Director General Beyrer met Central and Eastern European industry and employer federations

“A strong regional cooperation between equal partners in Europe is of mutual benefit  for each of the countries concerned and for our continent as a whole”, said Director General Markus J. Beyrer at the meeting of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) industry and employers’ federations initiative on 6 November in Salzburg, Austria. Beyrer also underlined that industry is the backbone of economy and this needs to be actively safeguarded on all levels, both in the CEE region and in Europe as a whole. The CEE initiative consists of BusinessEurope member federations from Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Bulgaria. The group, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in Salzburg, aims at stronger regional cooperation by promoting growth and competitiveness.