Publications
Bilateral relations
Brexit: the customs implications and solutions
BusinessEurope’s paper on Brexit’s customs implications and solutions is meant to inform policymakers and businesses alike of the customs-related impact that Brexit could have, t...
Data protection
Industry has a role to play in Europe’s cybersecure future
Today, the EU Telecommunications Council agreed a general approach on the Cybersecurity Act indicating the Council’s intention to take urgent action against Europe’s cybersecurity threats....
B20 and B7
G7 must show leadership committing to rules-based trade
Two months after business leaders of the seven most advanced economies – Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – met in Quebec, Canada, it is now...
International investment
Accounting harmonisation
Bilateral relations
US duties – Bad news for the World Economy
Regrettably starting on 1 June, the EU will no longer be exempted from US additional duties and our steel and aluminium exports will be subject to additional tariffs of 25% and 10%, respectively.
Com...
Data protection
Financing research and innovation
Diversity and equal opportunities
EU action plan on tackling the gender pay gap – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope and its member federations are fully committed to the principle of gender neutral pay systems. Men and women carrying out the same work with the same performance shall b...
Data protection
GDPR: Making improved data protection a reality
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full force tomorrow (25 May) marking the largest change in data protection law Europe has ever seen. Discussions began six years ago and a...
Pierre Gattaz to succeed Emma Marcegaglia as President of BusinessEurope
During its meeting in Sofia today, the Council of Presidents of BusinessEurope unanimously elected Pierre Gattaz, current President of the French business federation MEDEF and CEO of Radiall, to succe...
Biography of Pierre Gattaz
Pierre Gattaz became President of BusinessEurope on 5 July 2018. Until then, he held the Presidency of BusinessEurope’s French member federation MEDEF.
A graduate of Telecom Bretagne...
Data protection
Climate change
Climate negotiations: business community concerned about slow progress
The latest round of the United Nations climate change negotiations – the Bonn climate change conference – finished yesterday in Bonn, Germany. BusinessEurope is concerned about the slow pr...
Data protection
The proposal for a Cybersecurity Act – Additional points by BusinessEurope
In relation to recent co-legislator developments, BusinessEurope annexes its position paper dated 23 November 2017 to comment on a number of new elements in relation to this dossier. Nothing within th...
Trade
U.S. decision on the Iran deal creates risks for political and economic stability
President Trump announced his decision to effectively pull out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed between China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States, the E...
Africa and the Caribbean
The post-Cotonou partnership between the EU and ACP countries – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The Cotonou Agreement, which has governed EU-ACP relations since 2000, did not prove effective in terms of promoting economic development and increasing market shares for European busi...
Labour markets and social policy
Proposal for establishing a European Labour Authority – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
European business strongly supports initiatives supporting a better functioning of the single market, including free movement of workers. Geographic mobility in the EU provides employm...