Virkkunen takes aim at AI Act reporting obligations
“It is the credibility of the EU to consumers that is at stake,” said Frederico Oliveira da Silva, deputy head of digital rights at the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
reporting obligations
EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook
After introducing landmark laws to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe now wants to reduce the burden.
The New EU “Common System for Returns” under the Return Regulation: Evidence-Lacking Lawmaking and Human Rights Concerns
Dr. Izabella Majcher, Independent
ConsultantPhoto credit: Alamy Stock Photo On 11 March 2025, the European Commission published a proposal
for a Return Regulation to replace the 2008 Return
Directive. This new proposal also supersedes t…
Will fewer corporate reporting obligations jeopardise the EU Green Deal?
Cutting down on red tape to help boost companies’ competitiveness is the aim of a European Commission proposal to simplify corporate reporting obligations. But critics of the so-called Omnibus package claim the proposal is a step back for human rights …
Internal backlash saved EU green finance rules from extinction
Controversial move to make green investment standards voluntary sparked ‘huge fight’ within the EU executive.
Commission delivers first phase of ‘simplification’ drive
All but the largest companies operating in the EU will be released from environmental reporting obligations and having to prove they are not trading indirectly with firms tainted by exploitation or human rights abuses. The EU executive insists this is …
Hands On, Eyes Closed? CJEU Grand Chamber hearing on Frontex’s role in unlawful pushbacks (WS and Others v Frontex, C-679/23 P)
Jan-Hendrik Seelow, Dutch
Council for Refugees*
*The Dutch Council for Refugees has
closely worked with the applicant’s counsel to support the case from the
beginning Photo credit: Francesco Placco, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
It is a f…
Von der Leyen builds bonfire of EU’s environmental red tape
Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister.
Seizing Europe’s industrial and decarbonized future
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europe’s competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
Commission probes EU laws to slash corporate reporting requirements
“We have not yet reached the 25% cut […] but now for SMEs, the goal post has already moved to 35%,” DG Grow
The Berlin debate on public procurement reforms is coming for Brussels
When thinking about industrial policy and how to restore Europe’s economic stance in the world, Europe should secure funding for research and development (R&D), rather than subsidies, a Finnish government representative urged in Berlin this week.
Money talks: Von der Leyen’s winning pledges for Europe
Europe’s insurance sector became the latest to join the chorus of EU interest groups calling on the next Commission to foster a more pro-business regulatory framework – first and foremost, by following through with its pledge to slash reporting obligat…
Insurance sector adds to pressures on new EU Commission to cut reporting rules
Europe’s insurance sector became the latest to join the chorus of EU interest groups calling on the next Commission to foster a more pro-business regulatory framework – first and foremost, by following through with its pledge to slash reporting obligat…
CBAM: European businesses grapple with ‘bureaucratic madness’
The EU’s CO2 tariff continues to provoke basic operational questions within the business community, even though companies are already subject to its formal reporting obligations.
Reducing reporting requirements means slashing workers’ protection, trade union chief warns
Cutting the EU regulatory burden could imply undercutting workers’ protections, Esther Lynch, head of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), warned in an interview with Euractiv.
Data centres brace for new EU energy reporting obligations
The European Commission is ramping up industry reporting obligations in order to ensure the EU meets its stated goal of making data centres climate neutral by 2030.
Germany, France ask EU to cut bureaucracy for companies
The German government is looking to launch an initiative in partnership with France to call on the EU to cut reporting obligations for companies, an effort Berlin hopes will help to bring its economy back on track.
EU Digital Services Act: Challenges remain as enforcement begins
From Friday (25 August), very large online platforms and search engines will have to comply with the new EU Digital Services Act, a landmark regulation designed to combat hate speech and disinformation online – though enforcement raises challenges.
EU ambassadors set to endorse new cybersecurity law for connected devices
A fine-tuned version of the Cyber Resilience Act, seen by EURACTIV, tweaked the parts on reporting obligations, highly critical products and product lifetime ahead of endorsement at the ambassador level.
Brussels urges Romania, Hungary, Croatia to report on green energy
The European Commission has sent reasoned opinions to Romania, Hungary, and Croatia for not complying with their reporting obligations regarding their respective energy targets. The Commission requested Romania and Hungary to submit comprehensive progr…
EU Council cuts down special product categories in cybersecurity law
The Spanish presidency of the EU Council circulated a semi-final version of the draft cybersecurity law with hefty reductions in the list of product categories that must comply with a particular regime.