Publications
Posting of workers: New proposal won’t bring legal certainty
Today the European Commission proposed to reopen the EU directive on posting of workers.
Markus J. Beyrer, Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE commented: “We disagree fundamentally with the European...
BusinessEurope position on the anti-tax avoidance package
Key messages
BusinessEurope fully supports fair tax competition and the objective to fight fraud and evasion as it creates strong competitive distortions at the expense of the vast majority of busi...
TTIP – we must remain ambitious
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) must remain a comprehensive agreement. Both sides need to engage in the negotiations throughout the year to be able to conclude a political ag...
Energy and environment
EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) is a win-win solution for all
Today’s start of the EU “Online Dispute Resolution” (ODR) platform will substantially improve trust in e-commerce in Europe. BUSINESSEUROPE has been a strong supporter of the European Commission...
BusinessEurope comments on the European Commission EU ETS reform proposal
Key messages
In order to place the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) revision in context, this position paper recalls some key data, highlights what is at stake and clarifies a few concepts before...
Of utmost importance: EU-US agreed on new basis for data flows
Today’s announcement of an agreement between the EU and the USA on a revised framework for international data flows (the “EU-US Privacy Shield”) is of utmost importance for businesses and citize...
EU should fight tax fraud and evasion, but not as lone front-runner
Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s anti-tax avoidance package, which is expected to set out a proposal on how the EU should implement the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting...