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Crisis instrument: Schwab wants fewer obligations for companies

The EU Commission wants to better prepare the internal market for crises such as a pandemic. The European Parliament’s rapporteur, Andreas Schwab (CDU), now wants substantial changes to the proposal – and calls for fewer obligations for companies.
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Markus Grabitz
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The rapporteur for the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI), Andreas Schwab (CDU), wants to give the authorities fewer intervention powers in the event of a crisis than envisaged by the EU Commission. Instead, he wants to strengthen the self-responsibility of companies. This comes from the explanatory notes to his report, to be published soon. The notes are available to Table.Media.

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