SME Roadshow in Rome calls for real relief for companies

The event featured keynote speeches from Roberta Metsola, European Parliament President, and Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market.

In partnership with our Italian member federation Confindustria, yesterday in Rome we hosted the second of our SME Roadshow events. The discussion focused on SMEs’ path to the twin green and digital transitions in the context of the SME Relief Package, recently announced by the European Commission.

“The Commission’s proposals to simplify procedures and reduce reporting requirements for SMEs can play an important role in their green and digital transitions”, said Fabrice Le Saché, Chair of our Entrepreneurship & SME Committee.

Read our press releasse

Warm welcome to our new Ukrainian members!

The Federation of Employers of Ukraine and the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs joined BusinessEurope as Observers on 1 October. President Fredrik Persson said: "We look forward to closer cooperation with representatives of the vibrant Ukrainian business community in these difficult times. We reiterate our support to Ukraine, its people and their European ambitions. Now it is time to turn these ambitions into actions and help Ukraine to fulfil all the key requirements of EU membership."

Strong companies, strong Europe

Our Deputy Director General Luisa Santos shares main takeaways from the discussion at our event "How can trade policy best support European competitiveness?”, organised at the European Parliament last week.
Watch also MEPs Barry Andrews and Kathleen Van Brempt comment.

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Quote of the week

"CBAM’s effectiveness will depend on close cooperation with economic operators and access to reliable and verifiable information to prevent circumvention. The transition phase that now starts will be critical to test the instrument and ensure that it is a useful tool to tackle carbon leakage and support industry in its decarbonisation efforts.”

Our Director General Markus J. Beyrer commenting on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entry into force on 1 October.

Latest public letters

Response to the Commission second-stage consultation on European Works Councils

4 October

Read the letter from Markus J. Beyrer to European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit

and the letter to the ETUC General Secretary Esther Lynch

Application of the "own use" exception on power purchase contracts

2 October

Read the letter to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)

27 September

Read the letter from Markus J. Beyrer to MEP Danuta Hübner

Upcoming events

11-13 October
European Forum for New Ideas 2023

13-15 November
SME Assembly 2023

29-30 November
European Business Summit

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