• Events in Brussels

    One Europe, One Market: Potentials for Further Harmonisation of the Single Market

    How much potential is Europe squandering through a fragmented single market? This was the question PKM Europe and the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics set out to explore on 25 February 2026 at a parliamentary breakfast in the European Parliament in Brussels.

  • Discussion with politics and business

    Cutting Red Tape and Modernizing the State: Discussion with Politics and Business

    Cutting red tape is more than a political demand – it is an economic necessity. On October 7, 2024, representatives from politics, business, and media discussed concrete paths toward state modernization at the House of Family Businesses in Berlin.

  • European Forum for Family Businesses

    European Forum for Family Businesses 2025

    The first European Forum for Family Businesses took place in Brussels, bringing together distinguished family business owners from across Europe with EU policymakers to discuss critical challenges facing European competitiveness.

Events
  • „Wir stehen zu unseren Wirtschaftsunternehmen“ Ministerpräsident Kretschmer zu Besuch bei Mühle-Glashütte „Wir stehen zu unseren Wirtschaftsunternehmen“ Ministerpräsident Kretschmer zu Besuch bei Mühle-Glashütte
    Thema Reducing Bureaucracy, Law & Taxes, Location Policy

    „Wir stehen zu unseren Wirtschaftsunternehmen“ Ministerpräsident Kretschmer zu Besuch bei Mühle-Glashütte

    Am 2. September 2026 besuchte Sachsens Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer die Manufaktur Nautische Instrumente Mühle-Glashütte, um mit Familienunternehmern über Standortbedingungen ins Gespräch zu kommen.

    Am 2. September 2026 besuchte Sachsens Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer die Manufaktur Nautische Instrumente Mühle-Glashütte, um mit Familienunternehmern über Standortbedingungen ins Gespräch zu kommen.

  • Day of Family Businesses 2026: Highlights from the Speeches by Friedrich Merz, Bärbel Bas and Karsten Wildberger Day of Family Businesses 2026: Highlights from the Speeches by Friedrich Merz, Bärbel Bas and Karsten Wildberger
    Thema Location Policy

    Day of Family Businesses 2026: Highlights from the Speeches by Friedrich Merz, Bärbel Bas and Karsten Wildberger

    How reform-ready is Germany, and what needs to change now? Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas, and Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation Dr. Karsten Wildberger offered three different perspectives at the Day of Family Businesses 2026. The highlights of their speeches at a glance.

    How reform-ready is Germany, and what needs to change now? Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas, and Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation Dr. Karsten Wildberger offered three different perspectives at the Day of Family Businesses 2026. The highlights of their speeches at a glance.

  • Thema Location Policy

    Growth and Technology Leadership in Germany: Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm in Conversation with Dr. David Deißner

    In conversation with the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics, Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm assesses Germany's economic situation — from its alarming growth forecast to the debate over inheritance tax reform and the investment gap in future technologies. Read the full interview and watch the video now.

    In conversation with the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics, Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm assesses Germany's economic situation — from its alarming growth forecast to the debate over inheritance tax reform and the investment gap in future technologies. Read the full interview and watch the video now.

  • Tag des Familienunternehmes
    Thema Reducing Bureaucracy, Law & Taxes, Location Policy

    Day of Family Businesses 2026: How Do We Move Forward as an Economic Nation?

    At the Day of Family Businesses 2026 in Berlin, around 450 family business owners gathered alongside Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several federal ministers to discuss the future of Germany as a business location. The central issues: a lack of investment, the need to cut red tape, and the question of what political decisions the country urgently needs to make.

    At the Day of Family Businesses 2026 in Berlin, around 450 family business owners gathered alongside Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several federal ministers to discuss the future of Germany as a business location. The central issues: a lack of investment, the need to cut red tape, and the question of what political decisions the country urgently needs to make.

  • Familienunternehmer im Dialog: Thüringens Familienunternehmer im Gespräch mit Ministerpräsidenten Mario Voigt Familienunternehmer im Dialog: Thüringens Familienunternehmer im Gespräch mit Ministerpräsidenten Mario Voigt
    Thema Labor & Skilled Workforce, Energy & Sustainability, Law & Taxes, Location Policy

    Familienunternehmer im Dialog: Thüringens Familienunternehmer im Gespräch mit Ministerpräsidenten Mario Voigt

    Mehr als 20 Familienunternehmerinnen und -unternehmer aus Thüringen haben beim Format „Familienunternehmer im Dialog“ in Erfurt teilgenommen. Sie unterstrichen den Ernst der Lage und diskutierten mit dem Ministerpräsidenten des Freistaats Thüringen, Mario Voigt (CDU), über Standortbedingungen, wirtschaftliche Hemmnisse und die dringende Notwendigkeit spürbarer Entlastungen.

    Mehr als 20 Familienunternehmerinnen und -unternehmer aus Thüringen haben beim Format „Familienunternehmer im Dialog“ in Erfurt teilgenommen. Sie unterstrichen den Ernst der Lage und diskutierten mit dem Ministerpräsidenten des Freistaats Thüringen, Mario Voigt (CDU), über Standortbedingungen, wirtschaftliche Hemmnisse und die dringende Notwendigkeit spürbarer Entlastungen.

  • One Europe, One Market: Potentials for Further Harmonisation of the Single Market One Europe, One Market: Potentials for Further Harmonisation of the Single Market
    Thema EU & Internal Market, Reducing Bureaucracy

    One Europe, One Market: Potentials for Further Harmonisation of the Single Market

    Wie viel Potenzial verschenkt Europa durch einen fragmentierten Binnenmarkt? Dieser Frage gingen der Parlamentskreis Mittelstand Europe (PKM) und die Stiftung Familienunternehmen und Politik am 25. Februar 2026 beim parlamentarischen Frühstück im Europäischen Parlament in Brüssel nach.

    Wie viel Potenzial verschenkt Europa durch einen fragmentierten Binnenmarkt? Dieser Frage gingen der Parlamentskreis Mittelstand Europe (PKM) und die Stiftung Familienunternehmen und Politik am 25. Februar 2026 beim parlamentarischen Frühstück im Europäischen Parlament in Brüssel nach.

  • Annual Tax Monitor 2026 – German Companies Call for Urgent Tax Reforms Annual Tax Monitor 2026 – German Companies Call for Urgent Tax Reforms
    Thema Law & Taxes, Location Policy

    Annual Tax Monitor 2026 – German Companies Call for Urgent Tax Reforms

    Höchste Steuerbelastung in den G7, keine Entlastung seit 2013, 80 Prozent der Unternehmen unzufrieden – Deutschland braucht dringend eine Steuerwende. Der Jahresmonitor Steuern zeigt auf Basis von 1.700 Unternehmensantworten nicht nur die Probleme, sondern auch konkrete Lösungswege für mehr Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.

    Höchste Steuerbelastung in den G7, keine Entlastung seit 2013, 80 Prozent der Unternehmen unzufrieden – Deutschland braucht dringend eine Steuerwende. Der Jahresmonitor Steuern zeigt auf Basis von 1.700 Unternehmensantworten nicht nur die Probleme, sondern auch konkrete Lösungswege für mehr Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.

  • Parliamentary Evening: How Germany Can Better Tap Its Labor Potential Parliamentary Evening: How Germany Can Better Tap Its Labor Potential
    Thema Labor & Skilled Workforce, Location Policy

    Parliamentary Evening: How Germany Can Better Tap Its Labor Potential

    On December 3, 2025, the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics invited guests to a Parliamentary Evening at the House of Family Businesses in Berlin. Around 20 guests from politics, business, and media discussed the topic "Awakening Dormant Potential – Germany's Path Out of the Labor Shortage."

    On December 3, 2025, the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics invited guests to a Parliamentary Evening at the House of Family Businesses in Berlin. Around 20 guests from politics, business, and media discussed the topic "Awakening Dormant Potential – Germany's Path Out of the Labor Shortage."

  • Cutting Red Tape and Modernizing the State: Discussion with Politics and Business Cutting Red Tape and Modernizing the State: Discussion with Politics and Business
    Thema Reducing Bureaucracy

    Cutting Red Tape and Modernizing the State: Discussion with Politics and Business

    Cutting red tape is more than a political demand – it is an economic necessity. On October 7, 2024, representatives from politics, business, and media discussed concrete paths toward state modernization at the House of Family Businesses in Berlin.

    Cutting red tape is more than a political demand – it is an economic necessity. On October 7, 2024, representatives from politics, business, and media discussed concrete paths toward state modernization at the House of Family Businesses in Berlin.

  • Constitutional Law Symposium: Where Are the Limits of Implementative Regulation? Constitutional Law Symposium: Where Are the Limits of Implementative Regulation?
    Thema Reducing Bureaucracy, Law & Taxes

    Constitutional Law Symposium: Where Are the Limits of Implementative Regulation?

    How far can the state interfere with entrepreneurial freedom? Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Di Fabio presented his constitutional analysis: Implementative regulation imposes billion-euro burdens on companies – and rests on constitutionally shaky ground.

    How far can the state interfere with entrepreneurial freedom? Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Di Fabio presented his constitutional analysis: Implementative regulation imposes billion-euro burdens on companies – and rests on constitutionally shaky ground.

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