EFB’s view on the first 100 Days of Commission von der Leyen’s second mandate
It has been 100 days since Ms Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate as Commission President began. A lot has happened in the last few months in the European Union and globally. The socioeconomic and geopolitical landscape has shifted. One thing that is diametrically different in this mandate is the Commission’s consideration of businesses as […]
Simplification Omnibus Package: EFB’s take so far
After evaluating the details of the proposed Simplification Omnibus Package which seeks to consolidate the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), EU Taxonomy, and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) it is clear that the European Commission has listened to the business community. The Simplification Omnibus package is a positive […]
Simplification and Competitiveness: EFB’s meeting with Commissioner Dombrovskis
On March 4th, EFB and members of our board and management committee had the privilege of meeting with Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification. During our discussion, we exchanged views on different elements of the European Commission’s Work Programme including, the Simplification Omnibus Package, the 28th legal regime, mid-caps, the […]
EFB’s initial reaction to the Competitiveness Compass
Today the EU Commission released its competitiveness Compass. This proposal comes as Europe’s industrial base continues to struggle to remain competitive on a global scale. The proposal rightly highlights the difference between Europe’s innovation and productivity gap, the price of energy which has been weighing on Europe’s industrial base and draws a comparison with the […]
European Family Businesses: Call for Competitiveness
As the new European Commission and European Parliament mandate begins and ahead of the release of the Commission’s Work Programme, European Family Businesses (EFB) has put together a document stipulating the key challenges facing European family businesses and non-family businesses alike. We ask the European Institutions to consider what kind of Europe we want to […]
EFB at the SME Assembly 2024
Between the 18th and 20th of November 2024 in Budapest, EFB attended the SME Envoy Network meeting and the SME Assembly organised by the European Commission. At the SME Envoy Network meeting during the point on SME policy in Hungary, Mr Jesús Casado, European Family Businesses’ Secretary General intervened to ask about the measures planned […]
EFB-AIDAF Summit: Private Audience with Pope Francis
As part of the AIDAF’s 19th Convengno Nazionale, on Saturday 5th September 2024, European Family Businesses’ President Mr Udo J. Vetter and Secretary General of EFB Mr Jesus Casado and President of AIDAF Ms Christina Bombassei along with a delegation of representatives of family businesses had the opportunity to have a private audience with Pope […]
EFB’s initial assessment of The Future of European Competitiveness report
EFB welcomes the release of the report on The Future of European competitiveness by Mr Mario Draghi. The urgent need for investment in innovation, skills , vocational education, training, and the pressing need to cut red-tape are all topics EFB itself point out in its manifesto. We are glad to see Mr Draghi’s recommendation to go beyond […]
Ms Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected to the role of Commission President
The first plenary session of the 10th Parliamentary term, has come to an end. Between the 16th-19th July crucial votes took place in Strasbourg, which will shape the future of Europe’s businesses for the next five years. Before being re-elected as Commission President for a second term, in her speech to MEPs, Ms Ursula von […]
Enrico Letta’s Report on the Future of the Single Market
European Family Businesses (EFB) welcomes the release of the report on the Future of the Single Market by Mr Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute on the 17th April 2024. This much-anticipated independent high-level report was requested by the European Council last year on the 30th of June 2023. It highlights several significant […]