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ARTICLE — 3 maj 2023

European Critical Raw Materials Act – input by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

The European Commission has published an initiative containing a Regulation and a communication aimed at increasing the availability of critical and strategic raw materials in Europe - the so-called ‘Critical Raw Materials Act’ (CRMA).

ARTICLE — 26 april 2023

State aid Scoreboard 2022: Level playing field in the EU is challenged

State aid expenditure keep increasing in the EU. The amount of state aid disbursed are also very uneven between different Member States. As the European Commission publishes its yearly state aid scoreboard, there is cause for concern regarding the integrity and functioning of the Single Market.

ARTICLE — 21 april 2023

Disclosure of trade secrets should only be done with the consent of the trade secret holder

Trialogue discussions to finalise the Data Act are currently in full swing, with the aim of completing the work by the summer.

ARTICLE — 20 april 2023

India and the EU need one another

In June 2022, the EU and India relaunched their negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This was the result of the outcome of the EU-Indian Leaders meeting in May 2021, where it was agreed that time was ripe to put new efforts into reaching a deal.

ARTICLE — 27 mars 2023

Europe risks stifling innovation with the revised Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)

The Council of Ministers reached a general approach on the revised Industrial Emissions Directive the 16th of March.

ARTICLE — 22 mars 2023

New report: The IRA could make the US a clean energy superpower

The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can lead to a sharp fall in the cost of producing clean energy products in the US. This will create new opportunities for EU businesses, but competition will be distorted due to protectionist elements in the IRA.

ARTICLE — 20 mars 2023

Wallenberg: Improve EU competitiveness

At its meeting on 23-24 March, the European Council will deal with the issue of European competitiveness. The chairman of the Swedish Confederation of Business, Jacob Wallenberg, writes about the reforms required to reverse Europe’s long-term economic development.

ARTICLE — 14 mars 2023

When perfect becomes the enemy of good

A large legal experiment is about to be launched in the EU, one which will directly and indirectly affect most European businesses. Although international guidelines have been around for many years, this is by far the most far-reaching binding due diligence rules to date.

ARTICLE — 8 mars 2023

High level seminar on competitiveness – together with the Swedish Presidency of the EU

The 7th of March the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise hosted a seminar together with the Swedish EU Presidency. Long term competitiveness with a focus on “a compass for competitiveness” was the topic of the seminar.

ARTICLE — 2 mars 2023

Proposed rules on corporate governance risk having negative effects on sustainable transition

The proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is approaching its final phase as the European Parliament is negotiating its position prior to the initiation of the trilogue with the Council and the Commission.

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