From simplification to implementation - Boosting competitiveness and productivity across the EU

About this episode

The episode discusses the European Commission's efforts to simplify EU legislation to enhance competitiveness and productivity while addressing concerns about potential deregulation.

The European Commission is committed to making EU legislation more efficient and easier to implement, aiming to reduce administrative burdens by 25% overall and 35% for SMEs. This agenda is central to the Commission’s efforts to strengthen competitiveness and deliver benefits for citizens and businesses. To achieve these objectives, the Commission has already introduced a series of simplification initiatives in many areas, as well as 10 Omnibus Packages. These include sustainable finance, investments, CAP simplification, small mid-caps, defence, chemicals, automotive, environment, digital, and food and feed safety.These initiatives aim to help EU businesses grow and boost their productivity and global competitiveness by making the business environment simpler, less costly, and more efficient. In parallel, the Commission also aims to improve the practical implementation and enforcement of EU legislation to ensure rules are applied consistently and effectively across Member States. However, some stakeholders warn that initiatives presented as simplification could drift into deregulation, meaning rules are weakened or removed rather than made clearer. At the same time, a key…

People in this episode

Host: Euractiv

Topics covered

• EU legislation
• competitiveness
• productivity
• administrative burdens
• simplification initiatives

Keywords

• EU legislation
• competitiveness
• productivity
• administrative burdens
• simplification
• Omnibus Packages
• SMEs

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Organizations: European Commission, EU, CAP

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