Confederation of European Business explained

Confederation of European Business
Abbreviation:BusinessEurope
Location:Brussels, Belgium
Region Served:European Union
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Fredrik Persson
Leader Title2:Director General
Leader Name2:Markus J. Beyrer
Website:businesseurope.eu

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.

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

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

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

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

Member organisations

CountryOrganisation(s)
Federation of Austrian Industries
Federation of Belgian Enterprises
Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB)
Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
Federation of German Industries
Confederation of German Employers' Associations
Confederation of Danish Industries
Confederation of Danish Employers
Estonian Employers' Confederation
Confederation of Finnish Industries
Mouvement des Entreprises de France
Hellenic Federation of Enterprises
Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists
Irish Business and Employers Confederation
Confederation of Icelandic Employers
Lietuvos pramonininku konfederacija
Business Federation Luxembourg
Employers' Confederation of Latvia
Montenegrin Employers Federation
The Malta Chamber of Commerce Enterprise
Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
Polish Confederation Lewiatan
Confederação da Indústria Portuguesa
Concordia
Unija poslodavaca Srbije
Association of Employers of Slovenia
National Union of Employers (Slovakia)
Associazione Nazionale dell'Industria Sammarinese
Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Économiesuisse
Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband
Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association
Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations
Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
Confederation of British Industry

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brussels' most powerful lobbyist? Step forward BusinessEurope . Corporate Europe Observatory.
  2. Web site: Unilever confirms it has quit BusinessEurope lobby group. 22 August 2014.
  3. Web site: WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development . 2015-02-04 . dead . https://archive.today/20150204121317/http://www.wbcsd.org/Pages/EDocument/EDocumentDetails.aspx?ID=16166&NoSearchContextKey=true . 2015-02-04 .
  4. Web site: History of the organisation. Business Europe. 17 June 2016.
  5. News: Jürgen Thumann wird EU-Lobbyist. 17 June 2016. Handelsblatt. 29 June 2009. German.
  6. News: Ex-HP-Vorstand Rudolf Kemler wird ÖIAG-Chef. 17 June 2016. Die Presse. 7 September 2012. German.