Publications
Competition and state aid
Education, training and skills
EU Action Plan on Labour and Skills shortages – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages:
BusinessEurope broadly welcomes the European Commission’s Action Plan on Labour and Skills shortages. This is a pressing social policy challenge that is impacting upon the product...
Pro-European majority needs to put competitiveness front and centre
11 June 2024 - BusinessEurope and the entire European business community congratulate the new Members of the European Parliament on their election and welcome the strong voter turnout across the conti...
Labour markets and social policy
Economy and finance
EU growth to pick up slightly, but industry still facing huge challenges
5 June 2024 - With the European elections only days away, BusinessEurope has today released its Spring Economic Outlook which bolsters our call for a reboot in EU policymaking to ensure Europe’s co...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Spring 2024 – EU economy to slowly return to growth, but long-term challenges remain
Economic situation
The EU economy is expected to grow by 1.2% in 2024, increasing to 1.8% in 2025. This is a 0.4 pp downward revision for 2024 in comparison to our Autumn Economic Outlook as EU i...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Trade
European Economic Security: Striking the right balance between security and competitiveness
30 May 2024 - BusinessEurope has published today its position paper on a European Economic Security Strategy. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "At a time when the debate on the...
Trade
Business views on a European economic security strategy – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the discussion on the development of a European Economic Security Strategy that must be anchored in the principles of competitiveness and openness. The protecti...
Corporate and legal
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: BusinessEurope reacts to the Council adoption
24 May 2024 - Reacting to today’s Council agreement which finalises the legislative process to adopt the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J...
Bilateral relations
Climate change
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) implementation – a BusinessEurope survey
Key recommendations
Based on the reported challenges and proposals by respondents, BusinessEurope makes the following recommendations to the Commission and the CBAM National Competent Authorities to...
Corporate and legal
Education, training and skills
Proposal for a Regulation establishing an EU Talent Pool – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the proposal to setup an EU Talent Pool with an automated matching function to facilitate the targeted recruitment of third country nationals of all skills leve...
Labour markets and social policy
Bilateral relations
U.S. Chamber and BusinessEurope Host Annual Transatlantic Business Works Summit
U.S. Chamber and BusinessEurope host annual Transatlantic Business Works Summit - Deepening transatlantic trade and investment ties
Washington, D.C., 23 April - Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and...