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ARTICLE – June 23, 2022
Position on the Ecodesign requirements for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes the proposed Regulation and sees this as an important step towards a more circular economy in Europe and an enabler to reach climate and other sustainability goals.
ARTICLE – June 21, 2022
New EU ban could outlaw thousands of Swedish products
The EU is set to ban thousands of chemicals used in industrial applications. In Sweden, the chemical sector estimates that the move will cause SEK 38 billion in lost sales and 7,000 job losses. “We’re losing competitiveness,” says Kristina Neimert Carne at Ikem.
ARTICLE – June 20, 2022
New vertical competition rules
Parts of the EU competition rules has been revised, a move the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes. “All clarifications are indeed welcome,” says Stefan Sagebro, competition and state aid expert.
ARTICLE – June 20, 2022
“It’s the competitiveness, stupid!”
The EU lacks a competitiveness agenda and a plan to develop the EU Single Market. This is worrying because competitiveness, growth, and the Single Market are at the very heart of the strength and added value of the EU, says Anna Stellinger.
ARTICLE – June 10, 2022
IPCEI - a lot of talk and a slow workshop
One of the most prominent instruments of EU industrial policy is the IPCEI. Stefan Sagebro, expert on competition and State Aid issues at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, writes about what is currently happening in this area right now.
ARTICLE – June 10, 2022
”Policy lags behind as business drives the fight against climate change”
Karin Johansson and Marie Trogstam of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise argue that today, flawed, symbolic policies often stand in the way of addressing the greatest challenge of our time: climate change. We need to stop inhibiting companies that are driving the environmental transition.
ARTICLE – June 10, 2022
Fredrik Persson becomes President of BusinessEurope - the first Swede to hold the post
Fredrik Persson has just been appointed as the new President of BusinessEurope. He emphasises that our common European values of freedom and democracy are now more relevant than ever.
ARTICLE – June 7, 2022
Business survey: delivery delays are hampering imports
Swedish businesses face major problems with their imports. In the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s latest survey, more than eight out of ten companies say they are encountering problems. It is mainly delays in deliveries and rising prices that they are experiencing.
ARTICLE – June 3, 2022
Fredrik Persson elected new president of BUSINESSEUROPE
During its meeting in Prague today (June 3rd), the Council of Presidents of BUSINESSEUROPE unanimously elected Mr Fredrik Persson, who was until recently President of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise to succeed Pierre Gattaz as President of BUSINESSEUROPE from 1 July 2022.
ARTICLE – May 30, 2022
EU free movement must be safeguarded
The EU should focus on removing trade barriers. Such measures are vital to ensure Swedish businesses have the necessary conditions to operate and grow.

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