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.
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]
Leadershipedit
The association is led by a president, which has been held by the following persons:[4][5]
^"Unilever confirms it has quit BusinessEurope lobby group". 22 August 2014.
^"WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
^"History of the organisation". Business Europe. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^"Jürgen Thumann wird EU-Lobbyist". Handelsblatt (in German). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^"Ex-HP-Vorstand Rudolf Kemler wird ÖIAG-Chef". Die Presse (in German). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
Sourcesedit
European Social Partners as recognised by the Treaty of Lisbon
European Transparency Register
RFI 20 May 2011
Europolitique 21 January 2011
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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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 Confederation of European BusinessAbbreviationBusinessEuropeLocationBrussels BelgiumRegion servedEuropean UnionPresidentFredrik PerssonDirector GeneralMarkus J BeyrerWebsitebusinesseurope eu 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 Leadership 2 Activities 3 Member organisations 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory editIn 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 edit The association is led by a president which has been held by the following persons 4 5 1958 1961 Leon Bekaert 1961 1962 Georges Villiers 1962 1967 H J de Koster 1967 1971 Fritz Berg 1971 1975 Paul Huvelin businessman fr 1975 1980 Pol Provost nl 1981 1983 Guido Carli 1984 1986 Raymond Pennock 1986 1990 Karl Gustaf Ratjen de 1990 1994 Carlos Ferrer Salat es 1994 1998 Francois Perigot 1998 2003 Georges Jacobs 2003 2005 Jurgen Strube 2005 2009 Ernest Antoine Seilliere 2009 2013 Jurgen Thumann de 2013 2018 Emma Marcegaglia 2018 2022 Pierre Gattaz Since July 2022 Fredrik Persson BusinessEurope is administered by a director general Markus J Beyrer has been holding that position since 2013 6 Activities editThe Confederation of European Business organises the biannual BusinessEurope Day in Brussels Member organisations edit Members in countries outside the European Union Country Organisation s nbsp Austria Federation of Austrian Industries nbsp Belgium Federation of Belgian Enterprises nbsp Bulgaria Bulgarian Industrial Association Union of the Bulgarian Business nbsp Cyprus Cyprus Employers amp Industrialists Federation nbsp Czech Republic Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic nbsp Germany Federation of German Industries Confederation of German Employers Associations nbsp Denmark Confederation of Danish Industries Confederation of Danish Employers nbsp Estonia Estonian Employers Confederation nbsp Finland Confederation of Finnish Industries nbsp France Mouvement des Entreprises de France nbsp Greece Hellenic Federation of Enterprises nbsp Croatia Hrvatska Udruga Poslodavaca nbsp Hungary Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists nbsp Ireland Irish Business and Employers Confederation nbsp Iceland The Federation of Icelandic Industries Confederation of Icelandic Employers nbsp Italy General Confederation of Italian Industry nbsp Lithuania Lietuvos pramonininku konfederacija nbsp Luxembourg Business Federation Luxembourg nbsp Latvia Employers Confederation of Latvia nbsp Montenegro Montenegrin Employers Federation nbsp Malta The Malta Chamber of Commerce Enterprise nbsp Netherlands Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers nbsp Norway Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise nbsp Poland Polish Confederation Lewiatan nbsp Portugal Confederacao da Industria Portuguesa nbsp Romania Concordia nbsp Serbia Unija poslodavaca Srbije nbsp Slovenia Association of Employers of Slovenia nbsp Slovakia National Union of Employers Slovakia nbsp San Marino Associazione Nazionale dell Industria Sammarinese nbsp Spain Spanish Confederation of Employers Organizations nbsp Sweden Confederation of Swedish Enterprise nbsp Switzerland Economiesuisse Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband nbsp Turkey Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen s Association Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations nbsp Ukraine Federation of Employers of Ukraine Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs nbsp United Kingdom Confederation of British IndustrySee also editEuropean Business Summit European Trade Union Confederation EuropeanIssuersReferences edit Brussels most powerful lobbyist Step forward BusinessEurope Corporate Europe Observatory Unilever confirms it has quit BusinessEurope lobby group 22 August 2014 WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development Archived from the original on 2015 02 04 Retrieved 2015 02 04 History of the organisation Business Europe Retrieved 17 June 2016 Jurgen Thumann wird EU Lobbyist Handelsblatt in German 29 June 2009 Retrieved 17 June 2016 Ex HP Vorstand Rudolf Kemler wird OIAG Chef Die Presse in German 7 September 2012 Retrieved 17 June 2016 Sources editEuropean Social Partners as recognised by the Treaty of Lisbon European Transparency Register RFI 20 May 2011 Europolitique 21 January 2011External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Confederation of European Business amp oldid 1190403496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
