Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Athanasios Thanopoulos Deputy Director-General | The objective of the meeting is to discuss the coverage of family businesses in European statistics. | SRC |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Marie-Hélène Pradines Head of Unit | Discussion on recent SME policies: New Business Transfer Recommendation Definition of SMC Omnibuses – state of play | — |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Marie-Hélène Pradines Head of Unit | Discussion on recent SME policies: New Business Transfer Recommendation Definition of SMC Omnibuses – state of play | SRC |
| 07 Oct 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Omnibus IV and Statistics on family businesses in EU | SRC |
| 07 Oct 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Omnibus IV and Statistics on family businesses in EU | — |
| 20 May 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Family Businesses | — |
| 20 May 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | Family Businesses | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Exchange of views on business transfers, SMCs definition, Union of skills and the broader simplification agenda. | — |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Exchange of views on business transfers, SMCs definition, Union of skills and the broader simplification agenda. | SRC |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Miguel Jose Garcia Jones Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the challenges European family businesses face. | — |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Miguel Jose Garcia Jones Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the challenges European family businesses face. | SRC |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | EU Competitiveness and simplification | — |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Gabriela Tschirkova Cabinet member | EU Competitiveness and simplification | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2020 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | Industrial Strategy, SMEs strategy, Social Dialogue and Pillar of Social Rights, European Semester | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2020 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | Industrial Strategy, SMEs strategy, Social Dialogue and Pillar of Social Rights, European Semester | — |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Ann Mettler Director-General | Annual Conference and Digitalisation | — |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Ann Mettler Director-General | Annual Conference and Digitalisation | SRC |
| 05 Apr 2016 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | general information | SRC |
| 05 Apr 2016 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | general information | — |
| 05 Mar 2016 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | statistics on family businesses | SRC |
| 05 Mar 2016 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | statistics on family businesses | — |
| 03 Mar 2016 | Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand Cabinet member | Capital Markets Union and Family Owned Businesses | — |
| 03 Mar 2016 | Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand Cabinet member | Capital Markets Union and Family Owned Businesses | SRC |
| 25 Jan 2016 | Jyrki Katainen Vice-President | Family businesses | SRC |
| 25 Jan 2016 | Lowri Evans Director-General | SME and start-ups policy | — |
Mission & Goals
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. In addition, European Family Businesses represents and supports the next generation of entrepreneurs.
EU Legislative Interests
Taxation, Entrepreneurship, SME policy, Industrial Policy, Competition, Economy, Innovation and Research, Education etc...
Communication Activities
European Family Business Barometer; EFB Summit, EFB News (Newsletter), EFB NextGens events.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
http://europeanfamilybusinesses.eu/about-us/members
Organisation Members
http://europeanfamilybusinesses.eu/about-us/members