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ARTICLE — 13 november 2024

Expert: The EU has become stronger after Brexit

”European integration is often said to be driven by crises. Brexit made the Member States realise the importance of EU cooperation and the single market”, says Pehr-Johan Norbäck, Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at IFN.

ARTICLE — 4 november 2024

Integrating Business into Civilian & Military Preparedness and Resilience: Key to Europe’s Security

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes the newly released report on civil preparedness.

ARTICLE — 31 oktober 2024

Europe Unlocked Launches ’Call to Action’ to EU Leaders

Leaders of 19 European business organisations have come together to sign a call to action, charting a course to address the continent’s competitiveness problem.

ARTICLE — 31 oktober 2024

Jacob Wallenberg: Essential that Europe’s competitiveness remains a top priority

Competitiveness is now at the top of the EU agenda, and it is high time to move from analysis to concrete action. This is the message from Europe Unlocked. “It is essential that we now define the competitiveness concept in the appropriate way”, says Chairman Jacob Wallenberg.

ARTICLE — 24 oktober 2024

Key Messages For the Commissioner Hearings

The 26 European Commissioner candidates – nominated by the EU Member States – will be questioned during hearings by the European Parliament. Confederation of Swedish Enterprise identifies three essential areas - and how we think they should be addressed.

ARTICLE — 15 oktober 2024

”Emissions reductions are closely connected to economic development”

Swedish companies should be ahead of the game as the UN shapes new frameworks for the global transition. This was the message at the roundtable hosted by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise during a UN summit in New York.

ARTICLE — 14 oktober 2024

Nordic Focus on Competitiveness and Security

The Nordic business organizations want to see an increased focus on green competitiveness, security, and well-functioning labor markets. This is evident from a new joint declaration.

ARTICLE — 14 oktober 2024

Timely report from Mario Draghi feeds into urgent discussion on boosting EU competitiveness

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness. The report paints a grim economic picture, and we share Draghi’s analysis that Europe must address the need for boosting productivity growth.

ARTICLE — 14 oktober 2024

The Swedish company leading the AI revolution – ”We’ve moved past the fascination phase”

The Swedish company Essity, with brands like Libero, Libresse, and Tork, is one of 100 companies participating in the EU’s so-called AI Pact. Top executive Carl-Magnus Månsson shares his best tips for applying AI to the core business. “We see huge opportunities to accelerate,” he says.

ARTICLE — 11 oktober 2024

The Commission’s proposal for a directive on traineeships: a barrier or a path to solutions?

The proposal aims to ensure fair treatment of trainees in employment, in line with non-discrimination, and to prevent the misuse of traineeships as regular employment.

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