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International investment
Bilateral relations
Agreement between the EU and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland: Deal helps to prepare the ground for closer EU-UK cooperation
28 February 2023 - On the news about an agreement between the European Union and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer s...
Diversity and equal opportunities
The European Commission package to strengthen equality bodies – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Respect the principle of subsidiarity and national practice: Any involvement of equality bodies in workplace-related matters, whether this is by extending their competences or not, sho...
Financing research and innovation
Competitiveness Council
Corporate and legal
The EU Design Reform – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
BUSINESSEUROPE welcomes the European Commission Proposals which are intended to further harmonise the legislation on design protection in the European Union.
Designs traditionally are...
Energy
EU electricity market design: Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European economy is needed
20 February 2023 - On the envisaged reform of the EU electricity market design, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European ec...
Economy and finance
The rapidly increasing numbers of bankruptcies are alarming
16 February 2023 - On today's publication of the new EU bankruptcy figures by Eurostat, BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: “The rapidly increasing numbers of bankruptcies a...
SMEs and entrepreneurship
BusinessEurope SME Roadshow kicked off in Helsinki
Strengthening European small and medium-sized enterprises is key to boost Europe’s global competitiveness
Brussels/Helsinki, 8 February 2023 - The BusinessEurope SME Roadshow kicked off today in Fi...
BusinessEurope on the special meeting of the European Council: EU urgently needs to do its homework on investment conditions
8 February 2023 - Ahead of the special meeting of the European Council on 9-10 February 2023, BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson formulates the European business community’s expectation: “EU...
Digital economy
The proposal for a Data Act – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope sees the potential of the Data Act proposal to enable new business opportunities. The new rules must be developed without creating excessive burdens for companies, es...
EU should create regulatory breathing space to strengthen competitiveness and respond effectively to IRA
31 January 2023 - On Wednesday, the European Commission will present its proposals on how the EU can strengthen its competitiveness. To this end BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson stated: “the...