Publications
Economy and finance
Bring Europe rapidly back on track for growth with an ambitious and effective long-term competitiveness strategy
BusinessEurope publishes its Reform Barometer 2023
21 March 2023 - Ahead of the Spring European Council on 23-24 March, BusinessEurope presented its annual Reform Barometer - "The EU's global competi...
Better regulation
Publication of ‘Long-term competitiveness of the EU’ and ‘The Single Market at 30’: Top quality competitiveness checks are needed for all EU policy and regulatory initiatives
16 March 2023 - Commenting on the publication of the European Commission communication on the long-term competitiveness of the EU, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Top quality c...
Raw materials
Proposal for the Critical Raw Materials Act: “Good start, now make the Act workable for businesses”
On the proposal for the Critical Raw Materials Act, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Good start, now make the Act workable for businesses"
"The proposal is a good start, but...
Climate change
Commission proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act: “Limited scope risks to become handicap for Europe’s net-zero transformation”
16 March 2023 - On the expected Commission’s proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: “Limited scope risks to become handicap for Europe’s...
Energy and environment
Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive: change substantially for better practicality
15 March 2023 - Ahead of the Environment Council’s General Approach on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Change substantia...
Digital economy
The proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as it entails the potential to significantly increase Europe’s cyber-resilience. We urge...
Energy
EU electricity market design reform: Step in the right direction
14 February 2023 - On the proposal for reform of the EU electricity market design reform, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Step in the right direction"
"The European Commissi...
Make Europe the place to invest and do business again – BusinessEurope presents action plan for more competitiveness and regulatory breathing space
13 March 2023 - BusinessEurope calls on the EU to urgently change course for more competitiveness. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Swift action is needed now to make Europe t...
A call for action to boost competitiveness and create regulatory breathing space
Please also see our press statement here....
International investment
EU foreign subsidies instrument: Keep administrative burden low for instrument to be effective
On the public consultation on the procedural details of the EU foreign subsidies instrument, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Keep administrative burden low for instrument to be...
International investment
Bilateral relations
Agreement between the EU and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland: Deal helps to prepare the ground for closer EU-UK cooperation
28 February 2023 - On the news about an agreement between the European Union and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer s...
Diversity and equal opportunities
The European Commission package to strengthen equality bodies – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Respect the principle of subsidiarity and national practice: Any involvement of equality bodies in workplace-related matters, whether this is by extending their competences or not, sho...
Financing research and innovation
Competitiveness Council