Publications
Digital economy
Tax systems must support the take-up of digital technologies in Europe
Following the release of the European Commission Communication on a fair and efficient tax system in the European Union for the Digital Single Market, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Be...
Bilateral relations
Canada-EU business leaders: CETA implementation beneficial for all
Businesses across Canada and the European Union are welcoming today’s provisional implementation of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
A progressive free trade agr...
Access to finance / financial affairs
Bilateral relations
Brexit – business is concerned about the slow pace in negotiations
Business needs certainty and time to prepare and adjust to the post-Brexit situation. The slow pace of the negotiations is of special concern to business as it might jeopardise an orderly and construc...
EU single market
Plenary vote on European Accessibility Act: several steps in the right direction
Today, the European Parliament voted in its plenary session on the European Accessibility Act, a European Commission proposal which intends to improve access of persons with disabilities to a range of...
Bilateral relations
Sailing the wind of economic improvements to further strengthen Europe
Reacting to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s speech on the State of the Union earlier today at the European Parliament, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia said: “...
An ambitious scenario for the future of Europe
Ahead of European Commission President Juncker’s speech on the State of the Union on 13 September 2017 and reacting to the five scenarios of the Commission White Paper on the Future of Europe, Busin...
EU single market
Consumers/marketing
Company law
EU company law upgraded – Reply to the European Commission consultation
Background
The Commission work programme for 2017 announced an initiative on company law to facilitate the use of digital technologies throughout a company’s lifecycle and cross-border mergers and...
Trade
New US sanctions on Russia would mainly hit the EU
European business is extremely concerned by the imminent extension of the US sanctions to Russia and the potential impact on the EU's energy supply.
Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of Bu...
European Council
Polish judicial reform – independent judiciary crucial for democracy and the economy
BusinessEurope closely follows the developments of the draft Supreme Court Bill on the judicial reform in Poland. Apart from questions on the process, where we share the Polish social partners’...
Bilateral relations
Brexit – business needs an orderly transition
The decision of the UK to leave the EU opens up factors of uncertainty. It is therefore essential to organise the exit of the UK from the EU in an orderly and constructive manner to allow business to...
Climate change
ETS study: Emission trading reform possible without risking carbon leakage
An ambitious reform of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) is possible without taking the risk of industries disinvesting from the EU.
Today BusinessEurope presented a study by FTI Consulting s...