The IBEC Europe office represents the interests of IBEC members at European Union level on an individual, sectoral and national basis through its advocacy work to the EU institutions on draft policy and legislation directly affecting members.

What we do
The office is located in the heart of the Brussels European area. We actively engage with the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament and the Irish Government’s representation to the EU to shape and influence draft policy and legislation to benefit Irish business.

We help you to understand the EU decision making process and advise you on how best to influence the outcome.

How we develop policy strategies
We meet regularly with the European Affairs Policy Committee, which keeps a watching brief of all significant European developments in order to get an overall view of where developments are going and what the implications are for Ireland and our competitiveness. The Committee has primary responsibility for IBEC positions on horizontal EU issues including institutional developments, any Treaty changes, EU Budget and the rolling priorities of the various institutions and the Council Presidencies.

The Committee is composed of members across the IBEC membership and representing all major sectors and normally meets four times a year. The Committee is chaired by Mark Ryan from Accenture.