Claudia-Dominique Geiser
@cdgeiser.bsky.social
EU Economic Policy @ Bertelsmann Foundation Berlin
Ex BMZ, GIZ, ILO
Ex BMZ, GIZ, ILO
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...
Read the full brief here: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...
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.
bst-europe.eu
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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...
Read the full brief here: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...
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
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
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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
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
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.
Some proposals weaken standards – missing the very purpose of simplification: cutting costs while preserving Europe’s high standards.
October 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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.
Some proposals weaken standards – missing the very purpose of simplification: cutting costs while preserving Europe’s high standards.
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.
October 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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.