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BBC News (29 January 2025)

By Marianne Gros

Two months into her second term, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is gearing up to set fire to reams of environmental red tape that she played a central role in crafting.

Slashing regulation is one of the mantras of the new Commission as Europe's beleaguered industries — rapidly falling behind their American and Chinese rivals — appeal to Brussels to lighten the EU's notoriously heavy regulatory load.

On Wednesday the European Commission will present a broad framework of objectives, collectively named the competitive compass, intended as a strategic shift to catalyze business. One of its first concrete measures will be an "unprecedented simplification effort," to be presented next month.

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