Publications
Multilateral / WTO
WTO Ministerial – the agreement keeps alive the multilateral trading system
17 June 2022 - The WTO-World Trade Organisation Ministerial meeting MC12 ended after 5 days of intense negotiations with an agreement that allows to keep the multilateral trading system alive. Al...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
EU minimum wage rules must not undermine social partners’ competences
16 June 2022 - Today, the Employment and Social Affairs Council (EPSCO) meets in Luxembourg, days after a trilogue agreement on a directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union was reached....
Diversity and equal opportunities
Fredrik Persson to succeed Pierre Gattaz as President of BusinessEurope
3 June 2022 - During its meeting in Prague today, the Council of Presidents of BusinessEurope unanimously elected Mr Fredrik Persson, who was until recently President of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt NĂ...
Climate change
Corporate and legal
Proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDD) – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
Business supports the aim to have an EU due diligence framework that is effective, workable, creates a level playing field and does not hold European companies responsible for factors...
EU single market
Transport infrastructure : TEN-T Regulation review – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the defined scope and objectives of the revised TEN-T Regulation but urges to add smooth functioning of the Single Market and the mobility of European citizens...
Climate change
ENVI vote on ETS and CBAM risks seriously undermining European competitiveness
Today, the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) voted on the reports for the reform of the Emission Trading Scheme and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, two of the most important...
Economy and finance
Unshell – Laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We welcome and support the European Commission’s continued fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and aggressive tax planning both at the corporate and at the personal income tax level...
EU single market
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses – 2022
In the letter addressed to Commissioner Breton on 22 September 2021, BusinessEurope stressed that the success of the revised Industrial Strategy in bringing us closer to the objectives of the green an...
Governance
CoFoE: Europe’s future will be built on its economic strength
European business engagement in the Conference on the Future of Europe
On Monday 9 May, Schuman Day, the Conference on the Future of Europe will officially close with a hand-over ceremony of 49 propo...
Labour markets and social policy