Employers' Group

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We make the voice of business heard at European level.

The Employers' Group (Group I) brings together over 100 entrepreneurs and representatives of business associations from every EU Member State representing more than 20 million European companies – big and small and working in a vast array of business sectors, from industry to retail and from agriculture to services. Our members are active in the business world and bring the day-to-day reality of business in all EU Member States to the European level. They are genuinely committed to putting their own experience to good use to further the European project.

The Employers' Group's work is framed by priorities reflecting the key needs of European businesses. In order to match the dynamics in which European businesses operate, these priorities are reviewed regularly.

In the face of the current global challenges, our priorities focus on competitiveness and on creating a business-friendly environment, objectives that must be at the forefront of the political agenda, supported by concrete policy actions.

This is why we call for 10 sets of business-friendly policy actions as top priorities:

  1. Radical reform of the regulatory approach
  2. Productive Innovation Systems focusing on investments and innovation
  3. High Technological Capacity in defence, security and the green transition and support to technology start-ups
  4. Strong Industrial Base
  5. Integrated Financial Markets by developing the Capital Markets Union and the Banking Union
  6. Adequate Access to Labour
  7. Effective Energy and Transport Systems
  8. Equal Trading Conditions
  9. Business-oriented Green Transition
  10. Efficient Public Finances

We work closely with Europe's six leading business organisations: BusinessEurope, Copa-Cogeca, EUROCHAMBRES, EuroCommerce, SGI Europe and SMEunited. They are important allies in exchanging expertise and making our voice heard. Furthermore, we cooperate frequently with many other institutions and business organisations at national and European level.