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, 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

  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.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. "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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