Publications
Data protection
Review of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
KEY MESSAGES
Revising the GDPR after only 2 years of application is premature as its impact is still being fully understood.
National Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) and the European Data Prote...
Economy and finance
Diversity and equal opportunities
Key issues to strengthen gender equality in Europe
Key messages
Increasing women’s active participation in the labour market is key to promote gender equality. To achieve this, it is essential for Member States to increase and ensure better a...
Energy and environment
EU Green Deal must be built on economic foundations
Today, the European Commission published its concrete plan on the European Green Deal. BusinessEurope supports the Commission’s ambition of putting Europe on a pathway to a sustainable futu...
Multilateral / WTO
Collapse of WTO Appellate Body: BusinessEurope Council of Presidents calls for urgent action
Today, BusinessEurope, the umbrella organisation for the leading national business and employers' federations of 35 European countries calls for urgent action to save the WTO Appellate Body. In Za...
Economy and finance
Towards a simplified, sustainable and robust VAT system
What is VAT and why is it important?
The importance of value-added taxes (VAT) to the European economy cannot be underestimated.
VAT is a consumption tax borne by the final consumer which is charged...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Economy and finance
Comments on the OECD Public Consultation on the Global Anti-Base Erosion Proposal (GloBE) under Pillar 2
Key messages
We welcome the opportunity to provide comments on the significant steps the OECD intends to make in reforming the international tax system under Pillar 2, and we urge all participants...
Climate change
COP25: We expect all G20 economies to aim for climate neutrality
Ahead of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP25) on 2 December 2019, BusinessEurope expects clear progress to be made by all participating parties at the Climate Summit in Madrid.
Bus...
Consumers/marketing
Access to EU consumer group actions should support consumers, not law firms and funders
Today, the Competitiveness Council adopted a common approach of the Council on the proposal on “Representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers”, which is a part...
Bilateral relations
BusinessEurope warmly congratulates President Ursula von der Leyen and her team
It is important that the new European Commission got strong and wide support and can now get to work strengthened at a time when numerous challenges are facing Europe. The expectations are high,...
Prosperity, people, planet – Three pillars for the European Union agenda in 2019-2024
Foreword
After the European elections in May 2019, the start of the new European Commission marks the beginning of a new political cycle for the EU in 2019-2024. Given the numerous external and inter...
Prosperity, People, Planet: European business priorities for the new EU cycle
BusinessEurope and all its members propose their priorities for the European Union in a new political cycle in 2019-2024. Prosperity, people and the planet – these are the three pillars for a succes...
Consumers/marketing
Economy and finance
Proposal for a unified approach under OECD Pillar 1 – BusinessEurope’s reply to the public consultation
Key messages
We welcome the OECD’s public consultation on Pillar 1 and the ambitious efforts the OECD is making in the area of digital taxation. Only through a global consensus can we hope to...