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Publications

Public letters Date
Compulsory licensing for crisis management - Letters from Markus J. Beyrer 01/02/2024
Liquified natural gas (LNG) export license applications and security of energy supply - Joint letter from BusinessEurope, Keidanren and the U.S. Chamber to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States 26/01/2024
VAT digital reporting: an urgent need for a common framework - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Vincent Van Peteghem 10/01/2024
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Teresa Ribera Rodriguez 13/12/2023
Strengthening the EU’s economy to play a strong role in the world - Message to the European Council meeting on 14-15 December 2023 12/12/2023
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 7-8 December 2023 - Letters from Markus J. Beyrer 05/12/2023
BusinessEurope's priorities ahead of the EU-China Summit - Letters from Markus J. Beyrer 05/12/2023
Making business easier in Europe is the key to a better future - BusinessEurope’s message to the European Council meeting on 26-27 October 2023 20/10/2023
Seizing opportunities - Time to seal an ambitious EU-Australia FTA - Joint statement by EABC and BusinessEurope 09/10/2023
BusinessEurope’s response to the Commission second-stage consultation on European Works Councils - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Nicolas Schmit 04/10/2023
BusinessEurope offers to open negotiations on the revision of the European Works Councils Directive - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Esther Lynch 04/10/2023
Application of the "own use" exception on power purchase contracts - Letter from Erik Berggren to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) 02/10/2023
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to MEP Danuta Hübner 27/09/2023
Recommendations for the trilogues on the TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Network) Regulation - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Raquel Sánchez Jiménez 20/09/2023
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 25 September 2023 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Héctor José Gómez Hernández 20/09/2023
Impacts of regulations on competitiveness - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Héctor José Gómez Hernández 15/09/2023
ED/2023/2 - Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments - Letter from Erik Berggren to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) 18/07/2023
Application of the "own use" exception in the light of current market and geopolitical questions - Letter from Erik Berggren to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) 10/07/2023
Revision of the Late Payment Directive - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Margrethe Vestager 07/07/2023
Labour and skills shortages - Letter to Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission 07/07/2023
The EU corporate tax reform - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Paolo Gentiloni 03/07/2023
The Aarhus Convention and state aid decisions - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Margrethe Vestager 29/06/2023
Administrative Burden of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer 26/06/2023
Competitiveness is the road leading to a stronger EU position in the world and to economic and social progress - BusinessEurope message to the European Council meeting on 29-30 June 2023 20/06/2023
Protection of trade secrets in the proposal for a Data Act - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Coreper 1 20/06/2023
Enhancing European industry competitiveness through Electricity Market Design - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Coreper 1 08/06/2023
The Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Deputy Permanent Representatives of Member States (Coreper 1) 31/05/2023
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Danuta Hübner, MEP 16/05/2023
Key messages to EU Competitiveness Council of 22-23 May 2023 - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Ebba Busch 15/05/2023
Reduction of reporting obligations - Letter from Fredrik Persson and Markus J. Beyrer to Ursula von der Leyen 31/03/2023
Putting in place an ambitious and effective long-term EU competitiveness strategy - BusinessEurope message to the European Council meeting on 23-24 March 2023 20/03/2023
Earthquake February 2023 in Turkey and Syria - Letter from Fredrik Persson and Markus J. Beyrer to Ursula von der Leyen 20/03/2023
Position papers Date
International business priorities for the 13th WTO Ministerial 01/02/2024
Priorities for the political trialogues on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation - a BusinessEurope statement 31/01/2024
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Business priorities for the 5th Ministerial 26/01/2024
Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) - a BusinessEurope position paper 24/01/2024
Proposal for a Directive on transfer pricing - a BusinessEurope position paper 22/12/2023
Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) - European Commission consultation - a BusinessEurope position paper 20/12/2023
Our digital policy ambition for the 2024-2029 legislature - a BusinessEurope position paper 18/12/2023
Revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive - a BusinessEurope position paper 14/12/2023
Directive establishing a head office tax system for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - a BusinessEurope position paper 14/12/2023
Algorithmic management at work - a BusinessEurope policy orientation note 13/12/2023
Multiple-vote share structures proposal in view of trilogue negotiations - Joint statement by BusinessEurope and EuropeanIssuers 06/12/2023
Major business and consumer umbrella groups call on European Parliament to safeguard the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) - Joint statement by BusinessEurope and BEUC 06/12/2023
Revision of the European Works Councils Directive - a BusinessEurope advocacy paper 30/11/2023
The AI Act’s final stretch: regulating AI cannot be rushed - BusinessEurope statement 29/11/2023
BusinessEurope expectations for COP28 29/11/2023
Priorities for the Single Market beyond 2024 - Reigniting the engine of Europe's global economic leadership 28/11/2023
SME Relief Package and the Late Payment Regulation - a BusinessEurope position paper 27/11/2023
19th Canada-European Union Leader's Summit - Joint business statement 24/11/2023
Brussels declaration - BusinessEurope's Council of Presidents 24/11/2023
Council Recommendations on “Improving the provision of digital skills in education and training” and “Key enabling factors for successful digital education and training" - a BusinessEurope position paper 14/11/2023
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) - Call for harmonisation and complementarity of reuse and recycling 14/11/2023
Second-stage consultation of social partners on a possible action further improving the quality of traineeships - BusinessEurope response 07/11/2023
La Hulpe Summit preparations – EU employers’ written input on the future of social Europe 03/11/2023
Annual sustainable growth strategy 2024: consultation of European social partners - Employers' views 31/10/2023
Union Customs Code reform – a BusinessEurope position paper 24/10/2023
Product Liability Directive: European industry calls for a major rethink 20/10/2023
Joint statement by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope ahead of the US-EU Summit on 20 October 2023 16/10/2023
Industrial Emissions Directive - BusinessEurope statement in view of the second trilogue meeting on 10 October 2023 09/10/2023
Europe must maintain industry know-how for its standardisation system to succeed - Joint statement by BusinessEurope and Orgalim 08/09/2023
Working time flexibility - a BusinessEurope policy orientation note 07/09/2023
First-stage consultation of social partners on a possible action further improving the quality of traineeships - BusinessEurope response 06/09/2023
Multiple-vote share structures proposal - a BusinessEurope statement 22/08/2023
Green Claims proposal - a BusinessEurope position paper 02/08/2023
The EU economic governance review - a BusinessEurope position paper 25/07/2023
Proposals on Supplementary Protection Certificates - a BusinessEurope position paper 18/07/2023
Compulsory licencing for crisis management - a BusinessEurope position paper 18/07/2023
Evaluation and review of the EU's FDI Screening Regulation - BusinessEurope contribution to the public consultation 14/07/2023
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – Reporting obligations during the transition period of CBAM - BusinessEurope response to the consultation 11/07/2023
Draft act on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) - BusinessEurope assessment for the public consultation 07/07/2023
An EU Talent Pool - BusinessEurope input to the European Commission's consultation 29/06/2023
Towards an EU action plan to address labour and skills shortages - a BusinessEurope statement 27/06/2023
The Right to Repair proposal - a BusinessEurope position paper 19/06/2023
CNI-BUSINESSEUROPE joint statement on Brazil-EU bilateral trade, economic, and political relations 08/06/2023
BusinessEurope views on digital trade 06/06/2023
Madrid declaration - BusinessEurope's Council of Presidents 01/06/2023
U.S.-EU Tripartite Trade and Labor Dialogue (TALD) - Social partner joint statement on transatlantic forced labour trade strategy 31/05/2023
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) - Joint business statement 25/05/2023
A possible revision of the European Works Council Directive - BusinessEurope response to the first-phase social partner consultation 25/05/2023
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation - a BusinessEurope position paper 25/05/2023
Open strategic autonomy - How trade policy can best support European competitiveness 23/05/2023
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: business priorities for the 4th Ministerial - Joint statement by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope 22/05/2023
The Critical Raw Materials Act - Comments and proposals for amendments 22/05/2023
Proposed Product Liability Directive revision may undermine Europe’s competitiveness - Joint industry statement 16/05/2023
Comments and proposals for amendments to the Net-Zero Industry Act proposal 12/05/2023
Comments and proposals for amendments to the EU electricity market design regulation 12/05/2023
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) - a BusinessEurope statement 11/05/2023
Reducing inactivity rates in Europe - a BusinessEurope policy orientation note 08/05/2023
Taxonomy Environmental Delegated Act and revised Climate Delegated Act - BusinessEurope comments in reply to the public consultation 04/05/2023
Safeguarding the environmental and climate benefits of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) - Joint business statement 28/04/2023
Competitiveness check in EU policy- and law-making - BusinessEurope comments 27/04/2023
BusinessEurope's priorities for the EU-India Trade and Technology Council 27/04/2023
B7 Tokyo Summit - Joint recommendation 20/04/2023
Joint European employers’ statement on traineeships 18/04/2023
Safeguarding the Internal Market legal basis of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation to obtain best possible outcomes - Joint industry statement 17/04/2023
Product liability and AI liability directives - a BusinessEurope position paper 14/04/2023
VAT in the Digital Age - BusinessEurope’s comments in response to the public consultation 03/04/2023
Revision of the Combined Transport Directive - BusinessEurope comments 24/03/2023
The European Commission's SME relief package - BusinessEurope input 24/03/2023
Speeches Date
Val Duchesse Social Partners Summit, Brussels - Address by BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson 31/01/2024
Delivering on building blocks for a successful European economy for workers and companies - Tripartite Social Summit, 25 October 2023 - Address by BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson 25/10/2023
CEOE event on a strategic vision to strengthen Europe’s economic security and global leadership - Speech by Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope 13/09/2023
Giving the right answers to Europe’s competitiveness challenges - how to make Europe the place to be for industrial investments creating growth and quality jobs - Tripartite Social Summit 22 March 2023 - Address by BusinessEurope President Fredrik Persson 22/03/2023
Press releases Date
BEFIT Tax Package: Business community urges caution and global alignment 25/01/2024
Commission proposal for revision of European Works Council Directive would damage well-functioning social dialogue practices 24/01/2024
Economic security - Business welcomes clarity and further debate 24/01/2024
EU industry has high expectations of the upcoming EU competitiveness report 11/01/2024
Platform Work Directive: BusinessEurope message ahead of EU Member States meeting 20/12/2023
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Proposal: BusinessEurope reacts to General Approach 19/12/2023
BusinessEurope reacts to the political deal on the EU Product Liability Directive 14/12/2023
EU due diligence could leave companies between a rock and a hard place 12/12/2023
BusinessEurope reacts to political deal on EU AI Act 11/12/2023
BusinessEurope reacts to deal on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation reached by EU co-legislators 05/12/2023
European business message for COP28 - All G20 countries should commit to 2030 targets 29/11/2023
Business message to Belgian EU Presidency: Tackle the short-term challenges and empower the European economy for the future 24/11/2023
BusinessEurope reacts to European Parliament Plenary vote on EU-New Zealand FTA 22/11/2023
Skills and Talent Mobility package: It is high time that the EU acknowledges the role of economic migration in helping to address Europe’s labour and skills needs 15/11/2023
BusinessEurope reacts to today’s EU Parliament plenary vote on the EU Data Act 09/11/2023
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook shows significant drop in European business sentiment 08/11/2023
New survey of European companies highlights critical labour and skills shortages 30/10/2023
EU-US Summit falls short of business expectations 21/10/2023
Providing real relief for SMEs – BusinessEurope’s SME Roadshow in Rome 04/10/2023
BusinessEurope offers to the ETUC to negotiate the revision of the European Works Councils Directive 04/10/2023
Critical Raw Materials: EU Parliament shows ambition to secure and diversify supplies 14/09/2023
BusinessEurope reacts to proposed EU Framework for Income Taxation 12/09/2023
SME Relief Package: Revision of Late Payment Directive should better reflect business reality 12/09/2023
EU’s due diligence rules must be workable for companies and must not weaken the internal market 07/09/2023
EU-CELAC Summit: EU needs to show real commitment to strengthen economic ties with the region 14/07/2023
BusinessEurope on the EC proposals for the MFF review and a package on raising additional own resources: The EU needs an adequate budget, but raising additional funds should not deter investments 20/06/2023
Recession avoided for the EU economy, but challenges remain 08/06/2023
Digital trade: companies need clear rules and less divergence 06/06/2023
Business message to the Spanish EU Presidency: We need competitive companies to achieve economic and social progress 01/06/2023
EP vote on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive: The European Parliament failed to deliver workable due diligence rules 01/06/2023
BusinessEurope on ENVI vote on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive: Improvements are welcome, but significant challenges remain 24/05/2023
Open strategic autonomy: economic security measures should not harm EU’s competitiveness 24/05/2023
European Commission President's speech on EU-China relations: Carefully assess and discuss new tools with business 30/03/2023
Bring Europe rapidly back on track for growth with an ambitious and effective long-term competitiveness strategy 21/03/2023
Publication of 'Long-term competitiveness of the EU' and 'The Single Market at 30': Top quality competitiveness checks are needed for all EU policy and regulatory initiatives 16/03/2023
Proposal for the Critical Raw Materials Act: “Good start, now make the Act workable for businesses” 16/03/2023
Commission proposal for the Net-Zero Industry Act: “Limited scope risks to become handicap for Europe’s net-zero transformation” 16/03/2023
Jobs Date
Job advert - Junior Adviser for the International Relations Department 15/01/2024
Job advert - Junior Adviser for the Industrial Affairs Department 29/09/2023
Job advert - Junior Press Officer for the Communications Department 17/03/2023
Reports and studies Date
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Autumn 2023 - Growth muted as high interest rates impact consumption and investment 08/11/2023
Message to European political parties ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections: Stronger businesses, stronger European Union 08/11/2023
Analysis of labour and skills shortages: Overcoming bottlenecks to productivity and growth 30/10/2023
BusinessEurope Economic Outlook Spring 2023 - Recession avoided for the EU economy, but challenges remain 08/06/2023
BUSINESSEUROPE Reform Barometer 2023 - The EU's global competitiveness under threat 21/03/2023
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Evaluation and possible revision of the current EU framework for the screening of investments into the Union - Letter from Markus J. Beyrer to Valdis Dombrovskis 14/07/2023
Newsletters Date
Why the IP5 cooperation is a success story - A comment piece 06/07/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-19 02/06/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-18 25/05/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-17 17/05/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-16 11/05/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-15 03/05/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-14 27/04/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-13 20/04/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-12 06/04/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-11 30/03/2023
BusinessEurope Headlines No. 2023-10 22/03/2023
Facts and figures Date
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - 2023 31/05/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Striving for greater harmonisation of packaging legislation to prevent market barriers 31/05/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Transport infrastructure and systems 27/04/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Placing single-use plastics on the market 27/04/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Points of Single Contact in the Single Market 27/04/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Harmonised standards 27/04/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Administrative requirements for posting of workers 27/04/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Improving waste shipment regulation to facilitate circular economy in EU 27/04/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Unlocking the full potential of the European public procurement market 18/04/2023
Examples of Single Market barriers for businesses - Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: Ensuring a level playing within the EU 03/04/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Sweden 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Poland 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Romania 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Hungary 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for the Slovak Republic 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Portugal 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Lithuania 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Greece 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Slovenia 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Luxembourg 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Ireland 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Finland 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Bulgaria 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Spain 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Malta 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Italy 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for France 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Denmark 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for the Czech Republic 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for the Netherlands 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Latvia 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Germany 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Estonia 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Austria 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Cyprus 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Croatia 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Country results for Belgium 21/03/2023
Reform Barometer 2023 - Full list of country assessments 21/03/2023
BUSINESSEUROPE Reform Barometer 2023 - The EU's global competitiveness under threat 21/03/2023
Last updated: 15 June 2015