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ARTICLE — 11 januari 2021

Response on the Commission consultation on the revision of the guidelines for state aid for environmental protection and energy

The Commission has recently performed a public consultation on one of the most important set of rules in the field of State Aid - the Energy and Environmental Guidelines (EEAG) and the accompanying provisions in the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER). The rules enable Member States to grant aid in support of environmental protection of numerous kinds and are frequently used for large aid schemes.

ARTICLE — 22 december 2020

Joint letter about the COVID-19 situation to Commissioner Vesthager

The Confederation of Danish Industry and Swedish Enterprise have written a letter to Commissioner Vesthager about that the current COVID-19 situation should still be considered as an exceptional occurrence within the meaning of Article 107(2)(b), which refers to state aid. Please read the letter below.

ARTICLE — 17 december 2020

Comments on the revision of IPCEI

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise has submitted comments to the ongoing consultations on the roadmap for the revision of the IPCEI Communication, which is addressing the European Commission’s Communication on State Aid for important projects of common European interest.

ARTICLE — 16 december 2020

Joint position on Taxonomy from the Nordic business federations from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

The Nordic business federations of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are deeply concerned by the delegated Regulation on the EU’s environmental objectives for climate change mitigation and adaptation under the ‘Taxonomy’. We find that it will undermine ours, and Europe’s, ability to reach our climate goals.

ARTICLE — 14 december 2020

Joint comments from Nordic business federations on OECD Blueprints

The Confederations of Swedish Enterprise, the Finnish Industries, the Danish Industry and the Norwegian Enterprise have submitted joint comments on the OECD Blueprint Reports on digital tax (Pillar 1) and Global minimum tax (Pillar 2).

ARTICLE — 14 december 2020

Letter to the Commission from the Swedish Labour Market Council for EU Affairs

The Swedish Labour Market Council for EU Affairs has now sent a letter to the President of the European Commisson. In the letter, the Council summarizes its legal analysis of the proposal for a Directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union.

ARTICLE — 10 december 2020

Welcome proposals in the Data Governance Act

Data sharing is of great importance in developing the data economy. This is something that is also reflected in the first part of the European Commission’s data strategy with the proposal for a Data Governance Act (DGA).

ARTICLE — 5 december 2020

No reshoring in sight for Swedish firms

The Coronavirus crisis, and the unprecedented pressure that this has placed on business supply chains, has sparked debate on how best to avoid the risk of a collapse in the flow of goods and services. Whereas many are arguing in favour of reshoring production and having businesses move production ‘back home’, others are saying that the opposite is a safer strategy. We now have a clearer idea what Swedish firms are planning.

ARTICLE — 3 december 2020

EU proposal on green claims

Swedish Enterprise has participated in the EU public consultation on a potential legislative proposal on substantiating green claims.

ARTICLE — 2 december 2020

EU Taxonomy hits the wrong target

The taxonomy as proposed may negatively impact our ability to reach our climate goals. It also risks undermining our competitiveness and ultimately leading to an overall increase in global CO2 emissions.

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