BUSINESSEUROPE plays a crucial role in Europe as the main horizontal business organisation at EU level. Through its 41 member federations, BUSINESSEUROPE represents millions of small, medium and large companies from 35 countries. Its main task is to ensure that companies' interests are represented and defended vis-à -vis the European institutions with the principal aim of preserving and strengthening the competitiveness of the European economy in order to increase prosperity and opportunities for all Europeans.