Main results of the EU General Affairs Council on 14 July 2026
EU Ministers responsible for European affairs heard a presentation by the presidency on its priorities and work programme for the…
EU Commission proposes simpler energy and tyre labelling rules
The EU Commission has proposed simplified rules for energy and tyre labelling to reduce administrative costs while keeping product information…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council on 16 June 2026
The EU General Affairs Council advanced preparations for the June European Council and moved forward negotiations on the EU’s next…
Internal market and Industry: Main results of the EU Competitiveness Council
EU industry ministers discussed measures to strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness and Single Market autonomy, including the Industrial Accelerator Act, the…
Food and feed safety: EU Council adopts position to simplify and strengthen requirements
The EU Council today set its position on a part of the so-called ‘omnibus X’ legislative package in the EU’s…
Organic farming: EU Council agrees its negotiating position on simplification
On Monday, the member states at the Special Committee on Agriculture agreed on negotiating position for updating the EU rules…
ESMA further simplifies EU reporting frameworks for funds and transactions
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU financial markets regulator and supervisor, has launched a harmonised approach to funds…
CAP: EU Coucil and Parliament approve Omnibus III to cut red tape for farmers
The EU Council and the European Parliament have given final approval to a major simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy…
Deforestation law: EU lawmakers finalise targeted simplification and postponement
The EU Council and the European Parliament have approved targeted changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation, easing due diligence requirements…
Main results of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on 9 December 2025
EU Justice Ministers exchanged views on the fight against impunity regarding crimes committed in Ukraine, adopted conclusions on model provisions…
Main results of the EU Transport Council on 4 December 2025
The EU Transport Council adopted positions on the amendment of the weights and dimensions directive and the roadworthiness package.
Deforestation law: EU Parliament supports simplification measures
MEPs voted to simplify the EU’s deforestation law, which was adopted in 2023 to ensure products sold in the EU…
European startups: Easing the path towards a simpler, more competitive single market
Europe’s startup landscape is evolving, but founders still face fragmentation in the Single Market, compliance burdens and limits when it…
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France and Germany push for Europe’s digital sovereignty at bilateral summit
The Summit was an occasion to present concrete measures aimed at fostering European innovative solutions and infrastructures and strengthening European…
Main results of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 13 November 2025
EU finance ministers, among other items, agreed on eliminating the customs duty relief threshold for goods entering the EU and…
EU Commission unveils 2025 simplification reports from each Commission Member
The EU Commission is engaged in an unprecedented simplification effort to reduce the administrative burden and cost for businesses by…
Main results of the EU General Affairs Council on 21 October 2025
The EU Council prepared the October 2025 European Council and discussed the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034. Ministers took…
EU Commissioner Roswall discusses simplification of environmental laws with stakeholders
EU Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, is hosting a high-level Stakeholder Roundtable…
EU Council and Parliament agree to simplify and reinforce the InvestEU programme
The EU Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators reached today a provisional agreement to simplify the InvestEU programme to further…
EU Commission proposes simplification on EU fisheries and aquaculture statistics
The proposal replaces five existing sets of rules by a single, simplified and integrated system which will reduce the reporting…
Sustainability reporting: EU Commission presents voluntary standard to ease burden on SMEs
The EU Commission has today adopted a recommendation on voluntary sustainability reporting for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). The recommendation presents a…
AmCham EU discusses regulatory simplification with the Transatlantic Policy Network
For American businesses in Europe – 84% of which cite the EU’s regulatory burden as a primary barrier to further…
Modifications of the GDPR: EDPB & EDPS request further clarifications
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) today issued a Joint Opinion on the…
InvestEU: MEPs call for increase of EU guarantee to share risk and promote investments
The EU Parliament's Budgets and Economic and Monetary Affairs committees adopted the InvestEU proposal with 63 votes to 10 and…
Simplification: EU Council agrees position on due diligence rules for batteries
EU Member states’ representatives (Coreper) approved today the Council’s position on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules…
Main results of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 26 May 2025
The EU Council discussed the European vision for agriculture and food, welcoming the vision's emphasis on the need for dialogue…
Simplification package: Ombudswoman opens inquiry into EU Commission proposals
EU Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has launched an inquiry into the Commission’s preparation of a simplification law, following a complaint by…
EU Commission proposes simplifications to save businesses €400 million annually
The European Commission proposes to cut €400 million in annual administrative cost for companies, adding to the €8 billion already targeted through earlier…
German Advisory Board proposes sweeping simplification of income taxation
Germany’s income tax system is among the most complex in the world. In a new expert report, the Scientific Advisory…
EU Council agrees position to simplify InvestEU regulation to boost competitiveness
EU Member states’ representatives (Coreper) approved today the Council’s negotiating mandate on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU…
Simplification: EU Council postpones new sustainability reporting and due diligence rules
The EU Council gave its final green light today on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and…
Ominbus: EU Commission simplifies rules on sustainability and EU investments
The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment…
EP Committee hearing of EU Commissioner-designate Valdis Dombrovskis
Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian candidate for the Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification portfolio, was questioned by two committees on Thursday…