Publications
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...
Labour markets and social policy
Education, training and skills
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Governance
European business to future Portuguese EU presidency: Supporting the recovery of companies protects workers
Today, BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents met virtually in Lisbon by videoconference at the invitation of Mr António Saraiva, President of the Confederation of Portuguese Business, CIP. ...
Bilateral relations
Business confederations call for ratification of the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur
In a joint statement, the confederations of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and BusinessEurope reiterate their full support for the completion of the agreement between the two trade blocs. ...