EU Commission to focus on economy, security this year

EU Commission to focus on economy, security this year

The European Commission has set out its work programme for 2025, with an emphasis on simplification and reducing the administrative burden of EU rules.

Making Europe's companies competitive internationally - that is the maxim of the EU Commission under President von der Leyen. Today, the EU Parliament is debating the ambitious plans. Can they be implemented? By Jakob Mayr.

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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has adopted its 2025 work programme, outlining its ambition to boost competitiveness, enhance security, and bolster economic resilience in the EU. It builds on the commitments set out in the Political Guidelines and the mission letters sent by President von der Leyen. The work programme focuses on the flagship initiatives the Commission …

EU Commission focuses on economic policy in 2025

Strasbourg (dpa) – The European Commission aims to boost the economy in Europe and reduce bureaucracy this year with several concrete legislative proposals. Among other things, three so-called omnibus packages are intended to review and simplify environmental and investment regulations, as noted by the Commission in its work program for 2025 presented in Strasbourg. While environmentalists fear that standards could also be lowered in the process…