Publications
BusinessEurope Council of Presidents committed to green and digital transitions but urges to combat legislative complexity
Today, the Presidents of BusinessEurope’s 40 member federations urged the future French Presidency of the European Union to combat the complexity of EU legislative proposals that is hampering the de...
Multilateral / WTO
WTO reform requires commitment from all its members
Today, BusinessEurope published its key priorities ahead of the 12th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference which takes place from 30 November to 3 December in Geneva.
BusinessEurope Direc...
Competition and state aid
EU competition policies need to acknowledge global challenges
Following Executive Vice-President Margarete Vestager setting out her strategy for the future of EU competition policy, BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “We support reviewi...
Climate change
The ‘Fit for 55 package’ – a BusinessEurope position paper
Executive summary
The ‘Fit for 55’ package significantly deepens and broadens the decarbonisation of Europe’s economy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. BusinessEurope supports the Europe...
Climate change
EU business proposals for climate neutrality and industrial competitiveness
Fit for 55 package: "momentous action needed to meet the ambitious 2030 targets"
Today, BusinessEurope published its essential positions on the European Commission's 'Fit for 55' package to significa...
EU SME strategy
Business needs an EU SME Envoy without delay
This week, the SME Assembly 2021 was held in Portoroz, Slovenia, during the European SME week, together with the Slovenian Presidency of the EU.
Pierre Gattaz, BusinessEurope President, said: "C...
Climate change
COP26: EU’s global trading partners miss out on solid 2030 commitments
Today the global climate conference COP26 in Glasgow ended without sufficiently ambitious announcements for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by the EU’s largest trading partners.
Business...
Education, training and skills
BusinessEurope recommendations for an EU Talent Pool
Key messages
In bringing forward proposals for how a talent pool could be conceived in the European context, the European Commission should aim to create a pool that member states and employers can...
Economy and finance
Price rises must be met with moderation
EU is undergoing strong recovery and is well on track to reach pre-crisis GDP level this year
But businesses are experiencing strong upward price pressures including surging energy prices. Which push...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2021 – Keeping the recovery on track despite mounting price pressures
The EU economy is undergoing a strong recovery, but rapid price increases and bottlenecks in global supply chains are threatening to blunt the upturn.
The rollout of vaccinations allowed EU governmen...
Bilateral relations
European business welcomes EU-US deal on steel and aluminium
Reacting to the announcement Markus J. Beyrer Director General of BusinessEurope said: "The announcement of the deal to address the major outstanding trade conflict between the EU and the USA is very...
EU single market
Digital economy
The Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We welcome the Commission’s risk-based approach outlined in the AI Act and share the ambition to ensure that AI is safe, lawful and in line with EU fundamental rights.
We recommend...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Implementing globally agreed bank rules should not put EU companies at a competitive disadvantage
Following the European Commission’s proposals to implement the final parts of the Basel III framework for banks, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Financial market stability is...
Governance
Conference on the Future of Europe
BusinessEurope lays out its priorities for the EU
BusinessEurope has presented its contribution to the Conference on the Future of Europe. In 10 key messages, we address decision-makers and explain...
Governance
Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFE) – BusinessEurope declaration
Our 10 key messages
BusinessEurope, its member federations and the overwhelming majority of European companies are strong supporters of the European Union. This has been the case in 1958, when we w...
Economy and finance
Economic governance must put public finances on sustainable footing
Following the European Commission’s relaunch of the EU’s Economic Governance framework today, BusinessEurope’s Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “We support the European Commission’s d...