Brussels ‘urgently’ asks EU companies about US exposure as trade war deadline nears
Testing the strength of its hand, Brussels wants the latest data on the scale of EU investments in America ahead of crunch talks with the Trump administration.
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European Commission blacklists lobby groups tied to Huawei
EU executive bans meetings with Huawei-linked groups following bribery scandal.
EU aims ‘simplification’ sledgehammer at green energy laws
The EU is weighing reopening rules on renewables, energy efficiency and green renovations — despite warnings that it could be opening Pandora’s box.
Guerre commerciale : l’Europe envisage de cibler les grandes banques et les géants de la tech américains
L’excédent des Etats-Unis dans ses échanges de services avec l’Union européenne constitue son talon d’Achille, selon Bruxelles.
Huawei is being boxed out of Brussels lobbying
Chinese tech giant at center of corruption scandal sees its access in EU public affairs scuppered.
Parliament to probe EU grants to Shell, Volkswagen and migrant NGOs
A fight over how the Commission spends its cash expands to 28 NGOs and business giants.
‘No time to lose’: Businesses and unions urge rapid rollout of EU clean industrial plan
BusinessEurope urged the Commission to enact “swifter and more consistent action” to protect EU industry, while the European Trade Union Confederation “there is no time to waste” if the EU is to stop haemorrhaging manufacturing jobs.
Europe : le cordon sanitaire avec l’extrême droite bientôt remis en cause pour s’en prendre au Pacte vert ?
Intentionnellement ou non, les entreprises concernées, l’extrême droite montante et les conservateurs traditionnels s’unissent pour réécrire les règles écologiques.
Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal
Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.
Unions reject EU competitiveness plan
The European Trade Union Confederation says the Competitiveness Compass is full of proposals for businesses, but not for ordinary citizens.
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Von der Leyen builds bonfire of EU’s environmental red tape
Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister.
A ‘moratorium’ on job cuts: A workable solution to Europe’s industrial decline?
The European Trade Union Confederation has called for a Covid-19-style temporary ban on all firings. Businesses disagree.
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Commission probes EU laws to slash corporate reporting requirements
“We have not yet reached the 25% cut […] but now for SMEs, the goal post has already moved to 35%,” DG Grow
EU businesses are falling behind their major competitors, BusinessEurope chief says
Striking a balance between regulation and letting businesses grow is always a difficult thing for policymakers to do. But has the EU veered into over-regulation? Our guest argues that red tape in some areas is holding back EU-based companies, and is p…
Lobby groups call for business-friendly turn of the EU Green Deal
Ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, business groups have presented their wish lists for the next legislative cycle, focussing on simplifying rules and paperwork but not calling to turn away from climate policy.
The EU’s global leadership relies on strong companies
To sustain its prosperity and stability, the EU needs to reduce the regulatory burden for companies, finalise more trade agreements and turn the Green Deal into a growth strategy in the coming legislative term, argues Markus J. Beyrer.
Beijing’s data and spy laws threaten to spur decoupling with Europe, says business group
BusinessEurope claims that anti-espionage amendments make the relationship with China ‘challenging’
Deal over dim sum: China caves to EU on data to keep investors sweet
As China’s economy stutters, Beijing gave a rare diplomatic win to the EU to ensure businesses don’t quit.
Trade unions call for review of European Works’ Council Directive
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has called on the European Commission to come up with a reviewed directive that would strengthen the power of European Works’ Councils multinational corporations.