Confederation of European Business

The Confederation of European Business, shortened as BusinessEurope, is a lobby group representing enterprises of all sizes in the European Union (EU) and seven non-EU European countries. It is made up of 40 national industry and employers' organizations. The current president of the confederation is Fredrik Persson, while the Director General is Markus J. Beyrer.

Confederation of European Business
AbbreviationBusinessEurope
FormationFebruary 28, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-02-28)
Location
Region served
European Union
President
Fredrik Persson
Director General
Markus J. Beyrer
Websitebusinesseurope.eu

Based in Brussels, the confederation is officially recognised as a social partner at European level, is involved in a range of economic and social decisions and cooperates with a number of stakeholders and business partners. It promotes the interests of corporate citizens to ensure that public policy supports the European economy. It is generally considered the strongest interest organisation in Brussels[1] and represents 20 million companies through its member trade associations in 36 European countries.

History

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In 2014, Unilever terminated its membership in BusinessEurope's Advisory and Support Group because it opposed the organisation's stance on carbon dioxide emissions.[2][3]

Leadership

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The association is led by a president, which has been held by the following persons:[4][5]

BusinessEurope is administered by a director general. Markus J. Beyrer has been holding that position since 2013.[6]

Activities

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The Confederation of European Business organises the biannual BusinessEurope Day in Brussels.

Member organisations

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  Members in countries outside the European Union
Country Organisation(s)
  Austria Federation of Austrian Industries
  Belgium Federation of Belgian Enterprises
  Bulgaria Bulgarian Industrial Association – Union of the Bulgarian Business
  Cyprus Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB)
  Czech Republic Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
  Germany Federation of German Industries
Confederation of German Employers' Associations
  Denmark Confederation of Danish Industries
Confederation of Danish Employers
  Estonia Estonian Employers' Confederation
  Finland Confederation of Finnish Industries
  France Mouvement des Entreprises de France
  Greece Hellenic Federation of Enterprises
  Croatia Hrvatska Udruga Poslodavaca
  Hungary Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists
  Ireland Irish Business and Employers Confederation
  Iceland The Federation of Icelandic Industries
Confederation of Icelandic Employers
  Italy General Confederation of Italian Industry
  Lithuania Lietuvos pramonininku konfederacija
  Luxembourg Business Federation Luxembourg
  Latvia Employers' Confederation of Latvia
  Montenegro Montenegrin Employers Federation
  Malta The Malta Chamber of Commerce Enterprise
  Netherlands Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers
  Norway Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
  Poland Polish Confederation Lewiatan
  Portugal Confederação da Indústria Portuguesa
  Romania Concordia
  Serbia Unija poslodavaca Srbije
  Slovenia Association of Employers of Slovenia
  Slovakia National Union of Employers (Slovakia)
  San Marino Associazione Nazionale dell'Industria Sammarinese
  Spain Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations
  Sweden Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
   Switzerland Économiesuisse
Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband
  Turkey Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association
Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations
  Ukraine Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
  United Kingdom Confederation of British Industry

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brussels' most powerful lobbyist? Step forward BusinessEurope". Corporate Europe Observatory.
  2. ^ "Unilever confirms it has quit BusinessEurope lobby group". 22 August 2014.
  3. ^ "WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  4. ^ "History of the organisation". Business Europe. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Jürgen Thumann wird EU-Lobbyist". Handelsblatt (in German). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Ex-HP-Vorstand Rudolf Kemler wird ÖIAG-Chef". Die Presse (in German). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

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