Confederation of European Business

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Confederation of European Business
AbbreviationBusinessEurope
FormationFebruary 28, 1958;67 years ago (1958-02-28)
Location
Region served
European Union
President
Fredrik Persson
Director General
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.

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Based in Brussels and registered in Belgium as an Association internationale sans but lucratif , [1] the confederation is officially recognised as a social partner at European level and 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, [2] and represents 20 million companies through its member trade associations in 36 European countries.

History

The association was established in 1958.

In 2014, Unilever terminated its membership of BusinessEurope's Advisory and Support Group because it opposed the organisation's stance on carbon dioxide emissions. [3] [4]

Leadership

The association is led by a president, which has been held by the following persons: [5] [6]

BusinessEurope is administered by a director general. Markus J. Beyrer has held that position since 2013. [7]

Activities

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

Member organisations

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

See also

References

  1. BusinessEurope, Re: Classification of Foreign Exchange Differences ... under IFRS 18, correspondence published on 24 November 2025
  2. "Brussels' most powerful lobbyist? Step forward BusinessEurope". Corporate Europe Observatory.
  3. "Unilever confirms it has quit BusinessEurope lobby group". 22 August 2014.
  4. "WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  5. "History of the organisation". Business Europe. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. "Jürgen Thumann wird EU-Lobbyist". Handelsblatt (in German). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. "Ex-HP-Vorstand Rudolf Kemler wird ÖIAG-Chef". Die Presse (in German). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

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