🛑Hate and violence have no place in our companies.

That’s why integration into paid work is an important anchor for strengthening #democracy in Europe.

Peter Clever at Deutscher Kulturrat conference on 'Securing democracy: Living cohesion in diversity'

The #SingleMarket is a vital organ of the 🇪🇺 economy.

It is like a ♥️ that pumps oxygenated blood throughout the body. When there is a hurdle, the patient does not feel well.

Enrico Letta provided us with a diagnosis of the patient. Now, the MSs have to choose the right cure.

pietro f de lotto today at TEPPFA General Assembly 'We need to make #water a strategic priority for the EU and invest in modernising distribution networks, as in some 🇪🇺countries, up to 50% of water💦is lost due to #leakages .' #EUBlueDeal

Today we are having a series of meetings between Ukrainian business leaders and the European Commission. Here the meeting at DG Trade. Glad to host our friends on behalf of Employers’ Group Employers Group of the EESC

Glad to be able to have a frank debate with Enrico Letta on his report on the #SingleMarket . Our responsibility now lies in making sure that the report is not just another report, but that we use it to turn Europe into an attractive place, for investors and talent!

Today, we are welcoming Stefano Mallia to our group meeting to discuss the priorities of Employers Group of the EESC ahead of the EU elections!

Thank you for joining us!

Excellent Employers Group of the EESC meeting on drawing a #CompetitvenessAgenda for #EU . We visited 🌏 world's largest 💉vaccines producer GSK in #Wavre , who will impact postitively the health of 2.5 bln peolple in the next 10 years! Business is key for #prosperity and shall be repsected🙏

💡We exchanged views on a wide range of topics affecting the #SingleMarket , including regulatory burden, EU enlargement and financial markets

Enrico Letta underlined that the next months will be crucial to bring necessary reforms on the way

#CompetitivenessAgenda

Only action can make the report on the Future of the #SingleMarket successful, not political statements.

Enrico Letta during Employers Group of the EESC meeting at VBO FEB

I strongly believe that the success of the report 'Much more than a market' was the method we used.

Now, we need to prioritise the different aspects of the report and find ways to put them into practice.

states Enrico Letta
#CompetitivenessAgenda #SingleMarket

🤝We are pleased to welcome Enrico Letta to exchange on the #SingleMarket report

President Stefano Mallia: 'This cannot just become another report. We need to bring it into practice to make Europe again a competitive place to conduct business.'

#CompetitivenessAgenda

💡We have started working more and more with start-ups to further our R&D activities, as they have very good ideas and are very specialised.

Paul Baisier, Chief & R&D Officer, Puratos Group
#CompetitivenessAgenda

💡The best way to do Corporate Venturing is to have focus while not excluding any kind of cooperation

Elise Carton, Senior Manager Venture Deals, PwC Belgium

Diversification of financing sources is key.

Xavier Hormaechea, Managing Director UCB Belgium at UCB News

Avrille Palha, Senior Banker at European Investment Bank is presenting EIB's priorities:
💡Innovation, digital and human capital
⚡️Sustainable energy and natural resources
🏡Sustainable cities and regions
⏫SMEs and Mid-caps

We have to find solutions for the very small ones and for the very big ones.

▶️And communication is key for success in the #construction sector

Bart Ingelaere, Group Compliance Officer at Buildwise

Belgium has a strong innovation ecosytem, including a combination of regional universities and research centres and national joint industry centres.

▶️Linking all those partners is essential to be successful.

Hermane Derache, Managing Director at Sirris

The boost of R&I investment in Belgium has lead to advancements in many sectors.

▶️The following panels will discuss best practices of synergies between the private sector and the R&I community

Moderator Edward Roosens, VBO FEB Chief Economist

This morning at VBO FEB with #EU2024BE

👉We need to reassess the #EUGreenDeal

Welcome remarks by Employers Group of the EESC President Stefano Mallia

#competitiveness

An ambitious #CompetitivenessAgenda is needed to tackle challenges such as #climatechange , but also as the world is changing and we have to keep up.

Official Opening by Ambassador Quintin Bernard