EU-priorities for the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, 2018
The Digital Single Market
One of the main challenges for businesses, as the Digital Single Market develops further, will be the conditions of competition within the digital environment, and European companies’
ability to compete with digital champions globally. The ongoing work on EU-level is aimed at increasing cross-border e-commerce, ensuring privacy for citizens, building a Policy makers tend to take the consumer perspective as point of departure, thus making it important for the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise to explain and make visible the business perspective on the digital developments in the single market and its effects on society at large.
Policy expert: Carolina Brånby, Carolina.branby@svensktnaringsliv.se Brussels Office: Sophia Bengtsson, Sophia.bengtsson@svensktnaringsliv.se
Better regulation
The development of better regulation at the EU level is crucial for improving the
competitiveness of businesses. The EU should therefore set concrete targets for the reduction of administrative costs for companies by improving regulation, developing consultations with stakeholders, increasing transparency in decision-making processes, improving impact
assessments of forthcoming legislation and evaluating existing rules. Much work remains to be done, not least on the diverse implementation of rules in the Member States. Removing existing regulatory barriers and combating new obstacles to the free movement is therefore of high priority for Swedish Enterprise and should be of priority to the EU.
Brussels office: Jens Hedström, Jens.hedstrom@svensktnaringsliv.se
The Social Dimension
The European Pillar of Social Rights – the Social Pillar – is a framework in which a significant part of the Commission’s work on the EU’s social dimension is currently being pursued. Although this pillar is presented as non-binding, it is used as a starting point for the legislative procedures. Some of the most important issues regarding the Social Pillar is:
Posted Workers Directive, the Directive on Work-life Balance and the Written Statement Directive. Free movement for workers and services as well as the preservation of the Swedish model must be respected and given the prerequisites of the new initiatives within the Social pillar. We also want to maintain a good balance between employers and employees.
Policy Expert: Gabriella Sebardt, Gabriella.sebardt@svensktnaringsliv.se
Single market: Emma Lund, Emma.lund@svensktnaringsliv.se
Trade policy, Energy, Climate: Sophia Bengtsson, Sophia.bengtsson@svensktnaringsliv.se The Future of Europe, Brexit: Jens Hedström, Jens.hedstrom@svensktnaringsliv.se
