Are new EU laws coming to a halt now?

2023-05-30 19:50:00

Ursula von der Leyen

When she took office, the President of the European Commission promised to delete one law for every new law.

(Photo: Reuters)

Brussels Manfred Weber is in a good mood these days. For months, the head of the European People’s Party (EPP) has been campaigning for the EU not to impose any new burdens on companies. In view of the difficult economic situation, a moratorium on laws from Brussels is needed, the CSU politician tirelessly repeats. And now his message seems to be catching on.

Most recently, the first heads of government called for a “regulatory break” – first France’s liberal President Emmanuel Macron, then the also liberal Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) has also recognized the change in mood: she has instructed her officials to make proposals by autumn on how the authority can eliminate 25 percent of the reporting requirements for companies.

Complaints about the supposedly escalating EU bureaucracy are as old as the EU itself. But in recent months, a lot of frustration has built up in Brussels, which is now being released: last week, the Commission suffered an unusual defeat in the Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament.

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