Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe

The Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe, or UNICE as it was commonly known, is a Brussels-based European association of industries and employers. BusinessEurope is the new name adopted by UNICE on 23 January 2007. 
UNICE was founded in 1958 to drive the creation of the EU as a free trade zone. Together with the EU Employers Federation and the European Round Table of Industrialists, UNICE has been one of the principal advocates of the EU treaties prior to their negotiation, and major backers of the international European movement. It is also one of the European social partners, representing large private employers at the interprofessional level. 
==Organisations function or personal affiliations==
UNICE says it aims to release entrepreneurial energy, boost innovation, unleash the internal market of 25+, improve the functioning of the labour market, make environmental policy more effective and efficient, and foster international trade investment.www.unice.org
==Background/history==
The Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe, commonly known as UNICE, is a Brussels-based European association of industries and employers. 
It was founded in 1958 to drive the creation of the EU as a free trade zone. Together with the EU Employers Federation and the European Round Table of Industrialists, UNICE has been one of the principal advocates of the EU treaties prior to their negotiation, and major backers of the international European movement. It is also one of the European social partners, representing large private employers at the interprofessional level.www.unice.org 
==Funding==
UNICE is funded by various associations from many different countries around the world. Each association pays a certain amount of money in order to become a member of the organisation.
==People/staff/advisors==
Ernest-Antoine Seilliere
President of UNICE
Philippe de Buck
Secretary-General
===Economic and Financial Affairs Committee===
Chairman Mr J.-P. Betbeze
Vice-Chairs Mr H.J. Hass
===International Relations Committee=== 
Chairman Mr B. A. Stecher 
Vice-Chairs Mr G. Kundig, 
Ms C. Minard
===Industrial Affairs Committee=== 
Chairman Mr F. d'Adda 
Vice-Chairs Ms C. Ven
===Social Affairs Committee=== 
Chairman Mr E. Leivo 
Vice-Chairs Ms M. Cronin,
Ms V. Drbalova
===Legal Affairs Committee=== 
Chairman Mr P. Lambrecht 
Vice-Chairs Ms F. Marcq,
Mr J. Ahtela
===Entrepreneurship & SME Committee=== 
Chairman Mr A.G. Kirchhoff 
Vice-Chairs Ms S. Arnegard Hansen,
Mr H. Morgan-Williams
===Internal Market Committee=== 
Chairman Mr J. Banegas NÃƒÂºÃƒÂ±ez 
Vice-Chairs Mr F. Vreeswijk,
Mr D. Verdier
==Connections==
== See also ==
* European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations (EICTA)
* Keidanren, a Japanese business association
* Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), a French business association
== External links ==
* Official web page
* The Amsterdam Summit in retrospect: Maastricht II and corporate lobby successes
* The Amsterdam Treaty - How Industry Got Its Way
=== In German ===
* Die Lobbypolitik der europischen Konzerne in Brussel
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