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 […]
The Commission’s recommendation on the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME) will help reach the goal to decrease administrative burden.
The adoption of the European Commission’s Recommendation of the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME) on the 30th July 2025, is an important step forward in facilitating the requests for sustainability information that SMEs have to tackle from large companies and financial institutions. The template which was developed by EFRAG will help the collection […]
Press Release: EFB’s new President
Today, we announce EFB’s new President Mr Jan K. van Oord, who was elected unanimously at our annual General Assembly meeting in Brussels. We also announce new additions to our Executive Committee. Read the attached press release for more information.