📉 Inflation in the EU and euro area is trending downward, with 2024 forecasts at 2.3% (EU) and 2.2% (euro area). By 2025, inflation may drop below the ECB’s 2% target, raising concerns about the risks of ‘too low inflation.’ Learn more in our latest #EconomicOutlook

The Budapest Declaration on a New #Competitiveness Deal fails to live up to its promises. We are concerned by the lack of urgency in tackling soaring energy costs, fragmented markets, & burdensome regulations. We need concrete actions that deliver results in the short-term #EUCO

Today I participated in a good debate with European Economic and Social Committee colleagues & Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs on #Draghi & #Letta reports on how to strenghten #competitiveness & #SingleMarket, our 🔝priorities! I emphasized the need to stop procrastinating in 🇪🇺 and urgently act, starting with cutting red tape✂️

The current geopolitical situation urges us to strengthen 🇪🇺’s strategic autonomy in defence 🛡️ & develop a solid common industrial and technological base. We need a large-scale EU defence industrial programme capable of supporting this and the needed infrastructure 🛰️

🌏 China is and will remain a crucial market for European companies. However, mounting risks and challenges of doing business in and with China cannot be ignored. How should the EU engage with China in a ever challenging geopolitical context? 🎥 Watch our DG Markus J. Beyrer

A one-year postponement of the implementation of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (#EUDR) is essential to: ➡️Ensure all entities involved are fully prepared ➡️Minimise the risk of serious disruptions in supply chains 📜 See our full statement:

We welcome the #Competitiveness Compass but we urge the European Commission to translate it into action ‼️ Despite announcements, we still lack results. We need concrete proposals designed hand in hand with those who have to implement them. Alongside Compass, the 🇪🇺 needs Engines 🚂

Šéfové a šéfky evropského byznysu se shodli na prioritách pro polské předsednictví v Radě EU. Ve Varšavě probíhala diskuze k nové Komisi i potřebě přetavit sliby v konkrétní kroky pro zajištění konkurenceschopnosti a snížení byrokracie. Svaz průmyslu ve složení Daniel Urban,

🎊It was my pleasure to chair this very important debate on the highly anticipated #SingleMarket Strategy, among other topics, during our last BUSINESSEUROPE #IMCO meeting of the year! Looking forward to future cooperation for the benefit of the 🇪🇺Single Market & #freemovement!

Last week, we met with policymakers to present our Call to Action for a more competitive Europe—driving investment, innovation, and a thriving economy. 🔓 @MaritaLjunggren Kristin Pålsson Stefano Grassi Luis Viegas Cardoso Alena Mastantuono Jana Hartman Radová Katrina Zarina

New paper: 6⃣8⃣ targeted actions to comprehensively reduce #RegulatoryBurden on companies Our proposals for 2025 focus on: ➡️ Administrative burdens ➡️Excessive compliance costs ➡️Cross-border regulatory barriers in the Single Market 👉 Explore them here:

📢 Ahead of the #CompetitivenessCompass launch by European Commission, our new Group priorities are out! As businesses urgently need a #business-friendly 🇪🇺 EU & simplified regulation, we call for 10 actions to Unlock Competitiveness 🎯 #CompetitivenessAgenda #ACT4EUcompetitiveness

🇨🇿 🇪🇺 Které jsou hlavní problémy Evropy a jak je řešit? Co se byznysu nelíbí, proč to tak je a jak to změnit?Přivezli jsme do Bruselu Priority českého byznysu v EU. Jan Rafaj, Milena Jaburkova, Radek Špicar, Jana Hartman Radová, Petr Jonak odkryli největší bolístka Evropy a

Had an excellent discussion last night with BUSINESSEUROPE. The European Commission is working relentlessly to open up new opportunities for European businesses. Even as global economic uncertainty continues to weigh on them. We're building a tight network of strong partnerships

Our leadership and presidents of member federations met with President Ursula von der Leyen for a very productive exchange on the key challenges facing European companies – from the competitiveness agenda to growing geopolitical pressures. Looking forward to supporting the

Jan Rafaj byl součástí důležité schůzky s předsedkyní Evropské komise Ursulou von der Leyen. Společně řešili důležitá témata pro český i evropský byznys, od konkurenceschopnosti až po geopolitické výzvy současnosti.

Pokud chceme prosadit důležité body pro konkurenceschopnost našeho byznysu, potřebujete silného partnera. A tím BUSINESSEUROPE jednoznačně je!

⏳@eu2025dk commitment to strengthen 🇪🇺security and #competitiveness is welcome. But bold action is needed now: ➡️implement #SingleMarket ➡️measures to reduce #energy costs and boost #competitiveness ➡️cut red tape ➡️pursue an ambitious trade agenda Jana Hartman Radová #EESCplenary

Děkujeme @CZtoEU_DPR za setkání a skvělou diskuzi! Se Svaz průmyslu a dopravy ČR se těšíme na úzkou spolupráci! 🤝🏻

Always lovely to meet Matthias Jorgensen, my great exboss from EU Trade 🇪🇺 & Acting Director for Americas at European Commission🤗 We appreciate the EC’s efforts to avoid escalation but lots of work is ahead to improve conditions to #trade& #invest across Atlantic & ⬆️🇪🇺competitiveness!