Business transfers: EFB at Eurochambres Event
On 16 April, during the Business Transfer: Surfing the Wave of the Great Transition event organised by Eurochambres, Mr Jesús Casado, Secretary General of European Family Businesses (EFB), joined a high-level panel discussion hosted by Ben Butters, CEO of Eurochambres. The discussion brought together key European policymakers and business leaders, including Vladimír Dlouhý, President of […]
EFB Meeting with MEP Pascual de la Parte
On the 15th April, European Family Businesses’ Executive and Management Committees had a meeting with Mr Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Member of the European Parliament. The discussion covered several important topics including, the changing geopolitical landscape, EU’s the new trade agreements, and challenges affecting relations with existing trading partners. Reference was also made to […]
Family Business statistics
Yesterday in Luxembourg, Mr Jesús Casado, European Family Businesses’ Secretary General met with Mr Athanasios Thanopoulos, Deputy Director-General of Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. During the meeting, they explored the feasibility of developing EU-level statistics on family businesses, identifying a pragmatic, low-burden methodology leveraging existing data sources and aligning any proposal with […]
Family Business Policy Day 2026 – Registration is now open
We are pleased to announce that registration for our Family Business Policy Day 2026, taking place on 3 June 2026 in Brussels is now open! Under the theme “Based in Europe: Family Businesses Driving Competitiveness”, this year’s event will bring together policymakers, business leaders, and experts to explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping the […]
EU Inc and what’s in it for businesses
The European Commission’s 28th regime – or EU Inc proposal published on 18 March, put forward a common company law framework that offers an innovative solution to tackle the existing fragmentation in the EU’s Single Market. If designed effectively, it can encourage an environment for businesses to operate with greater ease by reducing barriers to […]
EFB highlights the importance of family businesses to local communities
Yesterday, European Family Businesses’ Executive board had the opportunity to discuss several timely topics with three European Commission officials from the Directorate General on Taxation and Customs Union Ms Ioana Diaconescu, Head of Unit for Corporate Taxation, Ms Astrid van Mierlo Head of Unit for Indirect Taxation and tax administration – Economic Analysis and Taxation […]
Omnibus I amendments to the CSRD and CSDDD approved
Today, the European Parliament approved the Omnibus I amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), with 428 votes in favour, 218 against and 17 abstentions. The amendments aim to reduce reporting obligations and ease compliance for businesses by narrowing the scope of both directives, thereby lowering […]
Omnibus I delays
On the 22nd October, the rejection to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on the certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence has caused delays for Europe’s businesses and competitiveness. October 2025 BRUSSELS, The European Parliament’s plenary in Strasbourg revealed more division within the debates for the simplification mandate of Omnibus I. While most aspects of this […]
The Small Mid-Cap definition proposal (in Omnibus IV) by the Council of the EU marks another step forward for Europe’s mid-caps.
On 24th September, the Council of the EU agreed on its position on a Small Mid-Cap enterprises (SMC) definition. The Council suggested to increase thresholds of the European Commission’s SMC definition as per its Omnibus IV proposal. We are very pleased with their proposal. The Commission’s original proposal for an SMC definition, which is three […]
State of the European Union address – our key takeaways
Competitiveness is important for the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted this during her State of the Union speech, for which we are grateful. We are pleased to see increased attention being paid to the creation of quality jobs and hope that the European Commission and the European Parliament will look at […]