Publications
Climate change
EU Council ETS decision: Agreement, but not at any price
Tomorrow’s Environment Council meeting can be a decisive step in reforming of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented: “BusinessEurope...
European Council
Message to the European Council meeting on 9-10 March 2017
Use the economic window of opportunity to make necessary reforms...
Economy and finance
Common corporate tax base (CCTB) and common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
A common EU consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), has the potential, by improving the functioning of the single market and making it easier and cheaper for cross-border companies to...
Economy and finance
Double taxation dispute resolution mechanism – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The European Commission's proposal for a 'double taxation dispute resolution mechanism' can help to ensure that disputes between two or more member states claiming corporat...
Bilateral relations
CETA – delivering for Europe and Europeans
On the vote by the European Parliament on the ratification of the CETA deal between the European Union and Canada, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer commented:
“We welcome t...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
European Works Councils – Comments on the functioning of the recast directive
Key messages
BusinessEurope recognises a European Works Council can improve information flows in a company, support employee engagement, and facilitate the introduction of cross-border initiativ...
Digital economy
BusinessEurope’s views on digital trade
Key messages
Digital trade has become a fundamental factor in the development of global economy. It concerns the economy as a whole, fostering employment, entrepreneurship, innovation and growth....
Competition and state aid
Recommendations for improving EU merger control
Key messages
BusinessEurope supports the Commission’s intention to make EU merger control more efficient and welcomes procedural simplification for unproblematic transactions as well as for c...
Governance
A united Europe that delivers – the perspective from European business
Seven decades of peace and stability in Europe is a historic and exceptional achievement. The European project and the construction of the European Union, which created a union among the peoples...