Publications
Economy and finance
Proposed amendment to VAT treatment of SMEs
Key messages
We welcome the Commission’s proposal to broaden the VAT scheme for small enterprises, under which SMEs are exempt from paying VAT not only on their domestic sales, as is allowed...
Competition and state aid
Competitiveness Council
EU Single Market: Council should build on 25 years of success
- EU ministers should take bold action now -
Since its start 25 years ago, the EU Single Market has been the cornerstone of European integration and a strong growth and employment driver, brin...
Bilateral relations
US duties: EU should react appropriately
Unfortunately, US President Trump confirmed his decision to impose additional duties on aluminium and steel without an exemption for the EU. European business has strongly warned against creating far-...
Circular economy
Plastics strategy – Letters from Markus J. Beyrer ahead of the Environment Council meeting on 5 March 2018
The plastics strategy is an extremely important file for European business at large. At first reading, BusinessEurope welcomed the European Commission's proposal as published on 16 January 2018, b...
Education, training and skills
A European framework for quality and effective apprenticeships – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Apprenticeships can simultaneously help young people to enter and remain in the labour market and help companies to address their skills needs. Successful systems require a clear and a...
Bilateral relations
US risks creating far-reaching disruption in world trade
Imposing additional duties on aluminium and steel would bring the world to the verge of a trade war. Commenting on the announcement by US President Trump to be willing to impose 25% additional duties...
Climate change
The future of low-emission mobility – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Business at large recognises the need to transition to low emission mobility both in Europe and globally, with transformations occurring that affect all value chains.
Regardless of th...
Economy and finance
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Posting of workers: A bad deal that will harm the functioning of the Single Market for services
On 28 February, the trilogue negotiators reached a provisional deal on a revision of the posting directive.
The business community regrets that the Bulgarian Council Presidency and the European...
BusinessEurope statement of values
On the occasion of BusinessEurope Day 2018, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of our organisation, we want to recall that entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in society:
Entrepreneurs inv...
Europe is our core business since 1958
The European business community has supported the European integration process from the very start, already during the negotiation process for the Treaties of Rome. Right after these Treaties came int...
Europe is our core business since 1958: BusinessEurope is celebrating its 60th anniversary tomorrow (28 February 2018)
- See our history and watch our livestream of BUSINESSEUROPE Day 2018 on 1 March 2018 -
Exactly 60 years ago, on 28 February 1958, the Presidents and Directors General of the national Belgian, Dut...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Commission proposal for a Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions – BusinessEurope’s views
Key messages
It is in the interest of companies and employees to provide clarity on the employment relationship. Policy makers should support this by modernising the written statement directive. Th...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Industrial relations and EU labour law