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EU 2024–2029 regulatory simplification: omnibus packages, non-omnibus measures, and what’s next—tracker of adopted, proposed and planned reforms

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The legislative and policy agenda of the 2024–2029 Commission

During President von der Leyen’s second term, the 2024–2029 Commission has set a twin, closely connected focus: sharpening EU competitiveness and growth, and pursuing regulatory simplification. On 12 February 2025, it signed off its 2025 Work Programme, mapping the year’s flagship actions, including a raft of steps to streamline existing regulatory frameworks. That programme builds on the longer-range structure provided by the Competitiveness Compass, released in January 2025. In parallel with the Work Programme, the Commission issued a Communication on Simplification and Implementation, explaining how it intends to make day‑to‑day application of EU rules more straightforward, and supplying added detail on plans to prune and clarify a range of EU legislative instruments. As set out in that Communication, a central objective for the next five years is to cut administrative burdens (reporting included) by at least 25% for all companies, and by no less than 35% for small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs). The simplification drive is meant to materially advance these goals. As an immediate priority, the Commission is moving to address what it considers to be overlapping, unnecessary, or disproportionate elements within current frameworks and related measures in place today...

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