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ARTICLE — 14 september 2023

Highs and lows in von der Leyen’s speech

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union speech was a mixed bag from a business perspective. “Several question marks remain over whether she can deliver policies that make the EU a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship,” says Anna Stellinger.

ARTICLE — 14 augusti 2023

Pilot study – Swedish companies’ compliance costs for handling VAT legislation

In the spring of 2023, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise conducted a study to estimate companies’ administrative costs related to Swedish VAT legislation. The calculated indicative administrative cost at the national level amounts to SEK 13.8 billion (Euro 1.2 billion) and affect roughly one million VAT registered companies.

ARTICLE — 17 juli 2023

An Industrial Emissions Directive fit for a green deal

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, together with its members, welcome the European Parliament’s approval of a balanced set of revisions to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

ARTICLE — 3 juli 2023

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes dialogue on shares with differentiated voting rights

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes the message from the proxy advisor ISS that ISS will not recommend against the discharge from liability of the directors in all Swedish companies having shares with differentiated voting rights.

ARTICLE — 29 juni 2023

EU and India – new report highlights untapped potential

India and the European Union both stand to gain considerably from building a closer economic relationship. Our mutual trade, and investments in the other’s economy, lie far below their true potential. A new report highlights the challenges and opportunities ahead, and how best to address them.

ARTICLE — 29 juni 2023

Multiple-vote share proposal – worrying developments in the Parliament

The European Parliament is currently defining its position and mandate with respect to the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on multiple-vote share structures in companies that seek the admission to trading of their shares on an SME growth market.

ARTICLE — 22 juni 2023

New report analyses the impact of the EU’s newest digital regulations

The European Commission’s focus on the digital decade has led to several regulations covering the digital economy. The most important of the new digital regulations are the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Data Act and the AI Act.

ARTICLE — 12 juni 2023

Gender equality in the labour market: a complex challenge

Making genuine advances in gender equality on the labour market was one of the main themes of a recent seminar arranged by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise together with other employers’ organisations from the European Union.

ARTICLE — 12 juni 2023

Competitiveness is the road leading to a stronger EU position in the world and to economic and social progress

Last week, the Presidents of BusinessEurope’s 40 member federations gathered in Madrid at the invitation of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations, CEOE, at the annual Council of Presidents.

ARTICLE — 12 juni 2023

A strong and progressive European business community drives the climate transition in the EU

In the light of the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise had the honor of welcoming BusinessEuropes Industrial Affairs Committee to Stockholm this week.

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