Publications
Governance
Madrid declaration – BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents
See also our press release...
Governance
Business message to the Spanish EU Presidency: We need competitive companies to achieve economic and social progress
European business community met with Nadia Calviño, First Vice-President of the Spanish Government, in Madrid
Madrid, 1 June 2023 - Today, the Presidents of BusinessEurope’s 40 member federations...
Corporate and legal
EP vote on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive: The European Parliament failed to deliver workable due diligence rules
1 June 2023 - Commenting on the European Parliament’s adoption of its legislative resolution on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer...
EU single market
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses – 2023
European companies cherish the Single Market as the bedrock of the EU economy. 30 years is a significant milestone to celebrate, but it is also time for concrete actions for the benefit of citizens an...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Energy and environment
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the ambition to establish a functioning internal market for packaging and secondary raw materials and a more circular economy, while addressing the adverse impact...
Energy and environment
BusinessEurope on ENVI vote on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive: Improvements are welcome, but significant challenges remain
24 May 2023 - Commenting on the European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) vote on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive, BusinessEurope Director G...
Trade
Open strategic autonomy: economic security measures should not harm EU’s competitiveness
24 May 2023 - Today, BusinessEurope published its new paper "Open Strategic Autonomy – How trade policy can best support European competitiveness". It addresses some of the most important geopoliti...
Trade
Open strategic autonomy – How trade policy can best support European competitiveness
Key messages
Trade policy for decades has played a key role in supporting the EU’s competitiveness and in influencing investment decisions in Europe. We should renew our commitment to trade pol...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Competitiveness Council
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 22-23 May 2023 – Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Ebba Busch
The following were attached to the letter:
Competitiveness check in EU policy- and law-making - BusinessEurope comments
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) - a BusinessEurope...
Labour markets and social policy