The transfer of business represents a huge opportunity for growth, resilience and continuity. The next generation of business owners are ready, willing, and able to take over and are eager to drive the sustainable and digital transition that our continent needs. To ensure that we give the next generation the best chances of succeeding, we need a simple and easy way to navigate the legal, fiscal and regulatory framework for these business transfers to occur. Read the attached paper for more in-depth information. The post Family Business Transfers and Continuity: Let the Next Generation Drive th ..read more

Attached you will find EFB’s updated position on Multiple vote share structures proposal. The post EFB’s updated position on the Multiple Vote Share Structures proposal appeared first on European Family ..read more

FBNed and Stichting Familie Onderneming ( the Family Enterprise Foundation) commissioned a study conducted by SEO Amsterdam Economics which maps the contributions made by family businesses in the Netherlands. You can find the full study in the attached document. For more information visit FBNed’s website. The post The Social Contribution of Family Businesses in the Netherlands appeared first on European Family ..read more

On the 10th of January, European Investment Bank and European Policy Centre released a report titled Hidden Champions, missed opportunities: Mid-Caps’ crucial roles in Europe’s economic transition. The post European Investment Bank and European Policy Centre released a report on Mid-Caps. appeared first on European Family ..read more

In December 2023, EFB contributed to the European Commission’s call for feedback on Administrative burden and the rationalisation of reporting requirements. You can find our contribution in the attached document. The post Administrative burden and rationalisation of reporting requirements appeared first on European Family ..read more

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The revision of the Late Payment Directive by the European Commission is important and timely. EFB’s full position can be found in the attached document. The post EFB’s position on the Revision of the Late Payment Directive appeared first on European Family ..read more

European Family Businesses (EFB) would like to share our support for the statement released on the 19th of January 2023 by many prominent business organisations on the topic of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence proposal. The business organisations echoed many of our concerns. In the following document, EFB stipulates points that we think should be considered to ensure that the goal of the CSDDD is met. The post EFB on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) appeared first on European Family ..read more

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) proposal, which is currently under discussion, seeks to ensure that the European Business Ecosystem takes human rights and environmental protection into everything it does. As such, it is an important proposal, the premise of which European Family Bussinesses (EFB) fully supports. However, upon analysing the proposal in greater depth; EFB has come up with the following suggestions to ensure that the CSDD, when applied, is done so effectively. The post EFB’s Position Paper on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) proposal appeared f ..read more

The post EFB’s response to the proposal for the Debt Equity Bias Reduction Allowance Directive appeared first on European Family ..read more