BusinessEurope Council of Presidents met in Bratislava

On the invitation of Republikova Unia Zamestnavatelov (RUZ) - the business federation of Slovakia - the Council of Presidents of BusinessEurope met on 24 and 25 November in Bratislava. The Presidents of our 40 member federations were received by President of the Slovak Republic Andrej Kiska. They also had an exchange of views with the Deputy Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini on the achievements of the Slovak presidency and the remaining challenges. In this context, President Marcegaglia stressed that “we need competitive companies. We need Europe and we need trade. To make Europe a better place to invest and create jobs, Member States and EU institutions must pull in the same direction to strengthen the single market, the common trade policy and the Euro area”. During their Council meeting, the Presidents of BusinessEurope member federations discussed the results of the US elections, and had a debate on the rise of isolationism and protectionism and how to strengthen the European Union capacity to answer companies and citizens’ concerns.