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ARTICLE – September 26, 2022
Protection of trade secrets must be enshrined in the Data Act
Proposals for a new data act should, as far as possible, allow businesses to share data based on trust and freedom of contract. Rules on mandatory data sharing must not contradict union laws that protect other interests, especially the protection of privacy, security and trade secrets.
ARTICLE – September 26, 2022
An overly far-reaching instrument
The proposal for a Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI), which was launched on 19 September, demonstrates that the European Commission has not paid sufficient attention to the concerns expressed by the business organisations when responding to the consultations this spring.
ARTICLE – September 22, 2022
The EU and New Zealand enter into a trade agreement
An ambitious free trade agreement has been concluded between the EU and New Zealand, and bilateral trade is expected to grow by around 30 percent. ”This agreement will make it easier for the companies in both countries,” write trade experts at the Confederation for Swedish Enterprise.
ARTICLE – September 21, 2022
EU need to put competitiveness high up on the agenda
”It is worrying that today there is no overall strategy for strengthening competitiveness at EU level, therefore we need to put competitiveness high up on the agenda”, writes The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic in a joint statement.
ARTICLE – September 21, 2022
Von der Leyen’s state of the Union speech overlooked the importance of free trade
Anna Stellinger, Deputy Director General International and EU Affairs at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, notes a worrying trend towards increased state intervention and state aid instead of free trade in Ursula von der Leyen’s state of the Union speech.
ARTICLE – July 7, 2022
The European Innovation Agenda is too much old wine in new bottles
The European Commission has released its European Innovation Agenda. The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise emphasize the fundamental importance of businesses and a bottom-up market approach in building the European prosperity and sustainable development through innovation.
ARTICLE – July 5, 2022
Tom Erixon: “Business must be better at making their voice heard in the EU”
“The EU is of vital importance to Sweden. That’s why Swedish business must be even more active in our efforts to influence the EU and with our presence in Brussels,” said Alfa Laval CEO Tom Erixon in introductory remarks he made at a meeting in Strasbourg earlier this spring.
ARTICLE – July 4, 2022
Three suggestions for the EU Chips Act
Many parts of the Chips Act are questionable from the point of view of business and from a level playing field perspective. In a position paper, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise present three suggestions for improvement.
ARTICLE – June 29, 2022
The WTO is showing signs of life
Last week, the trade ministers of WTO’s 164 Member States gathered for the postponed biennial ministerial conference. Expectations of concrete results ahead of the conference were lukewarm, but now is seems fair to say that the multilateral trading system is showing signs of life once again.
ARTICLE – June 27, 2022
A Geographical Indication protection for craft and industrial products will undermine both trade and European competitiveness
It is clear that there will be an impact on competition within the EU. This is not just a problem for the single market; it will also have an impact on international trade.

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