Confederation of European Business

Confederation of European Business
Abbreviation	BUSINESSEUROPE
Location	Brussels, Belgium;
Region served	European Union
President	Emma Marcegaglia
Director General	Markus J. Beyrer
Website	businesseurope.eu

The Confederation of European Business, shortened BUSINESSEUROPE, is a lobby group representing enterprises of all sizes in the European Union (EU) and six non-EU European countries. The members of the confederation are the national employers' organizations. The current president of the confederation is Emma Marcegaglia, while the Director General is Markus J. Beyrer.

Based in Brussels, the confederation is officially recognised as a social partner at European level, is involved in a range of economic and social decisions and cooperates with a number of stakeholders and business partners. It promotes the interests of corporate citizens to ensure that public policy supports the European economy.

History

In 2014, Unilever decided to terminate their membership in BUSINESSEUROPE's Advisory and Support Group, because it opposed the organisation's stance on CO2 emissions.^[1]^[2]

Leadership

An der Spitze des Verbands steht ein Präsident. Dieses Amt hatten seit 1990 folgende Personen inne:^[3]

1986 bis 1990, Karl Gustaf Ratjen
1990 bis 1994, Carlos Ferrer
1994 bis 1998, François Perigot
1998 bis 2003, Georges Jacobs
2003 bis 2005, Jürgen Strube
2005 bis 2009, Ernest-Antoine Seillière
2009 bis 2013 Jürgen Thumann
ab Juli 2013 Emma Marcegaglia

Leiter der Verwaltung ist ein Generaldirektor. Seit 2013 wird diese Position von Markus Beyrer ausgeübt.^[4]

Activities

The Confederation of European Business organises the annual BUSINESSEUROPE Day and European Business Summit in Brussels.

Member organisations

Members in countries outside the European Union

Country	Organisation(s)
Austria	Federation of Austrian Industry
Belgium	Federation of Belgian Enterprises
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Industrial Association – Union of the Bulgarian Business
Switzerland	economiesuisse
Switzerland	Schweizerischer Arbeitgeberverband
Cyprus	Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation
Czech Republic	Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
Germany	Federation of German Industries
Germany	Confederation of German Employers' Associations
Denmark	Confederation of Danish Industries
Denmark	Confederation of Danish Employers
Estonia	Estonian Employers' Confederation
Spain	Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations
Finland	Confederation of Finnish Industries
France	Mouvement des Entreprises de France
Greece	Hellenic Federation of Enterprises
Croatia	Hrvatska Udruga Poslodavaca
Hungary	Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists
Ireland	Irish Business and Employers Confederation
Iceland	The Federation of Icelandic Industries
Iceland	Confederation of Icelandic Employers
Italy	General Confederation of Italian Industry
Lithuania	Lietuvos pramonininku konfederacija
Luxembourg	Business Federation Luxembourg
Latvia	Employers' Confederation of Latvia
Montenegro	Montenegrin Employers Federation
Malta	The Malta Chamber of Commerce Enterprise
Netherlands	Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers
Norway	Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
Poland	Polish Confederation of Private Employers
Portugal	Associaçáo Industrial Portuguesa
Portugal	Confederação da Indústria Portuguesa
Serbia	Unija poslodavaca Srbije
Slovenia	Association of Employers of Slovenia
Slovakia	National Union of Employers (Slovakia)
San Marino	Associazione Nazionale dell'Industria Sammarinese
Sweden	Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Turkey	Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association
Turkey	Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations
United Kingdom	Confederation of British Industry