markets. Finally, vi...
Antitrust
Alternative dispute resolution for antitrust damages
Litigation is in most cases very costly, long and time-consuming and damaging to a company’s image. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can provide a cheaper, shorter and less confrontational a...
Competition and state aid
Making sense of competition law compliance – A practical guide for SMEs
Understanding the key principles of competition law is essential for any company when it makes a decision on sales strategy, pricing policy, distribution channels and many other commercial topics. Bus...
Financing research and innovation
Maximising the impact of EU research and innovation programmes – BusinessEurope’s views
Key messages
EU framework programmes play a pivotal role in strengthening European finances for research and innovation. What is at stake is that the programmes bring a clear European added value....