Publications
Climate change
New study shows urgent need to reform EU permitting
13 February 2024Â - BusinessEurope today published the results of a new survey of companies across 21 European countries about their experiences with EU industrial permitting processes.
Commenting...
Climate change
Licence to transform: SWOT analysis of industrial permitting in Europe – a BusinessEurope survey
Between May and June 2023, BusinessEurope surveyed 240 companies across 21 European countries, with 35% of those being SMEs, about their experiences with EU permitting processes. The results of this s...
Corporate and legal
Multilateral / WTO
Bilateral relations
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Business priorities for the 5th Ministerial
Joint statement by BusinessEurope and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
Economy and finance
BEFIT Tax Package: Business community urges caution and global alignment
25 January 2024 - BusinessEurope has published a new position paper on the European Commission’s BEFIT proposal, and BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “European businesses sup...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Commission proposal for revision of European Works Council Directive would damage well-functioning social dialogue practices
24 January 2024 - BusinessEurope has serious concerns about the proposed revision of the European Works Council Directive published by the European Commission today. BusinessEurope Director Gener...
Economy and finance
Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the Commission’s initiatives to improve the corporate income tax system in the EU. Nevertheless, the proposed BEFIT directive does not deliver the Commissionâ...
Trade
Economic security – Business welcomes clarity and further debate
24 January 2024 - Reacting to the Commission’s proposals on economic security, Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BusinessEurope said: "Today’s EU economic security package brings much-needed c...
Economy and finance
EU industry has high expectations of the upcoming EU competitiveness report
11 January 2024 - Meeting former ECB President and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi today, BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson underlined the urgent need for a strategic approach to the c...
Economy and finance
Proposal for a Directive on transfer pricing – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We support the Commission’s objectives of increasing tax certainty and mitigating the risks of litigation and double taxation related to transfer pricing arrangements.
The proposed...
Labour markets and social policy
Platform Work Directive: BusinessEurope message ahead of EU Member States meeting
20 December 2023 - Ahead of the decisive meeting of EU Member States on the Platform Work Directive proposal on 22 December, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “Presumption of em...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Energy and environment
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Proposal: BusinessEurope reacts to General Approach
19 December 2023 - Commenting on the Environment Council’s agreement on a General Approach on the proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. B...
EU single market
Revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Facilitate the cross-border provision of road transport services through an effective and targeted harmonisation of rules regulating cross-border transport operations of heavy-duty veh...
Economy and finance
Directive establishing a head office tax system for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the Commission’s proposed head office tax system rules as these have the potential to reduce tax compliance costs significantly for SMEs operating cross-borde...
EU single market
BusinessEurope reacts to the political deal on the EU Product Liability Directive
14 December 2023 - In the face of Europe's significant competitiveness challenges, BusinessEurope has strong reservations about the recent revision of the Product Liability Directive. In response...
Labour markets and social policy
Algorithmic management at work – a BusinessEurope policy orientation note
Executive summary
The introduction of algorithmic management in the workplace will pose unprecedented possibilities as well as new challenges for both European employers and employees. Proportionate,...