BUSINESSEUROPE Council of Presidents meets in The Hague

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On the invitation of VNO-NCW - the business federation of the Netherlands - the Council of Presidents of BUSINESSEUROPE met on 19 and 20 May in The Hague. The Presidents of 40 member federations of BUSINESSEUROPE were received by King Willem-Alexander. They had an exchange of views with Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the achievements of the Dutch presidency and priority actions to be taken by the end of June to strengthen the economic recovery.

They also had an internal debate on the future of Europe as a global player, kicked off by a presentation by Maxime Verhagen, President of the Dutch national federation of building and infrastructure companies and former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs. The importance of developing a coherent EU global strategy with a strong economic pillar was stressed by all federations.

Photo: ANP, Robin van Lonkhuisen

Kateřina Pavlíková
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