Publications
Multilateral / WTO
Airbus-Boeing tariff suspension important step towards a solution
Today, the European Commission and the United States Trade Representative agreed to suspend for 4 months the tariffs currently applied to aircraft and non-aircraft products in relation to the WTO airc...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
EU Pillar of Social Rights: We need a trust-based social partnership
Today, the European Commission published its action plan to implement the European pillar of social rights, which includes a Commission recommendation on Effective Active Support to Employment – EAS...
Labour markets and social policy
Climate change
Reporting requirements under the Taxonomy Regulation (Art.8) – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
This paper summarises the main questions and concerns that companies have in the context of the reporting requirements under Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation. We expect it will inf...
Trade
EU’s trade policy review: Open markets the key to the EU’s resilience
Today, the European Commission published a Communication on the EU’s trade policy review - An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy.
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "T...
Industrial policy
BusinessEurope priorities for the update of the European industrial strategy
Executive summary
Europe’s future is closely linked to the future of its industry, now more than ever given the profound impact the outbreak of COVID-19 had on already existing internal and externa...
Multilateral / WTO
New WTO Director-General should bring fresh energy, optimism and trust
Tomorrow, the General Council of the World Trade Organisation will meet to consider the appointment of the new Director-General of the WTO, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria.
BusinessEurope Director...
Economy and finance
Bilateral relations
EU and US business: work together on tariffs, data, tax, aircraft, China
Call on Biden, Harris, EU to support common transatlantic approach
Today, BusinessEurope and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce jointly called on the EU and the U.S. to redouble their efforts to rejuvenate...
Circular economy
EU a step closer to a functioning market of secondary raw materials
Today the Environment Committee of the European Parliament approved the New Circular Economy Action Plan report. European businesses are fully on board with the EU’s ambition to achieve a circular e...