High-Level Roundtable on Family Business
Back in March, in preparation for the new institutional cycle, high-level representatives of EFB met with the Commission and Parliament. Commissioner Oettinger remarked that this meeting was adjourned to discuss what support family businesses need in the coming years and what can be best delivered and achieved at the EU level. He noted that family […]
EU SPRING Project: Succession Planning and Regeneration in Family Businesses for New Growth through an innovative training programme
On the 7th and 8th October, EFB took part in the second coordination meeting for the Spring project. The aim of this project is to offer customised training, mentoring, support and guidance to family businesses, in the areas of smooth succession planning and implementation, business continuity, leadership and governance and strategy for growth. The main […]
SUFABU: First kick-off meeting in Prague
SUFABU is an EU funded Erasmus+ project that responds to the needs of European family businesses that currently face a task of intergenerational exchange. The project aims to create a flexible training system focused on the succession process in family businesses and, at the same time, to raise awareness of the obstacles that family entrepreneurs […]
Message from the Chairman
On the 19th of November, I was honoured to be elected as the new president of EFB. I recognise that as a community and as a continent, we will be facing important challenges in the coming years. My message to President von der Leyen, and her team of Commissioners is clear: We need a Europe […]
New Commission President underlines importance of family businesses
On the 27th of November, in front of the European Parliament, on the occasion of the presentation of the new College of Commissioners and their programmes, the New Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen, highlighted the importance of family businesses. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said in her inaugural […]
EFB elects its New Chairman
On the 19th of November, the prominent German entrepreneur Udo J. Vetter took over the presidency of EFB. The handover happened during the 6th EFB Summit in Madrid. Udo J. Vetter: “Many family businesses are world market leaders and want the EU to set the course so that we can continue to operate with our […]
The 6th European Family Business Summit
The 6th European Family Business Summit took place from the 19th to the 20th of November in Madrid. Over 200 family business entrepreneurs from 20 European countries attended the event to discuss the sustainability challenge and the role of family business in this context. In the first keynote of the day, Manuel Valls, underlined the […]
Anticipating the new reality – An article from our sponsors KPMG
Daniel TrimarchiDirector, Global Centre of Excellence for Family Business, KPMG Private Enterprise, KPMG International “As an admirer of frameworks and processes, the COVID-19 pandemic has been an opportunity for me to explore a variety of these in working through how we respond as individuals, families and businesses to the crisis. As is the case with many crisis […]
EFB hire new Junior Policy Advisor
Following our recruitment process for a Junior Policy Advisor, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Lynes who joined us at the start of April. Matthew joins us from the European Parliament where he worked as an Accredited Parliamentary Assistant for Jane Brophy MEP (Renew Europe, Liberal Democrats). He’ll be working to monitor […]
EFB elects new member of Executive Committee
Following our 2020 General Assembly, EFB are glad to announce the election of Anca Vlad to executive committee. A first-generation business owner, Vlad founded her Pharmaceutical business, Fildas-Catena Group, in 1991. Elected unanimously, Vlad takes up her position until 2023, when she will be eligible for re-election. An influential figure in the business world in Romania, […]