Claudia-Dominique Geiser

Europe’s car industry is in rough waters with sinking demand for European EVs, & the response cannot wait. In a new joint paper @sandertordoir.bsky.social , @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social , propose "Buy-European" EV demand support coordinated across the Single Market.

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Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.

The EU’s Omnibus packages promise simpler rules, but simplification isn’t deregulation. To cut red tape without eroding standards, the Commission must be clearer on its goals, base reforms on evidence, & build political consensus, argues @cdgeiser.bsky.social here⬇️

bst-europe.eu/competitiven...

10.10.2025 09:21 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.

Simplification is here to stay – and for good reason. Done well, it can reduce costs, safeguard standards and strengthen competitiveness.

Read the full brief here: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...

02.10.2025 08:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

To make simplification work, I propose four guiding principles:
1️⃣ Clarity on goals: simplification - not deregulation in disguise
2️⃣ Evidence-based selection: focus on costly, low-benefit rules
3️⃣ Sound design: apply Better Regulation tools
4️⃣ Political consensus: align early with Council & EP

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Only a few proposals have been adopted, while others are stuck in lengthy negotiations.

Some proposals weaken standards – missing the very purpose of simplification: cutting costs while preserving Europe’s high standards.

02.10.2025 08:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Simplifying EU rules sounds like a win: rules should be clear, consistent & workable - especially for companies. The Commission has rightly recognized this. But six months after the first Omnibus package was presented, the promise of rapid & effective relief has yet to deliver.

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Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.

This week, negotiations on the first Omnibus simplification package stalled in the European Parliament - highlighting the difficulties in the Commission’s current agenda.

In a new Policy Brief, I argue the Commission’s approach needs recalibration: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...

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