EU simplification efforts balancing green measures and economic growth may influence competitiveness, concerns linger.

From Investing.com: 2025-01-11 03:00:00

President-elect Trump’s focus on deregulation has boosted US equity markets, pressuring the European Commission to enhance competitiveness. The EU’s approach favors simplification over deregulation, aiming to balance green measures and economic growth. Valdis Dombrovskis leads efforts to reduce regulatory burdens, with potential benefits for SMEs and investors tracking simplification tools like OECD and World Bank indicators. Concerns linger regarding the impact on sustainable finance regulations, with the EU exploring consolidation to reduce compliance costs. EU simplification efforts, while not as aggressive as US deregulation, could still influence competitiveness, with more clarity expected in the 2025 Annual Work Programme.



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