Publications
Access to finance / financial affairs
SME access to finance
Making the EU SME definition fit for SMEs in need of venture capital and other sources of growth finance
Key messages
Regarding the overall design of the EU SME definition, BusinessEurope holds the very broad consensus view that:
the current EU SME definition (dated 2003) is pragmatic and workab...
Labour markets and social policy
Council Recommendation on access to social protection – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Ensuring access to social protection in a financially sustainable and balanced way is important to ensure that we can accompany the changes in the labour market without stifling innova...
Bilateral relations
EU and US business committed to the transatlantic relationship: need to avoid major trade disruptions
EU and U.S. business leaders will meet in Washington D.C. for the ‘Transatlantic Business Works’ summit jointly organised by BusinessEurope and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on 16 April at...
Consumers/marketing
EU New Deal for Consumers: a solution in search of a problem
Following the release of the European Commission New Deal for Consumers, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer made the following comment: “EU citizens already enjoy the most efficien...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Digital economy
Robotics and automation – BusinessEurope strategy paper
Investment through initiatives like SPARC, the largest R&I programme in civilian robotics in the world, are beginning to pave the way for us to take the lead in this field and bolster our global i...
B20 and B7
EU single market
The European Commission’s public procurement package – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the Commission’s continued focus on improving the implementation of the public procurement directives, amongst others by publication of the ‘Publ...
EU single market
BusinessEurope comments on the Commission’s ‘goods package’
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the proposed ‘Goods Package’. The package will contribute to improving the free movement of goods in the Single Market and creating a level playing...
Bilateral relations
Brexit: agreement on transition is positive for business
Today the European Council confirmed the political agreement reached by Brexit negotiators this week on parts of the legal text of the withdrawal agreement including a transition period that will last...
Bilateral relations
US duties: temporary exemption of the EU is a step forward
The U.S. Administration announced that the European Union would be temporarily exempted of the decision to impose 25% additional duties on steel and 10% on aluminium until 1 May.
Markus J. Beyrer, Di...
Economy and finance
European social partners statement on the multiannual financial framework (MFF)
The European social partners are deeply concerned about a potential delay in the adoption of the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework for political reasons.
European citizens, workers and enterp...
Economy and finance
Digital taxation should be based on OECD agreement
Following the release of the European Commission proposals on taxation of the digital economy, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer made the following comment: "As the global economy...
Economy and finance
10 years after crisis: EU recovery slower than US and Canada
BusinessEurope publishes EU Reform Barometer 2018
Today BusinessEurope has published its “EU Reform Barometer 2018 - The EU economy 10 years after the start of the crisis”, with data that shows t...