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ARTICLE — 21 februari 2023

Preliminary response to the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste

Swedish Enterprise welcomes the EU Commission’s proposal for a new regulation on packaging and packaging waste. Future regulation should encourage the adoption of alternatives that contribute to the best overall climate and environmental benefits.

ARTICLE — 20 februari 2023

Differentiated voting rights – an important feature of Swedish law

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise strongly believes that dual class share structures with differentiated voting rights is an important and valuable feature of the Swedish stock market.

ARTICLE — 16 februari 2023

The skills transition – Pathways to a socially fair and competitive Europe

On 16 February, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise hosted a seminar in Brussels, together with the Swedish Trade Unions’ Brussels Office and the Swedish EU Presidency. The topic of the seminar was the skills transition and pathways to a socially fair and competitive Europe.

ARTICLE — 8 februari 2023

Informal meeting of the Competitiveness Council in Stockholm

Key messages by Anna Stellinger, Deputy Director General International and EU Affairs, at the Informal meeting of the Competitiveness Council in Stockholm, 7 February 2023.

ARTICLE — 6 februari 2023

Stellinger on the US climate package: “We need to act, but with a sense of proportion”

“The United States is currently no champion of free trade”. it has never been more important to engage constructively with the US. When the EU now seeks to react to the Inflation Reduction Act, we need to keep a good dialogue across the Atlantic and not lose sight of the long-term challenges.

ARTICLE — 30 januari 2023

The Pay Transparency Directive may harm the Swedish wage formation model

The final version of the Pay Transparency Directive has been agreed. The Directive is binding and establishes a minimum level of protection for workers. In so doing, the EU takes a hold on the wage formation in the Member States and court action on wage discrimination.

ARTICLE — 27 januari 2023

A design proposal based on out-of-date assumptions

Design not only makes the world more beautiful, but it also makes it more functional. Design is often a crucial element in taking everyday decisions. Design can help companies to communicate with a market. Protection of industrial design should be one of the most used intellectual property rights.

ARTICLE — 27 januari 2023

Creating a framework for increasing B2G data sharing in the Data Act

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes the Swedish Presidency’s work in the Council and the corresponding work in the European Parliament in the proposed Data Act to find appropriate wording, clarifications and necessary amendments.

ARTICLE — 25 januari 2023

Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s position regarding proposed changes to EU state aid rules

In a letter dated 13 January, 2023, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, wrote to EU member states regarding revisions to state aid regulations. The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise hereby presents its position.

ARTICLE — 19 januari 2023

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