Tag: European Business Summit

Skills and growth topped the agenda of this year's European Business Summit, which took place in Brussels on 26 April. This year's conference was attended by Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, Belgian premier Elio Di Rupo, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, with more than 1,000 European business leaders and policymakers.

Europe risks being left behind by its global competitors as a shortage of engineers and scientists feed into lower productivity and a loss of domestic and international trade, delegates at this year's European Business Summit will hear.

A 22% boost in new industrial orders has provided a much-needed fillip for business leaders gathering in Brussels for this week's European Business Summit.

The lack of clarity regarding the kind of measures the EU will put in place to safeguard the competitiveness of its companies in the event that no global pact on climate is agreed is forcing businesses to delay important investment decisions, according to corporate leaders.

In March the EU is going to take stock.  The heads of state and governments will have to discuss the progress of the Lisbon strategy, which is supposed to turn Europe into the most competitive economic area in the world.  In this context Christophe Leclercq and Kristina Weich Hondrila from EurActiv.com summarise for Politik & Kommunikation the most important upcoming events in Brussels.

The full version of this article is only available in German. 

At the European Business Summit in Brussels, stakeholders agreed that the Lisbon objectives must be reached if the EU is to keep its current living standards. Research and innovation will have to play a key role.

This year's EBS will provide a platform for dialogue between research and innovation stakeholders and policy-makers, just in time for them to present recommendations to the Spring Summit in March.

The European Business Summit, taking place in Brussels on 6 and 7 June, took EU enlargement as its main theme to promote East-West co-operation.

European business leaders, policy makers and civil society organisations will discuss enlargement and sustainable development at the second edition of the European Business Summit, taking place in Brussels on 6-8 June.