In an interview with Table.Briefings, Christian Bernreiter, transport minister in the German state of Bavaria, complains that Brussels is making too little progress in cutting red tape. He calls on EU member states and the EU Parliament to make improvements, particularly with regard to CO₂ fleet limits.
By Lukas Knigge
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
Socialists and Christian Democrats give up trying to find a compromise on the sustainability omnibus. Both groups are going into the plenary vote with their own proposals.
By Markus Grabitz
In a week, the EU heads of state and government will meet in Brussels to discuss the rearmament for Ukraine, Europe’s economy, and climate targets. Chancellor Merz delivered a government statement on this on Thursday.
By Lukas Knigge
Experts from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Stuttgart region have developed several AI tools to identify superfluous verification and reporting obligations. They have now presented their tools to officials from the EU Commission, who are pursuing similar approaches.
By Markus Grabitz
The European Parliament's Agriculture Committee is seeking amendments to the Commission's proposal on the CAP simplification package. The plenary will vote on this at the beginning of October.
By Merle Heusmann
The EU Commission President is calling on business associations in Berlin to stand up for her competition agenda. The BDI, BDA, DIHK and the skilled crafts sector should campaign for the omnibus packages in the Council and European Parliament.
By Till Hoppe
At the German-Polish Economic Forum, there was much praise for the growth successes across the Oder river. Economics Minister Andrzej Domański offered to cooperate with his counterpart Katherina Reiche on industrial policy at the European level.
By Manuel Berkel
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
The European Parliament has adopted the own-initiative report on public procurement reform by a large majority. However, the Social Democrats voted against it.
By Alina Leimbach
