Confindustria-Bdi-Medef, strengthen European public spending towards businesses

“As budget negotiations progress, it will be crucial to safeguard ambitious levels of competitiveness spending, without compromising Europe's investment capacity or increasing the tax burden on businesses.” This is what we read in the joint note from BDI, Confindustria and Medef, on the sidelines of the Trilateral Business Forum. The statement insists on the need for a "strengthening of public investments". According to the three industrial confederations, "the volume of investments is not growing at a sufficient pace to meet current needs".

«In a global context characterized by increasingly fierce competition, stable, predictable energy prices aligned with those of the main international partners constitute a key element for Europe's competitiveness». This is what we read in the joint note from BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie), Confindustria and Medef (Mouvement des Entreprises de France), which underline how energy costs continue to represent "a determining factor in industrial investment decisions".

The three industrial confederations of Germany, Italy and France underline among other things that «the costs associated with the ETS must remain sustainable for the industry, with a predictable impact on energy prices, taking due account of the lack of a level playing field at a global level».