Publications
BusinessEurope reaction to the Environmental Omnibus and Grids Package
Commenting on today’s publication of the Environmental Omnibus and of the Grids package, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer, said: “The two initiatives have one thing in common: reac...
BusinessEurope reacts to the trilogue deal reached on Omnibus I
Reacting to the agreement reached today by trilogue negotiators on Omnibus I, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “Today marks a first but significant step in delivering on the EU...
Social partners hearing on the Fair Labour Mobility Package – Employers’ input
Introduction
This note outlines employers’ views on the upcoming Fair Labour Mobility Package. It is important that this Package is a strategic enabler of mobility in Europe and that it constitutes...
EU must be united in strengthening its global standing – BusinessEurope’s message to the upcoming Cyprus EU Presidency
Today, BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents convened in Nicosia, hosted by its Cyprus member federation, the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB). With the Cyprus Presidency of the...
Digital Omnibus proposals: An important milestone for EU competitiveness
BusinessEurope has welcomed today’s publication by the European Commission of its Digital Omnibus simplification proposals. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “The proposed Di...
Reaction to the European Water Resilience Strategy – a BusinessEurope position paper
Introduction
In June 2025, the European Commission published the European Water Resilience Strategy (WRS). BusinessEurope welcomes the European Commission’s efforts to advance a more resilient and...
BusinessEurope reacts to the ECJ ruling on the Minimum Wage Directive
Reacting to today’s European Court of Justice ruling on the EU Minimum Wage Directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said:
“EU policy makers need to refrain from overstepping...
EU economy remains relatively resilient overall, but is held back by significant competitiveness challenges
Ahead of this week’s Macroeconomic Dialogue, BusinessEurope has published its new Economic Outlook.
After a modest expansion of 0.9% in 2024, it forecasts that growth will stabilise at approximat...
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2025 – EU economy shows resilience amid uncertainty but faces persistently low growth
Economic situation
After a modest expansion of 0.9% in 2024, growth is projected to stabilise at approximately 1% in 2025 in line with the Spring edition of the Economic Outlook. A modest increas...
Rebooting the Capital Markets and Banking Union: Savings and Investment Union
Key messages
Channel household savings into capital markets by developing EU savings and retail investment products that have few administrative burdens, without undue restrictions on portfolio c...
The main factors impacting European companies in the U.S. market – a BusinessEurope survey
In September 2025, BusinessEurope conducted a focused survey to identify the main challenges affecting European companies operating in the U.S. market. The survey received 342 direct submissions from...