Clash in green politics? This is what the new EU strategy looks like

According to a report commissioned by Brussels, the EU has in the past five years 13,000 new regulations enact. They should now be painted together. Europe’s economy in particular should be from so -called “Reporting obligations” relieved become. Entrepreneur representatives often complain 100 pages thick forms, in which they Compliance with ecological and social criteria of their business but also that of yours Supplier and partner would have to document. According to the estimates of German business representatives Cost of more than one billion euros to. Austrian entrepreneurs speak of the courier of Departments with often more than a dozen employees that are only busy.

• What regulations are it about?

First should Three legislative packages To be scoured and broken down: It is the guideline for company sustainability reporting (corporate sustainability reporting directive, csrd), which EU supply chain directive (Csddd) and the Taxonomy Ordinance on the Definition of Sustainability. At CSRD, companies have to document the consequences of their own work on the environment and society, the CSDDD is primarily concerned with their suppliers and the suppliers of these suppliers, and worldwide. They also have to meet similar criteria, if not, the companies are liable for this. The Taxonomy Ordinance especially affects Investorssuch as large banks. They have to prove that they put their money into shops that also meet “green” criteria. Often these three overlap Regulatory packageswhat makes the work of the companies even more complex.

• When does the whole thing become concrete?

A so -called “Omnibus” are published (it is not for nothing that the Latin word for everything) that this is) Three regulations shortened, put together and finally In a single regulation summarize that the companies must then follow. This should be the reporting obligations for this 25 to 35 percent reduced become.

• How does political tug of war work in the background?

A large part of the regulations that are now being painted together dates from the first term from the Leyens and were cornerstones of the so -called “Green Deal”i.e. the EU prestige project with which Europe should create the climate gun. The Goals of this climateespecially climate neutrality by 2050, the EU is still obliged, it is promised in Brussels. But Warn Greens and Social Democrats Already before a departure from the climate goals, as well as a danger to environmental protection and social standards by these reforms. Since so big Reforms not without an EU Parliament and the EU Council The member countries can be pulled through, there are difficult debates before.

• What are the project’s chances of success?

Several expert reports On behalf of the EU leadership, the urgency A breakdown of regulations in order to make Europe’s economy attractive for investors and globally competitive. Leading commission representatives assure this project by far the most important for the coming years be. However, due to the difficult political processes Decay until above all the Basic reforms actually boxed through Are there – as usual in the EU – Long transition periods. However, according to my representatives of the industry and economic researchers, Europe’s weakening economy does not have this time.