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European Council
The declining attractiveness of the EU as a business location has not been halted – Message to the European Council meeting on 21-22 March 2024
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Corporate and legal
Agreement on EU due diligence: still far from a workable solution
15 March 2024 - Reacting to today’s agreement on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "The new due diligence rules will add...
Trade
BusinessEurope reacts to approval of the political agreement on prohibiting products made with forced labour
13 March 2024 - Commenting on today’s Member States’ approval of the political agreement reached on the proposal for a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market,...
Digital economy
BusinessEurope reacts to the European Parliament Plenary vote on the AI Act
13 March 2024 - Commenting on today’s European Parliament Plenary vote on the AI Act, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "This is a pivotal moment for AI development in Euro...
Multilateral / WTO
WTO Ministerial finds interim solution on e-commerce
1 March 2024 - The 13th WTO Ministerial, which ended today in Abu Dhabi, found a solution until the next Ministerial meeting for the e-commerce moratorium. Commenting on the outcomes, BusinessEurope D...
Africa and the Caribbean
New Trade Deals show EU’s commitment to Africa and Latin America
29 February 2024 - Today, the European Parliament has given its consent to the ratification of the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement and to the Advanced Framework Agreement and an Interim...
EU single market
Joint call for a comprehensive long-term Single Market agenda
Harnessing the Treaty freedoms to reshape the EU into an economic powerhouse
A joint call by: BUSINESSEUROPE, DIGITALEUROPE, ERT, Eurochambres, EuroCommerce, SMEunited...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
The European Commission proposal to revise the European Works Councils Directive – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The revision of the European works councils (EWCs) directive has been proposed by the European Commission, whereas the overwhelming feedback by companies operating EWCs is that their E...
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...