Publications
Education, training and skills
Future of EU vocational education and training (VET) policy
Key messages
Strengthening the labour market relevance of VET is essential for helping companies to address their skills needs and in helping people to enter and progress in the work place. Promoti...
Research and innovation
Digital economy
Making the free flow of data a reality
Today, Council voted in support of the EU regulation on the free flow of non-personal data in the EU. This is the last step in making this regulation a law which will enter into force by the end of ne...
Bilateral relations
EU-US after midterm elections: business expects transatlantic solutions
Now that the US midterm elections have taken place, the EU and the US must concentrate all efforts on solving critical problems in their transatlantic relationship, especially in trade-related policy...
Economy and finance
Escalating global trade tensions and skills shortages a risk for EU economy
- Economic Outlook Autumn 2018 -
The danger of an escalating trade war is seen as a key risk for economic growth by BusinessEurope’s members. It could reduce global GDP by almost one percent in 2...
Economy and finance
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2018 – EU growth to remain above trend
Following a strong economic growth of 2.4% in 2017, the EU economy has returned to rates closer to its long-term potential, with growth moderating since the beginning of 2018.
While this recent mod...
Multilateral / WTO
Business groups: Urgent action needed to reform the WTO
Ottawa – The following joint statement regarding the Ottawa Ministerial on WTO Reform was released today by leading business associations in Canada, Europe, Japan, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand...
Energy and environment
EU’s single-use plastics waste should be a shared responsibility
Tomorrow’s vote in the European Parliament on single-use plastics waste will be an important decision for European industry. BusinessEurope believes it is essential that the EU takes actions to add...
Financing research and innovation
ASEAN
Gattaz: We should better connect Asia and Europe, based on rules
Today, business and government leaders from Asia and Europe gathered in Brussels to participate in the 16th Asia-Europe Business Forum and published conclusions on deepening and expanding the Asia-Eur...
Social
Joint business response to the Zero Draft legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises (“Zero Draft Treaty”)
and the draft optional protocol to the legally binding instrument ("Draft Optional Protocol") annex - UN Treaty process on business and human rights...
EU single market
Transport infrastructure: the Connecting Europe Facility and the Trans-European Transport Network
Key messages
A well-functioning and EU-wide transport infrastructure network is important to connect European regions and for the proper functioning of the EU’s internal market. To this end t...
EU social dialogue
Tripartite Social Summit on 16 October 2018 – Speech by Pierre Gattaz, President of BusinessEurope
Reinforcing competitiveness, sustainable job creation and social fairness in the European Union...
European Council
October Council should not become a lost chance for a Brexit deal
In spite of intense discussions ahead of the October European Council both sides have still to find common ground on the withdrawal agreement that also includes transition.
BusinessEurope President...