Omnibus law • Table.Briefings

November 28th, 2025

CAP and Omnibus I: EU Ombudsman criticizes fast-track procedure

The EU Ombudsman criticizes the Commission for skipping procedural steps in the CAP and the sustainability omnibus. She finds maladministration.

By Julia Dahm

Feature | Economic policy

November 27th, 2025

Growth: Less red tape and more free trade to have little effect

In her second term, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is investing a lot of political capital in cutting red tape and signing new trade agreements. However, experts warn that this is unlikely to stimulate growth.

By János Allenbach-Ammann

On 19 November 2025, Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and European Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification, and Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection, give a press conference on the digital simplification package.

Feature | Omnibus law

November 20th, 2025

Omnibus package on AI and data: Commission rewrites data regulations

The EU Commission has announced a Digital Package with two omnibus proposals to reduce bureaucracy and simplify regulations. While business associations welcome the simplifications, consumer advocates warn of a data protection rollback.

By Corinna Visser

Opinion

November 17th, 2025

Digital Omnibus: Europe needs clear rules instead of deregulation

The Commission wants to simplify Europe’s digital law with the Digital Omnibus. However, simplification should not be confused with deregulation.

By Michaela Schröder

Opinion

November 14th, 2025

Digital Omnibus: Creating order without gambling away trust

The Digital Omnibus offers a great opportunity – if it focuses consistently on simplification, transparency and practicality. Europe’s digital future needs reliability, a sense of proportion and the courage to implement good rules effectively.

By Oliver Süme

Feature | EU climate policy

November 14th, 2025

2040 emissions target and supply chains: Highs and lows in the EU Parliament

The EU Parliament is in favor of a 90% reduction in emissions by 2040, while requirements for ensuring sustainable supply chains are set to be abolished at the same time: Rarely have climate policy blessings and curses been so close together.

By Lukas Knigge

News | Data centers

November 12th, 2025

Digital omnibus: Google hopes for bold simplification

Google is investing EUR 5.5 billion in Germany. This shows that the company believes in the location, says Philipp Justus, VP Central Europe, in the podcast Table.Today. However, he hopes for less regulation with the digital omnibus.

By Corinna Visser

teenage girl on her mobile phone. A 2014 Maastricht University study found that 70% of young people under 21 are addicted to their mobile phones. More than 1,400 doctors, scientists, and experts are calling on politicians to establish age limits for smartphone and social media use.

News | Digital policy

November 12th, 2025

Algorithms: MEPs from EPP, S&D, Greens and Renew demand more transparency

Algorithms determine what news can be read on social media. Many digital politicians now consider their power to be too great – and are calling for more transparency and greater control by the Commission.

By Corinna Visser

Feature | Digital policy

November 10th, 2025

Digital Omnibus: No “stop-the-clock” for the AI Act

The draft digital omnibus provides for a merger of data laws —but not a shift in the AI rules.

By Corinna Visser

News | Methane Regulation

November 4th, 2025

Methane: Hungary wants to postpone regulation by two years

The government in Budapest has argued in Brussels for a more far-reaching weakening of methane regulation than previously thought. Hungary is particularly eager to accommodate the needs of LNG importers.

By Manuel Berkel