Publications
Climate change
EU ETS reform deal: Strong on ambition, less so on protection
Today EU negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
BusinessEurope acknowledges that the negotiators have made some steps in the righ...
Bilateral relations
Economy and finance
EU’s economic recovery picks up momentum
Today, BusinessEurope published its Autumn Economic Outlook 2017. It’s showing the EU's economic recovery is picking up momentum.
European business federations expect a continuation of the...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2017 – The EU’s economic recovery picks up momentum
According to our Autumn 2017 Economic Outlook, we have recently seen a strengthening of the EU economy. We have revised our 2017 growth expectations upwards for both the EU and the Euro-area by 0.4 pe...
Climate change
Climate conference COP23: We need progress and transparency
European business expects substantial progress to be made at the climate conference starting on Monday in Bonn (COP23). Under the Fijian Presidency, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
EU single market
ICT and digital solutions for transport and logistics
Key messages
Digital technologies and ICT tools make transport in all modes (i.e. by road, rail, air, inland waterways or sea) more interoperable, smarter and can provide more predictability to inc...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
BusinessEurope offers to negotiate with ETUC on written statement directive
In its second-stage consultation of the social partners issued on 21 September 2017, the European Commission asked the European social partners whether they are willing to enter into negotiations with...
Data protection
EU Parliament locks-in poor mandate ahead of e-Privacy negotiations
Today, the European Parliament narrowly confirmed the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee’s mandate to begin trilogues on its e-Privacy report. Parliament sent its early s...
Posting of workers: a bad compromise driven by political symbolism
Yesterday, the EPSCO Council reached a general approach on a revision of the posting directive. We are deeply concerned about key aspects of the deal. The compromise reached foresees to reduce the dur...
Data protection
Divided e-Privacy vote demonstrates lack of Parliament debate
Today, the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee in the European Parliament narrowly voted its e-Privacy report through. This demonstrated its fragmented position before Council n...
EU social dialogue
Tripartite Social Summit on 18 October 2017 – Speech by Emma Marcegaglia, President of BusinessEurope
Shaping Europe’s future: Strengthening resilience and providing economic and social progress for all...