Publications
EU single market
Adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence – BusinessEurope comments on the public consultation
Key messages
BusinessEurope generally finds that the Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC (PLD) establishes a future-proof, technology-neutral and flexible framework for product liability.
Physi...
Economy and finance
EU own resources plans must not add burden on business
Today, the European Commission presented its communication on own resources and directives on a minimum corporate tax and fighting shell entities.
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer sai...
EU single market
General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We support the goal to align with the New Legislative Framework (NLF) for products and the EU Regulation on market surveillance 2019/1020. However, the GPSR should seek alignment and n...
Competition and state aid
Labour markets and social policy
EU Commission proposal ignores the diversity of platform work
(9 December 2021) - Today the European Commission published its proposal for an EU law on platform work. Within this the Commission is proposing a rebuttable presumption of employment. This does not r...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
EU’s social policy should not interfere with Member States’ competences
Today the Council published its general approach on the European Commission’s proposals for directives on minimum wages and on pay transparency. BusinessEurope did not support the two directive prop...
Bilateral relations
Education, training and skills
Skills, innovation and the provision of, and access to training – Final report on the European social partners’ integrated project
Key messages
Employee training is mainly the responsibility of social partners. When organising employee training, national social partners need to take into account the realities of the labour mar...
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...