Publications
EU should fight tax fraud and evasion, but not as lone front-runner
Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s anti-tax avoidance package, which is expected to set out a proposal on how the EU should implement the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting...
Transatlantic data flows: joint letter to Presidents Obama, Juncker, Tusk and heads of state or government of the 28 EU members states
by DIGITALEUROPE, BUSINESSEUROPE, the Information Technology Industry Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...
China’s market economy status: EU Commission should assess impacts
Yesterday the College of European Commissioners had a first debate on how to treat China in anti-dumping procedures after December 2016. We recall that China as a member of the World Trade Organisatio...
BusinessEurope position on security of gas supply
Key messages
The European Union (EU) is the world’s most energy efficient economy. The energy produced and imported by the EU creates jobs and growth in Europe. Security of supply is a vital dimens...
New EU rules on data protection: a missed opportunity
Agreement fails to stimulate competitiveness
Reacting to the announcement of the political agreement between the EU Council and Parliament on data protection, Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of...
China to get “market economy status”?
China as a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) seeks to obtain a new status as a “market economy” in 2016. This “market economy status” (MES) would have a substantial impact on EU’s...
Climate summit COP21 deal: an important step forward, but not (yet) the full answer
Difficult compromises have finally been reached after four years of negotiations since the Durban COP meeting. Today’s outcome is an important step forward for global efforts to reduce emissions and...
China’s market economy status
Key messages
The question of market economy status (MES) should be treated in accordance with WTO and EU rules and be based on its own merits. European business believes there is no requirement to au...
Crisis-hit EU needs stronger economic base to handle challenges
“Europe has to deal with terrorism, international conflicts, the slowing down of world growth, high unemployment and the migration crisis. A strengthened economic base is an indispensable prerequisi...