Publications
Bilateral relations
EU-China summit: key to resume dialogue and resolve problems
Tomorrow, the 23rd EU-China Summit will take place with the participation on the EU side of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel, and on the Chinese...
Circular economy
EU Commission’s Sustainable Product Initiative is an opportunity for more circularity
Today, the European Commission presented its Sustainable Product Initiative (SPI). It broadens the scope of the eco-design directive, introduces circularity criteria and proposes rules for sustainabil...
Digital economy
EU makes a bold step towards fair competition in the digital sector
Yesterday, a political deal at EU level on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to harmonise rules to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector has been found among the co-legislators. The Re...
Market access
International procurement: business welcomes long-awaited instrument
After ten long years of discussions, yesterday the EU institutions finally agreed on the International Procurement Instrument (IPI).
Commenting on the breakthrough BusinessEurope’s Director General...
Bilateral relations
Customs
Modernising the EU generalised system of preferences – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), as an instrument that captures best the connection between trade and development policies. Although the curr...
Bilateral relations
Access to finance / financial affairs
Education, training and skills
Individual learning accounts – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope is not convinced about the added value of an EU initiative focused on individual learning accounts. What is needed is a Council recommendation supporting the Member Stat...
Energy and environment
The ‘Essential Use’ concept – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The ‘Essential Use’ concept (EUC) represents a departure from the current risk-based regulatory approach and poses a number of challenges and potential risks such as unclear defini...
Circular economy
Digital Product Passport – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the objective of the DPP, as a potential enabler of the circular economy. The lack of information transfer across the value chains is one of the challenges to t...
BusinessEurope statement on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia
European business strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russia that is currently underway. This is a clear violation of international rules, and it poses a real threat to peace and sec...
Corporate and legal
EU companies need workable rules on corporate due diligence
Today, the European Commission presented its proposal on sustainable corporate due diligence. It will impose new obligations on companies and on how they monitor and operate in their supply chains, al...
Digital economy
Data Act: EU data sharing framework should foster investment
Today, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Data Act. It is part of the EU Data Strategy presented in February 2020 to unlock the potential of non-personal, business data. The aim is t...