Secretary General of the ZDS attended the meeting of the Presidents and Secretaries General and the Permanent Representatives of BusinessEurope in Cyprus on 20 and 21 November. Representatives of employer associations, members of BusinessEurope discussed the priorities for the upcoming Cyprus Presidency.

The central message of the meeting was that the EU must remain united if it wants to strengthen its global position. A declaration was adopted (in the attachment on the left), in which the business community emphasizes that the EU needs faster and more effective support for its economy at a time of growing geopolitical tensions and economic challenges. Although the EU has adopted some measures to strengthen competitiveness, companies have not yet felt these improvements in practice. The key message of the document is that future policies must bring concrete measures that make a difference for companies on the ground.

BusinessEurope has 6 key messages to the future Cyprus presidency:

1. Foster European unity to defend European interests globally and promote trade diversification:

2. Accelerate EU regulatory burden reduction to make it easier to do business

3. Deepen the Single Market to release Europe’s full growth potential

4. Focus energy and climate policies on enabling conditions to meet Europe’s ambitions

5. Facilitate job creation in competitive and innovative European companies

6. Close the EU’s investment gap by facilitating private investment and enhancing procompetitiveness expenditures in the EU budget