Publications
Proposals on online sale of goods and digital content – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
BusinessEurope has long advocated for more harmonisation of contract rules in business-to-consumer transactions, which is why it welcomes the fact that both Commission proposals on digit...
EU industrial digitalisation strategy just in time – ACT NOW
Today the European Commission published its strategy for digitising European industry within a digital single market.
Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE commented: "The strategy foc...
New EU data protection rules increase administrative burden
Reacting on the European Parliament plenary vote on the EU general data protection regulation, Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE, said: “We appreciate the efforts of the EU instit...
Country-by-country reporting risks damaging EU investment
Following the release today of the European Commission's proposals for companies to report financial information on a country-by-country basis to the public, BUSINESSEUROPE’s Director General, Marku...
EU business supports Commission plan to modernise VAT
Following the publication of the European Commission’s action plan on VAT, BUSINESSEUROPE’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: "The European Commission's action plan on value-added tax c...
A horizontal EU SME policy – Joint declaration by BusinessEurope, UEAPME, EUROCHAMBRES, EuroCommerce, CEEP and copa-cogeca
A horizontal EU SME policy - Joint declaration at the SME Round Table organised on 5 April 2016 at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the initiative of EESC Employers' Group Presiden...
EU foreign economic diplomacy
Key messages
The economic dimension should be an integral part of the EU global strategy. Define a long-term economic vision for the EU that has trade policy - including market access for goods,...
Tripartite Social Summit on 16 March 2016 – Speech by Emma Marcegaglia, President of BusinessEurope
A strong partnership for job creation and includive growth: taking stock of the new start of social dialogue...
EU: trade union & employers agree on refugee crisis, digitalisation, industrial policy, & social dialogue
EU: trade union & employers agree on refugee crisis, digitalisation, industrial policy, & social dialogue
Please find below links to:
Joint statements on
Refugee crisis – joint stat...