Publications
Better regulation
Reducing regulatory burden to restore the EU’s competitive edge
Introductory remarks
Regulatory burdens are one of the two top problems named by businesses operating in the EU when it comes to the investment climate. BusinessEurope agrees with the analysis provid...
Reboot Europe – Europe’s economic success, everyone’s business
Europe needs an urgent reboot to restore its competitiveness
Before the European elections, BusinessEurope called for a REBOOT in European policies, building on EU achievements, with targeted action...
Europe needs an urgent reboot to restore its competitiveness
15 January 2025 - Today, BusinessEurope released its business priorities for the next EU cycle with the publication of "Reboot Europe: Europe’s economic success – everyone’s business". This will...
Bilateral relations
EU-Switzerland Agreements will ensure stability and predictability for business
20 December 2024 - The EU and Switzerland have successfully concluded negotiations on a package of agreements that allow Swiss companies’ sectoral participation in the Single Market. This inclu...
European Council
Strengthening our economy is essential for Europe’s resilience and preparedness – Message to the European Council meeting on 19-20 December 2024
The Warsaw Declaration of BusinessEurope's Council of Presidents was attached to the message....
Bilateral relations
Political conclusion of EU-Mercosur agreement is a good start to the new institutional cycle
6 December 2024 - After years of challenging negotiations, the EU and Mercosur have reached a landmark political agreement—a significant step forward for companies and consumers on both sides of th...
Digital economy
Our digital policy ambition for the 2024-2029 legislature – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
A 10-year period of intense horizontal regulation in the digital technology sphere is closing in. The European Union has become by far the most prominent writer of the digital technology...
Bilateral relations
EU-Mercosur agreement: time to get it done
3 December 2024 - This week will be critical for the EU-Mercosur agreement as negotiations are approaching the endgame, with a possible political conclusion later in the week at the Mercosur Summ...
Governance
Message to the Polish EU Presidency: A strong and competitive economy is the foundation for Europe’s security
Warsaw, 29 November 2024 - BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents convened today in Warsaw, hosted by its Polish member the Confederation Lewiatan, just one month before the start of the Polish EU...
New EU Commission confirmed: High time to focus on Europe’s economic renaissance
27 November 2024 - BusinessEurope welcomes today’s European Parliament vote confirming the new European Commission College under the leadership of President Ursula von der Leyen.
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Consumers/marketing
Priorities for EU consumer policy – a BusinessEurope position paper
Introduction
European companies are committed to playing their role in society by producing quality goods and services at competitive prices, creating productive and fulfilling jobs, contributing to...
Company law
Priorities for EU corporate governance & EU company law – a BusinessEurope position paper
Introduction
European companies are committed to playing their role in society by producing quality goods and services at competitive prices, creating productive and fulfilling jobs, contributing to...
Education, training and skills
Bilateral relations
The EU must take a strategic, long-term, and unified approach to China
20 November 2024 - BusinessEurope has today published a new paper outlining its priorities for EU-China relations over the coming EU cycle. Commenting on the publication, BusinessEurope Director Gene...
Bilateral relations
EU-China relations: Shaping the way forward – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
China is a crucial market for European companies. As the world’s second-largest economy and the EU’s second-largest trading partner, fostering a mutually beneficial relationship...
EU SME strategy
European Commission still not consistently SME-proofing new legislation
Budapest, 19 November 2024 - New analysis by three leading European business associations reveals that the application of the European Commission’s ‘SME Test’ methodology across Commission serv...
EU SME strategy
Making Better Regulation work better for SMEs – The SME Test benchmark 2024
Executive summary
The reduction of regulatory and administrative burden for businesses and the better law-making process, for SMEs in particular, remain high on the European Commission’s political...