Publications
Company law
Legal certainty for European companies (SEs) during COVID-19 crisis
Temporary rules protect SEs and SCEs from unhelpful litigation
Today, due to the COVID-19-crisis, European companies aka Societas Europaea (SE) and European cooperative societies (SCE) have received...
Economy and finance
Determined financial and non-financial European response essential to overcome corona crisis
Today, the European Commission set out its European economic recovery plan.
BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz said: “The recovery instrument, 'Next Generation EU', set out by...
Economy and finance
EU recovery fund should restore business confidence
Tomorrow, the European Commission will publish its urgently awaited European economic recovery plan.
BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “Businesses across the E...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Market access
EU business needs level playing field in international procurement
IPI should help open up third-country public procurement markets closed to EU firms
Today, BusinessEurope published its position paper on the adoption of an international procurement instrument (IPI...
Market access
BusinessEurope’s views on an international procurement instrument
Key messages
Public procurement is an important engine for growth in the EU economy. While considered one of the most open procurement markets in the world, this is often not reciprocated by the EU...
Financing research and innovation
Regulatory sandboxes – An analytical paper by winnovation consulting
This analytical paper has been developed by winnovation consulting for BusinessEurope and does not reflect the position of BusinessEurope or of its member federations.
© winnovation consulting g...
Economy and finance
Coordinated fiscal stimulus necessary to deliver full recovery by end 2021
Support business investment, consumer demand, maintain employment
Today, BusinessEurope published its Spring Economic Outlook 2020 in view of the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bus...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Spring 2020 – Strengthening the economic recovery
The EU, in common with the rest of the global economy, is presently experiencing the deepest recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The imposition of comprehensive lockdowns has caused nat...
Investing in innovation
European Research Area (ERA) – Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to EU Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
Attached to the letter: 'Open Science - a business view on open research data', 14 May 2020...
Financing research and innovation
Open Science – a business view on open research data
Key messages
BusinessEurope acknowledges the huge potential of Open Science, which should not be an end in itself but rather a way to enhance Europe’s values, economic competitiveness and int...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Ambitious recovery plan essential to avoid long-term scars to EU economy
Today, BusinessEurope proposed urgent actions to kick-start Europe’s weakened economy. The proposals for a European Economic Recovery Plan include:
an ambitious and coordinated fiscal stimulus...
BUSINESSEUROPE proposals for a European economic recovery plan
Executive summary
Despite the extraordinary efforts of governments and the EU institutions to support businesses and workers through the crisis, Europe’s economic and political environment as w...
European Council
EU solidarity and immediate cash availability is essential
Today, the EU heads of state and government will come together in a video conference to work on solutions to overcome the Covid-19 crisis.
Europe is at risk of huge job losses and a sustained shutdow...
Corporate and legal
COVID-19 crisis: we need a strong Europe – Statement ahead of the video call of heads of state or government on 23 April 2020
Dear EU leaders,
In order to overcome the extraordinary challenges the COVID-19 pandemic brings, the European Union must show that it is more than the sum of its members. Pushed by the urgency at han...