Publications
Economy and finance
Recommendations for the ECB’s strategic review
Key messages
European companies need predictable and stable conditions to conduct their business. We strongly support the ECB’s mandate of guaranteeing price stability, and urge the ECB to explor...
Accounting harmonisation
Bilateral relations
EU-US: business looks forward to a new era of partnership
Today marks the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States of America. It should also mark a new era for transatlantic relations that hopefully will be more cooperative and l...
Trade
Better protecting the EU’s economic and financial interests
The European Commission communication on "Strengthening the EU’s economic and financial sovereignty" is an important step to kick off a broader debate on making Europe’s economic and financial sys...
Gattaz: Deepest regret about passing of former BusinessEurope Vice-President Hans de Boer
BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz expresses his deepest regret at the sudden decease of Mr Hans de Boer, former President of VNO-NCW and Vice-President of BusinessEurope: "Hans de Boer was a high...
Bilateral relations
EU-China deal can be important step to rebalance the relationship
Today the European Union and the People’s Republic of China announced the conclusion in principle of the negotiations on the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). The agreement aims at increa...
Bilateral relations
EU-UK: a deal is most welcome
Today the European Union and the United Kingdom concluded a long-awaited agreement that will govern their future relationship. As we are approaching the end of the transition period, both sides should...
Climate change
EU leaders agreement is oxygen for Europe’s economic recovery
Today’s agreement reached by the European Council and all EU Member States on the long-term EU budget (MFF 2021-2027) and the Next Generation EU recovery fund is a major step forward to support our...
Bilateral relations
Economy and finance
OECD reports on the Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 blueprints – BusinessEurope’s reply to the public consultation
Key messages
We believe that the blueprints demonstrate the significant and ambitious progress the OECD is making in reforming the international corporate tax system to address the tax challenges o...
Africa and the Caribbean
Africa-EU Leaders meeting – BusinessEurope letter to EU leaders
Note: Unfortunately, the informal EU-Africa Leaders meeting, which was scheduled for 9 December, was cancelled at the last minute. BusinessEurope sent this letter to EU leaders ahead of the meeting....
Industrial relations and EU labour law
EU single market
The New Legislative Framework (NLF) evaluation: provisional comments
Key messages
BusinessEurope considers the NLF as a great success and a key instrument of a functioning Single Market, broadly fit for purpose and able to address new aspects of a digital environmen...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Bilateral relations
EU-UK negotiations: a deal is needed now
Today, during a meeting of BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents, its member federations expressed great concern about the EU-UK negotiations.
BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz said: "The end...