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European Family Businesses

EFB

The objectives of European Family Businesses are to promote a full understanding of the key role of family-owned enterprises in Europe’s economy, to press for policies that will support the creation of a level playing field for family businesses compared to all other types of companies, and to ensure recognition of their contribution to the entrepreneurial culture and social cohesion in Europe.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

7 Oct 2025 · Omnibus IV and Statistics on family businesses in EU

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2025 · SME's

Response to Proposal for a legislative act on an EU corporate legal framework and other initiatives to assist innovative companies in particular.

22 Sept 2025

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

20 May 2025 · Family Businesses

Meeting with Niels Flemming Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and BUSINESSEUROPE

6 May 2025 · European competitiveness

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2025 · EU Industry policy

Meeting with Valentina Schaumburger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

18 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on business transfers, SMCs definition, Union of skills and the broader simplification agenda.

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: European Start-up and Scale-up Strategy

14 Mar 2025

Meeting with Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

5 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the challenges European family businesses face.

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Commissioner) and

4 Mar 2025 · EU Competitiveness and simplification

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

30 Jan 2025

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Welcome reception

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Current Affairs

Meeting with Angelika Niebler (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Mar 2024 · EU competition policy

Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2023 · Digital transition

Response to Revision of the Directive 2011/7/EU on combating Late Payments in commercial transactions

14 Mar 2023

Response to Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on laying down rules on a debt-equity bias reduction allowance and on limiting the deductibility of interest for corporate income tax purposes

26 Jul 2022

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and

6 Mar 2020 · Industrial Strategy, SMEs strategy, Social Dialogue and Pillar of Social Rights, European Semester

Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)

13 Jul 2016 · Annual Conference and Digitalisation

Meeting with Ruth Paserman (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

5 Apr 2016 · general information

Meeting with Ruth Paserman (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

5 Mar 2016 · statistics on family businesses

Meeting with Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

3 Mar 2016 · Capital Markets Union and Family Owned Businesses

Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

25 Jan 2016 · SME and start-ups policy

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

25 Jan 2016 · Family businesses