“If the EU is serious about sovereignty, security, and prosperity, ‘Think Small First’ must guide every political choice”, stressed Davide Galli, SMEunited President, ahead of the informal EU leaders’ retreat on competitiveness on 12 February.
With the publication of the “automotive package”, the European Commission has made a first step to creating a more pragmatic and flexible pathway to align decarbonisation with competitiveness and resilience objectives.
The European Commission has launched the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus package, squeezing in yet another proposal that weakens environmental protections.
The conclusion of interinstitutional negotiations on the first Omnibus package today, marks a major setback for the EU’s corporate sustainability framework, with a decision to weaken the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
European central banks are among the leaders in tackling climate-related financial risks, but key drivers of nature-related risk remain insufficiently addressed in financial regulation and supervision, according to a new WWF assessment.
Today, the European Commission published the new Environmental Omnibus and the Grids Package, which includes the proposal for a Renewable Acceleration Directive. The EU law-dismantling proposals mark a dangerous turn toward weaker rules and increased public health risks.
In trilogue talks, EU institutions signed off on a package of irresponsible measures, including a one-year delay, a narrowing of the regulation’s scope, and a review scheduled for April 2026 that could open the door to further weakening. The political compromise to dilute the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) marks another step in Brussels’ reckless drift towards environmental deregulation.
