Publications
Climate change
Commission proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act: “Limited scope risks to become handicap for Europe’s net-zero transformation”
16 March 2023 - On the expected Commission’s proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: “Limited scope risks to become handicap for Europe’s...
Energy and environment
Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive: change substantially for better practicality
15 March 2023 - Ahead of the Environment Council’s General Approach on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Change substantia...
Digital economy
The proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as it entails the potential to significantly increase Europe’s cyber-resilience. We urge...
Energy
EU electricity market design reform: Step in the right direction
14 February 2023 - On the proposal for reform of the EU electricity market design reform, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Step in the right direction"
"The European Commissi...
Make Europe the place to invest and do business again – BusinessEurope presents action plan for more competitiveness and regulatory breathing space
13 March 2023 - BusinessEurope calls on the EU to urgently change course for more competitiveness. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: "Swift action is needed now to make Europe t...
A call for action to boost competitiveness and create regulatory breathing space
Please also see our press statement here....
International investment
EU foreign subsidies instrument: Keep administrative burden low for instrument to be effective
On the public consultation on the procedural details of the EU foreign subsidies instrument, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Keep administrative burden low for instrument to be...
International investment
Bilateral relations
Agreement between the EU and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland: Deal helps to prepare the ground for closer EU-UK cooperation
28 February 2023 - On the news about an agreement between the European Union and the UK on the post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer s...
Diversity and equal opportunities
The European Commission package to strengthen equality bodies – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Respect the principle of subsidiarity and national practice: Any involvement of equality bodies in workplace-related matters, whether this is by extending their competences or not, sho...
Financing research and innovation
Competitiveness Council
Corporate and legal
The EU Design Reform – BusinessEurope comments
Key messages
BUSINESSEUROPE welcomes the European Commission Proposals which are intended to further harmonise the legislation on design protection in the European Union.
Designs traditionally are...
Energy
EU electricity market design: Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European economy is needed
20 February 2023 - On the envisaged reform of the EU electricity market design, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Future-proofing that supports competitiveness of the European ec...
Economy and finance
The rapidly increasing numbers of bankruptcies are alarming
16 February 2023 - On today's publication of the new EU bankruptcy figures by Eurostat, BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer stated: “The rapidly increasing numbers of bankruptcies a...
SMEs and entrepreneurship
BusinessEurope SME Roadshow kicked off in Helsinki
Strengthening European small and medium-sized enterprises is key to boost Europe’s global competitiveness
Brussels/Helsinki, 8 February 2023 - The BusinessEurope SME Roadshow kicked off today in Fi...