Publications
High regulatory burden continues to deter investment, new business survey finds
19 March 2025 - At today’s Tripartite Social Summit, BusinessEurope will present its latest Reform Barometer to EU leaders. This report analyses Europe’s global competitiveness performance on...
Proposal for a Regulation on the “eDeclaration” – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope fully supports creating instruments designed to improve the functioning of labour mobility and free movement of services, including the use of digital tools as a way t...
Additional US tariffs on steel and aluminium are a lose-lose for both sides of the Atlantic
12 March 2025 - Reacting to the US announcement, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer, said: "Additional US tariffs on steel and aluminium are a lose-lose for both sides of the Atlantic"....
Priorities for strengthening gender equality in Europe – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Increasing women’s economic activity is key to promoting gender equality in society and contributing to European competitiveness. A prerequisite is to ensure equal opportunities for wo...
Advancing gender equality in Europe is critical for economic growth, innovation, and social cohesion
Brussels, 7 March 2025 - BusinessEurope has today called for a comprehensive approach to increasing women’s economic activity across Europe, which focuses on both employees and entrepreneurs. Busine...
Joint Press Release – Commission and social partners sign a Pact to strengthen social dialogue in Europe
5 March 2025 - Today, the Commission and the European cross-industry social partners signed a new Pact for European Social Dialogue which will strengthen the role of social partners in shaping l...
Union of Skills: a key milestone in addressing the EU’s skills and labour shortages
5 March 2025 - BusinessEurope has reacted to today’s launch of the Union of Skills initiative. BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: "Addressing the skills and labour shortages...
Pact for European Social Dialogue
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Businesses call on the EU co-legislators to clarify, harmonise and simplify the Green Claims Directive to ensure the adoption of a framework safeguarding businesses’ competitiveness – a joint statement
EU policymakers are urged to carefully evaluate options to simplify, clarify and streamline the Green Claims Directive during negotiations, through the lens of the simplification and competitiveness a...
1st EU Omnibus: A positive step towards making it easier to do business in Europe
26 February 2025 - The launch of the first Simplification Omnibus marks a significant milestone in making Europe a better place for doing business.
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyre...
Clean Industrial Deal is the right direction, but Commission must ‘walk the talk’
26 February 2025 - BusinessEurope welcomes that, with today’s publication of the Clean Industrial Deal and the Action Plan on Affordable Energy, the European Commission has recognised the need to...
Union of Skills – a joint employers’ input
Introduction
This note constitutes the joint views and priorities of BusinessEurope, SGI Europe and SMEunited as regards the policy priorities and measures that the Commission should consider for...