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Confederation of European Business

Confederation of European Business
AbbreviationBusinessEurope
Formation28 February 1958; 68 years ago (1958-02-28)
Location
Region served
European Union
President
Maciej Witucki
Director General
Markus J. Beyrer
Websitebusinesseurope.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 represents 42 national business federations and employers' organizations[1]. The current president of the confederation is Maciej Witucki, while the Director General is Markus J. Beyrer.

Based in Brussels and registered in Belgium as an Association internationale sans but lucratif,[2] 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,[3] and represents 20 million companies through its member trade associations in 36 European countries.

History

The association was founded in 1958, first called UNICE (Union des Industries de la Communauté Européenne) and later changed its name to BusinessEurope in January 2007 during the presidency of Ernest-Antoine Seillière. In 2014, Unilever terminated its membership of BusinessEurope's Advisory and Support Group because it opposed the organisation's stance on carbon dioxide emissions.[4][5]

Leadership

The association is led by a president, which has been held by the following persons:[6][7]

BusinessEurope is administered by a director general. Markus J. Beyrer has held that position since 2013.[8]

Activities

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

Member organisations

  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 (TÜSİAD)
Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations
Ukraine Federation of Employers of Ukraine
Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
United Kingdom Confederation of British Industry

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.businesseurope.eu/members/
  2. ^ BusinessEurope, Re: Classification of Foreign Exchange Differences ... under IFRS 18, correspondence published on 24 November 2025
  3. ^ "Brussels' most powerful lobbyist? Step forward BusinessEurope". Corporate Europe Observatory.
  4. ^ "Unilever confirms it has quit BusinessEurope lobby group". 22 August 2014.
  5. ^ "WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development". Retrieved 4 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ "History of the organisation". Business Europe. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Jürgen Thumann wird EU-Lobbyist". Handelsblatt (in German). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Ex-HP-Vorstand Rudolf Kemler wird ÖIAG-Chef". Die Presse (in German). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

Sources

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