The EU does not lack technology, talent, or industrial capability. But too often, it lacks scale and cross-border integration. Fragmented energy planning and investment raise costs, slow down industrial transformation, and weaken resilience. Ahead of this year’s...
A coalition of industrial, energy and infrastructure companies is proposing a cross-border permitting agreement for the Benelux region to break through the permitting deadlock for strategic cross-border energy projects. The Benelux is the perfect testing ground for...
On 09 February the Benelux Business Roundtable (BBR) submitted its Position Paper on Competitiveness to the Prime Ministers of Belgium (Bart De Wever), the Netherlands (Minister-president Dick Schoof), and Luxembourg (Luc Frieden). This is an important step at a time...
During his HJ Schoo Lecture on 4 September, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever emphasised the urgent need for closer Benelux collaboration: “This cooperation is not a romantic dream or nostalgic thought, but a political objective that is necessary for our future.”...
Every year, Benelux Day on 5 September reminds us of a defining milestone in the history of the region: the creation of the Benelux Customs Union in 1944. Born out of necessity to rebuild after war, it stands as a lasting symbol of how cooperation and integration can...
On the 21st of November, the BBR has presented its Memorandum on Cross-border Hydrogen and CCS Value Chains at the Conference “Energy Mission Benelux – Cross-border infrastructures and value chains for a sustainable industry” which was organized by the Benelux Union,...
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