Publications
Economy and finance
EU economic governance review – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Whilst the immediate concern is for policy-makers to avoid any premature unwinding of measures to support business and workers, in the medium term Member States must return to fiscally...
Digital economy
The Digital Services Act (DSA) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We support the goals of the DSA to ensure a safer, more predictable and trusted online environment.
The DSA should focus on intermediaries disseminating public information to ensure a...
Digital economy
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We agree with the intentions of the DMA to harmonise rules to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital space where gatekeepers are present.
No contradiction between the DMA...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Economy and finance
Corporate tax should support growth and investment
Following the publication today by the European Commission of its communication on “Business Taxation for the 21st Century”, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer made the followin...
Labour markets and social policy
Education, training and skills
B20 and B7
EU single market
The Sustainable and Smart Mobility (SSM) strategy – BusinessEurope comments
BusinessEurope supports the overall goals and aims of the strategy: to master the twin green and digital transitions aiming at significantly reducing CO2 and pollutant emissions; improving efficiencie...
Bilateral relations
Re-launch of EU-India trade negotiations an important step forward
Today, the EU-India Business Roundtable took place virtually in Porto to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of climate, digital and healthcare and to support increased trade and investment....
Bilateral relations
Industrial relations and EU labour law
European business: Solid economic recovery is key for a social Europe
Porto Social Summit on implementation of European Pillar of Social Rights
Today, the Porto Social Summit was convened by the Portuguese Presidency and the European Commission in Portugal to discuss t...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Labour markets and social policy
Diversity and equal opportunities
Industrial policy
EU industrial strategy: a good step forward, tailor-made actions must follow
Today, the European Commission published its update of the “2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery”. It aims at learning lessons from the COVID-19...
Trade
Foreign subsidies: EU should prevent market distortions
Today, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation on foreign subsidies that distort the EU internal market. BusinessEurope supports the efforts of the Commission to ensure fair ma...