Publications
Circular economy
Customs
BusinessEurope’s priorities for EU customs policy
Key messages
The European Commission should have greater regard for how business processes work in its design of customs processes. Customs policy has an important impact on business competitivenes...
EU social dialogue
European employers are committed to creating the conditions for return to employment, job creation and better skills matching as part of the recovery
With this statement, BusinessEurope and the signatory European sectoral employers express the clear message to public authorities and trade unions at all levels that European employers are committed t...
European Council
European business welcomes that deal was found in European Council
Following the agreement reached by the European Council on the EU recovery plan and the new long-term EU budget, BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz said: "The fact that the European Coun...
European Council
European business urges EU leaders to find an agreement
On this fourth day of negotiations to find agreement on the EU recovery plan and the new long-term EU budget, BusinessEurope President Pierre Gattaz reiterated his call to find a suitable co...
Data protection
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over international data transfers
Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the Privacy Shield, an international personal data transfer mechanism between the EU-US, while ruling on the landmark "Schrems...
Bilateral relations
EU and USA: how to build a positive agenda
European business proposal to enhance trade and economic cooperation
Today, BusinessEurope published its proposal on how to re-build a positive agenda for transatlantic relations. The proposal has be...
Corporate and legal
European business community calls for the rapid ratification and entry into operation of the European patent system – Joint statement by BUSINESSEUROPE, EUROCHAMBRES, orgalim and SMEunited
BUSINESSEUROPE1, EUROCHAMBRES, Orgalim2, and SMEunited represent innovative businesses across Europe. One of our core objectives is to support innovation and boost the competitiveness of European comp...
Digital economy
AI: A European approach to excellence and trust
KEY MESSAGES
The aim of achieving trust in AI through policy needs to be achieved with the goal of enabling its excellence in Europe in mind.
Europe needs to support its bid for AI excellence thro...
European Council
Gattaz to EU leaders: agreement on EU recovery stimulus urgently needed
On Friday 17 and Saturday 18 July, EU leaders will meet in Brussels to negotiate the EU recovery plan and the new long-term EU budget aimed at boosting growth and employment after the COVID-...
Multilateral / WTO
Bilateral relations
EU and USA – How to build a positive agenda
Key messages
We call on the relevant EU and US policy-makers to establish a formalised platform for high-level strategic dialogue related to trade and economic cooperation that spans across EU inst...
EU single market
EU transport negotiations end with over-complex compromise
Single Market needs legal certainty, uniform application, enforcement
Yesterday, proposals on EU road transport legislation were adopted in the European Parliament after a long and bumpy ro...
Education, training and skills
EU youth employment and up-skilling is essential to transform Europe
Update of EU skills agenda must support industrial change
Today, the European Commission published a communication to update the EU skills agenda and issued a draft Council recommendation on vocation...
EU single market
Technological sovereignty: EU must resist inward-looking approach
Business needs strengthened EU capacities and measures against unfair practices
Today BusinessEurope published its position paper on "smart technological sovereignty". The concept of techno...
EU single market
Smart technological sovereignty: how it could support EU competitiveness
Key messages
Smart technological sovereignty intends to tackle the economic and technological challenges ahead by creating a positive vision for a technologically sovereign Europe. It requires the...
Data protection
The GDPR in review: a good start but improvement necessary
Today marks the European Commission’s first review of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) since its full application 2 years ago.
Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BusinessEurope...
Digital economy
A European strategy for data
Key messages
We support the development of Common European Data Spaces in strategic sectors of the economy supported by a governance framework that encourages voluntary business-to-business (B2B) d...
EU social dialogue
Tripartite Social Summit on 23 June 2020 – Contribution of the social partners to relaunching growth and employment in the aftermath of COVID-19 – Opening address by Markus J. Beyrer
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Dear President Von der Leyen,
Dear President Michel,
Dear Prime Minister Plenkovic,
Dear Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis,
Dear Commiss...
Bilateral relations
What trade can do for climate: More than carbon border adjustments
Amidst ongoing discussions on how the EU can better leverage its trade policy to achieve its climate policy objectives, today’s BusinessEurope publication "What trade can do for climate" aims to add...