Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

We represent the Swedish Businesses in the EU

The Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act – an important act that requires careful consideration

In the process of framing the upcoming Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise submits a reply to the European Commission public consultation.

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Enabling Quality Jobs Through Competitiveness and Skills – Our Input to the European Commission’s Roadmap

The European Commission has announced that it will present a Quality Jobs Roadmap in the fourth quarter of 2025. As part of this process, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise has submitted a written contribution outlining our key messages.

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Good That the State Aid Rules Are Being Reformed – But the Pitfalls Are Many

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes the European Commission’s review of the state aid rules, but parts of the framework are poorly thought through. Particularly concerning is the electricity price support for energy-intensive industries, writes Stefan Sagebro, expert in state aid.

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North East Flank Business Priorities on EU Preparedness, Resilience, and Defence Readiness

In the lead-up to the EUCO meeting on 26–27 June 2025, in light of the recent publication of the Preparedness Union Strategy and the EU’s broader ambition to strengthen defence capabilities by 2030—the North East Flank business community sees a clear need to contribute to these critical discussions.

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North East Flank Group Recommendations on Ramping Up European Defence and Security Capability

In light of Europe’s increasingly complex security environment, the business communities of Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Norway, and Lithuania jointly call for urgent and strategic action to strengthen Europe’s defence, security, and industrial resilience.

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Driving Growth Together: A business perspective on the EU-India FTA

In a joint paper, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Confederation of Indian Industry, present a set of 9 actionable priorities to make the EU-India Free Trade Agreement commercially meaningful and future-ready for Indian and Swedish businesses, writes Asees Ahuja, Director EU Policy.

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Simplifying the EU’s digital regulatory framework

The EU’s digital regulatory framework has developed into a thicket of overlapping requirements and unclear delimitations. This complexity hampers innovation and creates legal uncertainty for businesses across Europe, write Carola Ekblad och Carolina Brånby.

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Put AI to work

EU must strengthen its productivity growth – a key message in former ECB President Mario Draghi’s report on Europe’s future competitiveness. In short: more needs to be produced with fewer working hours, writes Elin Lilliehök, policy advisor.

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”Simplify the GDPR and the AI-act for a strong Europe”

Companies involved in the development and use of new AI solutions need a more reasonable regulatory framework to relate to so that we in a safe and efficient way can leverage the potential of AI even further, write Göran Gren and Carolina Brånby.

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The aim must be to reach a negotiated solution with the US

When the US administration changes its course, the EU must affirm its commitment to predictability, clarity and rules-based trade policy and well-functioning markets, writes Ingrid Serup, expert on trade policy.

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Business message to the Danish Presidency: Unity and determined action needed to strengthen EU economy

With the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU starting soon, the BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents met with Morten Bødskov, Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, to outline the European business community’s key priorities for the upcoming Danish Presidency.

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Don’t Undermine the EU’s Simplification Efforts – Rethink the EWC Directive Revision

In a joint letter to those responsible for the trilogue negotiations, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, together with its French and German sister organizations, criticizes the revision of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive.

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EU legislators must not get stuck in details

For simplification efforts to contribute to making European capital markets more attractive and increase the competitiveness of European businesses, the EU legislators must not get stuck in details and technical complexity. This is the joint message from Nordic industry associations.

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