Publications
Bilateral relations
Recommendations on the implementation of EU free-trade agreements
Key messages
The administrative steps necessary to benefit from preferential duties under a free trade agreement (FTA) create costs for both the exporting and importing companies. If the potential...
Bilateral relations
EU trade agreements are key for jobs and economic recovery
36 million jobs based on exports - companies must make better use of free trade
Ahead of the European Commission publishing its report on the implementation of the EU free-trade deals, BusinessEurope...
Consumers/marketing
Development
Recommendations on the EU external financing instruments – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The EU and its Member States remain the world’s largest donor of development assistance. Yet, despite an increased focus on private sector development in EU development policy, many...
Financing research and innovation
EU ministers made a decisive good step on research financing
Today, EU research ministers adopted the Council’s position on Horizon Europe, the next EU flagship programme for research and innovation.
Next to emergency financial support for millions of f...
Bilateral relations
EU-UK: time is running out, a deal is needed urgently
There might not be enough time to conclude and ratify a deal in time
This week will be the last official round of negotiations currently foreseen between the EU and the U.K. Business is inc...
Education, training and skills
EU Skills and Youth package – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Up-skilling and re-skilling is a key element of ensuring that companies have a sufficiently skilled workforce to respond to their evolving needs. This is a shared endeavour and it is i...
EU single market
COVID-19 measures: A coordinated European approach is needed
Member States should coordinate their actions restricting free movement of people
Last week, the EU Competitiveness Council addressed the economic recovery amid the new stage of the non-r...
Climate change
2030 climate target must be aligned with strong EU industry strategy
Today, the European Commission revealed its new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 by at least 55% compared to 1990, substantially increasing its initial 40% target. The Commission also p...
Governance
HOW to build a better Europe?
Reacting to the first speech on the State of the Union by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, BusinessEurope welcomed her strong commitment to making Europe better, more competitive an...
EU single market
EU Competitiveness Council policy debate on 18 September 2020: Single Market as enabler of successful recovery and resilience of the EU economy – Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Peter Altmaier
Annex - Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses...
EU single market
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses 2020
On 10 March 2020 the European Commission published its report "Identifying and addressing barriers to the Single Market", as part of the spring Single Market package. BusinessEurope responded by its p...
Better regulation
Strategic Foresight Report key for evidence-based policy-making
Today, the European Commission adopted its first ever "Strategic Foresight Report: charting the course towards a more resilient Europe".
The Commission’s aim to identify emerging challenges and opp...
Competition and state aid
Industrial relations and EU labour law