Publications
Energy
Energy crisis: we need a game-changer proposal
24 October 2022 - Following last week’s European Council, energy ministers will discuss tomorrow in Luxembourg the recently tabled proposals and possible further measures. BusinessEurope calls on t...
Better regulation
EU Employers welcome Commission’s decision to introduce a competitiveness check in EU policy and law-making – Joint press release by the EESC Employers’ Group, BusinessEurope, SMEunited and SGI Europe
25 October 2022 - The EESC Employers' Group, BusinessEurope, SMEunited and SGI Europe welcomed the decision of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to introduce a competitiveness check in all fut...
Energy
Energy crisis: European business urges leaders to support bold actions
20 October 2022 - EU leaders are gathering today in Brussels to discuss the recently published energy package and possible further measures to alleviate the energy crisis. BusinessEurope regrets that...
European Commission Work Programme 2023: real offsetting of administrative and financial burden is needed
18 October 2022 - Reacting to the presentation of the Commission Work Programme for next year, BusinessEurope welcomes the announcement not to do business as usual. The various and parallel cris...
Economy and finance
Debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We welcome the European Commission’s efforts to support equity financing ona more equal footing compared to debt financing, with the aim of increasinginvestment and improving the res...
Competition and state aid
Temporary Crisis Framework – Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Margrethe Vestager
A similar letter was sent to Thierry Breton....
Better regulation
Delegated Acts: streamlining the scrutiny – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key recommendations
The EU Council and the European Parliament should better define the scope and conditions of delegation of powers to the European Commission in basic legal acts, which would prev...
Energy
Energy crisis: European business calls for new EU-wide measures
6 October 2022 – Tomorrow in Prague heads of state and government will discuss the energy crisis situation. BusinessEurope calls on leaders to urgently agree on new EU-wide measures to alleviate co...
Labour markets and social policy
Bilateral relations
EU and UK Domestic Advisory Groups to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – Joint statement
We, the Domestic Advisory Groups of the European Union and of the United Kingdom, having met on Monday, October 3, 2022, in Brussels and in advance of participating in the first Civil Society Forum to...
Corporate and legal
Energy
EU business urgently calls on tackling high energy prices – Letter from Fredrik Persson and Markus J. Beyrer to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
A similar letter was sent to Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and to the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU....