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ARTICLE — 2 mars 2021

Swedish Enterprise on The Battery Regulation

The Commission’s action plan contains a range of initiatives that the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise sees – if designed appropriately – can become valuable tools in enabling a transition into a circular economy.

ARTICLE — 1 mars 2021

WTO announces new Director General

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise hopes that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director General of the WTO, will drive the work of reforming the WTO, re-establishing the dispute resolution system and finding methods for closer cooperation with the business community.

ARTICLE — 26 februari 2021

Companies essential for necessary investments for climate change

Stopping carbon leakage must be at the heart of all climate policy, this is especially applicable for the EUETS.

ARTICLE — 26 februari 2021

Current ESR-system is not efficient

Since the EU wants to become a real role model in the climate transition, it is not enough to simply reduce emissions. An EU that restricts production and forces companies to relocate abroad risks acting as a deterrent, which is the last thing that climate change efforts need.

ARTICLE — 26 februari 2021

The EU Taxonomy threatens the progress on climate change and Swedish competitiveness

Swedish Enterprise is concerned that the proposed EU taxonomy will have a negative impact on our ability to achieve our climate goals and will hit the competitiveness of Swedish companies hard, thus affecting our prosperity. It is clear that the taxonomy does not align with, or support, the Swedish strategy for fossil free society.

ARTICLE — 25 februari 2021

Swedish Enterprise’s input to the EU Industrial Forum

The ideal way to develop a sustainable industrial strategy is to learn from prior mistakes; this means avoiding protectionism and focusing on competitiveness for businesses. These are the main messages the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s offer to the new European Industrial Forum.

ARTICLE — 24 februari 2021

Increased red tape and costs for Swedish businesses after Brexit

22 % of Swedish firms trading with the UK has already experienced problems and another 12 % expect to do so. These are the major findings in a survey we recently conducted among Swedish firms trading with the UK.

ARTICLE — 18 februari 2021

Modernization of the design protection

It is called for a modernization of the design protection.

ARTICLE — 18 februari 2021

Non-agri GIs – is the EU-commission trying to solve a problem that does not exist?

A harmonized protection of non-agri GIs within the EU will solve a problem that does not exist.

ARTICLE — 17 februari 2021

Swedish Enterprise on the evaluation and revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive

One important step in achieving targets for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (climate neutrality) by 2050, will be to ensure that where energy is consumed, it is consumed in the smartest and most efficient way possible. Energy efficiency is therefore an important tool in reaching our climate targets.

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