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Confederation of European Business

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Confederation of European Business
Emblem of the Confederation of European Business.svg
AbbreviationBusinessEurope
Location
Region served
European Union
President
Pierre Gattaz
Director General
Markus J. Beyrer
Websitebusinesseurope.eu

The Confederation of European Business, shortened BusinessEurope, is a lobby group representing enterprises of all sizes in the European Union (EU) and seven non-EU European countries. Members of the confederation are 40 national industry and employers' organizations. The current president of the confederation is Pierre Gattaz, 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 35 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. In the past, the following persons used to hold this office:[4][5]

  • 1958–1961 Léon Bekaert
  • 1961–1962 Georges Villiers
  • 1962–1967 H. J. de Koster
  • 1967–1971 Fritz Berg
  • 1971–1975 Paul Huvelin (businessman)
  • 1975–1980 Pol Provost
  • 1981–1983 Guido Carli
  • 1984–1986 Raymond Pennock
  • 1986–1990 Karl Gustaf Ratjen
  • 1990–1994 Carlos Ferrer Salat
  • 1994–1998 François Perigot
  • 1998–2003 Georges Jacobs
  • 2003–2005 Jürgen Strube
  • 2005–2009 Ernest-Antoine Seillière
  • 2009–2013 Jürgen Thumann
  • 2013-2018 Emma Marcegaglia
  • Since July 2018 Pierre Gattaz

BusinessEurope is administrated by a director general. Markus J. Beyrer has been holding this position since 2013.[6]

Activities

The Confederation of European Business organises the annual BusinessEurope Day and European Business Summit 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
Switzerland Économiesuisse
Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband
Cyprus Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation
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
Spain Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations
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
Sweden Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Turkey Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association
Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations
United Kingdom Confederation of British Industry

See also

References

  1. ^ https://corporateeurope.org/en/power-lobbies/2017/11/brussels-most-powerful-lobbyist-step-forward-businesseurope
  2. ^ http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2361524/unilever-confirms-it-has-quit-businesseurope-lobby-group
  3. ^ "Archived copy". 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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