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News | Omnibus law

Omnibus delayed: No agreement in the EU Parliament

Not a good start for the Commission's simplification agenda. The last planned round of negotiations on the sustainability omnibus in Parliament ended without results. It is now up to the parliamentary groups of the informal von der Leyen coalition.

By Lukas Knigge

News | Sustainability standards

Sustainability omnibus: Little progress in EU Parliament

The first EU omnibus package is set for completion by the end of the year, but negotiations in the EU Parliament are still at a standstill. Another meeting is to untie the knot.

By Lukas Knigge

News | Sustainability reporting

Sustainability reporting: What the EFRAG candidates are up to

The committee that sets the criteria for corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) is looking for a new chair. Above all, candidates emphasize their desire to seek dialogue with the business community.

By Marc Winkelmann

Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen said: “We need to make doing business in Europe easier without compromising our high standards of online fairness and safety. We want an innovation-friendly rulebook: both in the way we apply the rules, and in simplifying the laws where our objectives can be reached at lower costs. We aim for less paperwork, fewer overlaps and less complex rules for companies doing business in the EU.”
News | Digital policy

Digital omnibus: Which laws the Commission wants to tackle

The AI Act is one of the laws that the Commission wants to include in the planned digital omnibus. This is intended to be a first step towards simplifying European digital legislation.

By Corinna Visser

Feature | Reducing bureaucracy

EU omnibus to cut red tape: Dispute snarls Parliament negotiations

Little time left: The EU's first omnibus bill to cut bureaucratic red tape should be finalized by the end of the year. However, rifts over the supply chain directive and sustainability reporting are deep, and negotiations are sluggish.

By Lukas Knigge