BusinessEurope meets Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen

Meeting Vice-President Katainen, President Marcegaglia and Director General Beyrer welcomed the Commission commitment to launch an EU investment plan. BusinessEurope stressed that the majority of the increase in overall investment must come from private investment. Urgent measures are needed to remove barriers to investment companies presently face and increase the attractiveness of the EU as a location for long-term investment, including to reduce uncertainty, remove credit constraints, lower high energy prices and taxation levels and reduce administrative burdens.