Publications
Access to finance / financial affairs
Economy and finance
Generalised reverse charge mechanism – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope fully endorses the fight against VAT fraud. VAT fraud has a negative impact on government revenues, is a threat to the internal market, and harms legitimate business. Bu...
Economy and finance
Modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
BusinessEurope welcomes the proposal for a directive regarding modernising VAT for cross-border B2C e-commerce. The proposed measures have the potential to support the digital economy...
Labour markets and social policy
Safer and healthier work for all – Modernisation of the EU occupational safety and health legislation and policy
Key messages
Europe is characterised by high standards of health and safety at work and employers remain committed to ensuring that workplaces are safe, healthy and productive. The focus for EU pol...
Bilateral relations
EU and Japan should step up, conclude a free-trade agreement this year
BusinessEurope welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe coming to Brussels as an occasion for European and Japanese leaders to discuss bilateral and global issues, including our free-trade negotiat...
“Netherlands voted in support of solution-oriented politicians”
Commenting on the outcome of yesterday’s elections in the Netherlands, BusinessEurope President Emma Marcegaglia said:
“I see it as a positive signal that the Netherlands has voted i...
60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome
On 25 March 2017, Europe celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. This historic day was an opportunity to evaluate what we have achieved and to define an effective way forward for the...
European Council
We warmly congratulate President Tusk on the renewal of his mandate
BusinessEurope warmly congratulates President Tusk on the renewal of his mandate as President of the European Council.
The European business community believes that the next 2 years until the 2019 Eu...
EU social dialogue
Tripartite Social Summit on 8 March 2017 – Speech by Emma Marcegaglia, President of BusinessEurope
Future of Europe: Charting the course towards growth, employment and fairness...
European social partners’ autonomous framework agreement on active ageing and an inter-generational approach
After nine months of negotiations, EU employers and trade unions approved a framework agreement on active ageing and an intergenerational approach. The agreement is to ensure a healthy, safe and produ...
European social partners to sign framework agreement on active ageing
After nine months of negotiations, EU employers and trade unions approved a framework agreement on active ageing and an intergenerational approach.
The agreement is to ensure a healthy, safe and pr...
Economy and finance
2017 Reform Barometer: Many EU members reform too slow
BusinessEurope’s EU Reform Barometer 2017, published today, shows that reform implementation remains too slow in many EU member states, with only 17% of the country-specific reform recommendatio...