Publications
Access to finance / financial affairs
EU social dialogue
Tripartite Social Summit on 16 October 2019 – Speech by Pierre Gattaz, President of BusinessEurope
Progressing on the social and economic dimensions for a competitive, fair and sustainable Europe...
Social
Access to finance / financial affairs
Industrial policy
EU trade unions and employers want ambitious EU industrial strategy
European employers and trade unions are jointly calling on the new European Commission and Parliament for a more proactive and ambitious EU industrial strategy. The European Trade Union Confederation,...
Competition and state aid
EU legal and competition policies should acknowledge global challenges
Today, Executive Vice President-designate Margarete Vestager will be heard in the European Parliament hearing, especially on her strategy for the future of EU law and competition policy. BusinessEurop...
Multilateral / WTO
Gattaz: “We must avoid the collapse of the WTO Appellate Body”
Tomorrow, participants from all over the world will attend the WTO Public Forum 2019 at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva. The WTO is in a highly critical situation as the collapse of the Appella...
Trade
Services trade and manufacturing
Foreword
Globalisation and technological progress have blurred the distinction between goods and services companies: services are not only key enablers of the global production networks that many man...
Financing research and innovation
Multilateral / WTO
Airbus/Boeing dispute: tariffs are the wrong answer
Following the release of the WTO’s ruling on Airbus subsidies today, BusinessEurope urges policymakers to reconsider the use of tariffs to settle the dispute related to the Airbus and Boeing cas...
Accounting harmonisation
Industrial policy
EU single market
Guidance on practical aspects of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 1025/2012 – Reply to the European Commission consultation of stakeholders
Context and key message
In its communication of 22 November 2018 on harmonised standards, the European Commission announced upcoming guidance on the implementation of Regulation 1025/12 relating to...