Publications
EU SME strategy
Providing real relief for SMEs – BusinessEurope’s SME Roadshow in Rome
The event featured keynote speeches from Roberta Metsola, European Parliament President, and Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market
Brussels/Rome, 4 October 2023 - BusinessEurope, in par...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
BusinessEurope offers to the ETUC to negotiate the revision of the European Works Councils Directive
4 October 2023 - On 4 October, BusinessEurope offered to the European Trade Union Confederation to negotiate the revision of the European Works Councils (EWCs) Directive and informed Commissioner Schm...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
BusinessEurope’s response to the Commission second-stage consultation on European Works Councils – Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Nicolas Schmit
The attachment to this letter can be found here...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Raw materials
Critical Raw Materials: EU Parliament shows ambition to secure and diversify supplies
14 September 2023 - The European Parliament plenary meeting today adopted its position on the Critical Raw Materials Act. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said:
"Securing and diversif...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope reacts to proposed EU Framework for Income Taxation
12 September 2023 - Commenting on the package of tax proposals announced by the European Commission today (the BEFIT and Transfer Pricing Directives), BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer...
EU SME strategy
SME Relief Package: Revision of Late Payment Directive should better reflect business reality
12 September 2023 - Commenting on the European Commission’s proposed SME Relief Package, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "We welcome efforts to create an SME-proofed regu...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Corporate and legal
EU’s due diligence rules must be workable for companies and must not weaken the internal market
An important political trialogue on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive takes place today
7 September 2023 - Commenting on the ongoing negotiations, BusinessEurope President F...
Corporate and legal
Consumers/marketing
Economy and finance
The EU economic governance review – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Agreement on new fiscal rules is urgently needed ahead of Member States setting their 2024 budgets. Given high debt and deficit levels in some countries, a credible and respected frame...
Corporate and legal
Proposals on Supplementary Protection Certificates – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Following the entry into operation of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court on 1st June 2023, it is time now to create the unitary Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC)...