Publications
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...
EU single market
The Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
A significantly narrower scope limited to protection of the Single Market freedoms, the focus on cooperation with industry by giving it a more prominent role instead of new obligations...
Climate change
Trialogues on Emission Trading System and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
EU industry needs a framework that fosters innovation, and credible protection from carbon leakage at home and abroad
(15 December 2022) With regards to this weekend’s decisive round of trialogues...
ASEAN
Efforts must be stepped up on trade agreements with ASEAN countries
(14 December 2022) The first EU-ASEAN Summit is taking place today in Brussels. BusinessEurope calls for negotiations with individual ASEAN countries to be revived and concluded.
BusinessEurope Direc...
Labour markets and social policy
Seizing the final chance to improve the pay transparency trilogue deal
(13 December 2022) The Council and the European Parliament are in the process of concluding their trilogue negotiations on the draft directive on pay transparency. While fully sharing the gender equal...