Publications
Raw materials
Critical Raw Materials: EU Parliament shows ambition to secure and diversify supplies
14 September 2023 - The European Parliament plenary meeting today adopted its position on the Critical Raw Materials Act. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said:
"Securing and diversif...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope reacts to proposed EU Framework for Income Taxation
12 September 2023 - Commenting on the package of tax proposals announced by the European Commission today (the BEFIT and Transfer Pricing Directives), BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer...
EU SME strategy
SME Relief Package: Revision of Late Payment Directive should better reflect business reality
12 September 2023 - Commenting on the European Commission’s proposed SME Relief Package, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "We welcome efforts to create an SME-proofed regu...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Corporate and legal
EU’s due diligence rules must be workable for companies and must not weaken the internal market
An important political trialogue on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive takes place today
7 September 2023 - Commenting on the ongoing negotiations, BusinessEurope President F...
Corporate and legal
Consumers/marketing
Economy and finance
The EU economic governance review – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Agreement on new fiscal rules is urgently needed ahead of Member States setting their 2024 budgets. Given high debt and deficit levels in some countries, a credible and respected frame...
Corporate and legal
Proposals on Supplementary Protection Certificates – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Following the entry into operation of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court on 1st June 2023, it is time now to create the unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC)...
Corporate and legal
Compulsory licencing for crisis management – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Compulsory licences weaken the protection granted by patents and they should only be used in mainly knowledge-based economies as a last resort and in very limited circumstances.
The c...
Bilateral relations
EU-CELAC Summit: EU needs to show real commitment to strengthen economic ties with the region
BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson will speak at the Business Roundtable on 17 July
14 July 2023 - Ahead of the EU-CELAC Summit on 17-18 July 2023, BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson outl...
Education, training and skills
Labour and skills shortages – Letter to Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Please check also the attachment to this letter...
Economy and finance
Competition and state aid