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ARTICLE — 15 oktober 2024

”Emissions reductions are closely connected to economic development”

Swedish companies should be ahead of the game as the UN shapes new frameworks for the global transition. This was the message at the roundtable hosted by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise during a UN summit in New York.

ARTICLE — 14 oktober 2024

Nordic Focus on Competitiveness and Security

The Nordic business organizations want to see an increased focus on green competitiveness, security, and well-functioning labor markets. This is evident from a new joint declaration.

ARTICLE — 14 oktober 2024

Timely report from Mario Draghi feeds into urgent discussion on boosting EU competitiveness

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise welcomes Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness. The report paints a grim economic picture, and we share Draghi’s analysis that Europe must address the need for boosting productivity growth.

ARTICLE — 14 oktober 2024

The Swedish company leading the AI revolution – We’ve moved past the fascination phase”

The Swedish company Essity, with brands like Libero, Libresse, and Tork, is one of 100 companies participating in the EU’s so-called AI Pact. Top executive Carl-Magnus Månsson shares his best tips for applying AI to the core business. “We see huge opportunities to accelerate,” he says.

ARTICLE — 11 oktober 2024

The Commission’s proposal for a directive on traineeships: a barrier or a path to solutions?

The proposal aims to ensure fair treatment of trainees in employment, in line with non-discrimination, and to prevent the misuse of traineeships as regular employment.

ARTICLE — 1 oktober 2024

Declaration to boost EU’s digital development

The D9+ group adopted an important declaration in Copenhagen on how to boost the digital development in the EU, writes Carola Ekblad, digital policy expert.

ARTICLE — 1 oktober 2024

Declaration to boost EU’s digital development

The D9+ group adopted an important declaration in Copenhagen on how to boost the digital development in the EU.

ARTICLE — 19 september 2024

Europe Unlocked takes competitiveness debate to Madrid

A recent event in Madrid, hosted by the Swedish Enterprise-initiated campaign Europe Unlocked and the Swedish Embassy in Spain, discussed how the next European Commission can help boost productivity, growth, and economic prosperity.

ARTICLE — 18 september 2024

”The environmental agenda needs to take businesses into account”

Sweden’s Jessika Roswall (M) is proposed to be the Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy.

ARTICLE — 18 juli 2024

The forgotten potential of SMEs

There are companies whose potential is often forgotten even though they are the backbone of the economy. These companies are the small and medium-sized enterprises. Whenever there is a discussion on competitiveness these companies are often left out of the equation.

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