Publications
Bilateral relations
US risks creating far-reaching disruption in world trade
Imposing additional duties on aluminium and steel would bring the world to the verge of a trade war. Commenting on the announcement by US President Trump to be willing to impose 25% additional duties...
Climate change
The future of low-emission mobility – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
Business at large recognises the need to transition to low emission mobility both in Europe and globally, with transformations occurring that affect all value chains.
Regardless of th...
Economy and finance
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Posting of workers: A bad deal that will harm the functioning of the Single Market for services
On 28 February, the trilogue negotiators reached a provisional deal on a revision of the posting directive.
The business community regrets that the Bulgarian Council Presidency and the European...
BusinessEurope statement of values
On the occasion of BusinessEurope Day 2018, which coincides with the 60th anniversary of our organisation, we want to recall that entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in society:
Entrepreneurs inv...
Europe is our core business since 1958
The European business community has supported the European integration process from the very start, already during the negotiation process for the Treaties of Rome. Right after these Treaties came int...
Europe is our core business since 1958: BusinessEurope is celebrating its 60th anniversary tomorrow (28 February 2018)
- See our history and watch our livestream of BUSINESSEUROPE Day 2018 on 1 March 2018 -
Exactly 60 years ago, on 28 February 1958, the Presidents and Directors General of the national Belgian, Dut...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Commission proposal for a Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions – BusinessEurope’s views
Key messages
It is in the interest of companies and employees to provide clarity on the employment relationship. Policy makers should support this by modernising the written statement directive. Th...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Financing research and innovation
Access to finance / financial affairs
Cross-border payments in the EU – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
We welcome the European Commission’s commitment to the creation of a single market in the financial services area, including the aim of creating an integrated market for payments...
Accounting harmonisation
Bilateral relations
EU and US need to work together on key international issues like trade and sanctions
EU business leaders meet Secretary of US Treasury Steven Mnuchin
Today, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer will meet the Secretary of US Treasury Steven Mnuchin, as part of the Global B...
Governance
Industrial policy should be high up on the agenda
Markus J. Beyrer at the Informal Competitiveness Council in Sofia
The informal meeting of the EU ministers responsible for competitiveness takes place today in Sofia under the Bulgarian Presidency...
Energy
EU energy efficiency proposal needs a more realistic target and more flexibility
Today, the European Parliament voted on the energy efficiency proposal, one of the key building blocks of the Clean Energy Package. The Parliament adopted the EU’s energy efficiency binding targ...