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SUMMARY:​​Whose Burden? The Politics of ‘Red Tape’ in the EU​
DTSTAMP:20260819T192751Z
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DESCRIPTION:As the EU shifts gears from green ambition to global competitiv
	eness\, a wave of\nlegislative proposals is planning to reshape rules rang
	ing from corporate due\ndiligence to data protection. Is this a welcome si
	mplification\, or a quiet\nrollback of hard-won standards? Join experts fr
	om academia\, public\nadministration\, and civil society as they unpack th
	e politics behind ‘cutting\nred tape’. In a roundtable discussion\, we wil
	l examine what’s really at stake\,\nand who pays the price\, as Brussels r
	edraws the line between competitiveness and\nsustainability.\n\nThe first 
	term of the Von der Leyen Commission was defined by the green\ntransition.
	 Her second term as Commission President has shifted the focus to\ncompeti
	tiveness. As part of this shift\, the Commission has proposed a wide range
	\nof new laws aimed at ‘cutting red tape’.\n\nMany of the rules being simp
	lified touch on green and human rights issues: from\ncorporate due diligen
	ce on environmental and human rights standards\, to rules on\npesticides a
	nd data protection. This fits a broader pattern: EU policy\npriorities are
	 moving away from sustainability and toward competitiveness.\n\nMost busin
	ess groups welcome this shift. But civil society critics question\nwhether
	 it will actually work\, and warn of social and environmental costs. This\
	nraises hard questions: Where’s the line between simplification and deregu
	lation?\nDoes boosting the EU’s competitiveness mean giving up on the gree
	n transition?\nAnd who bears the costs of this regulatory overhaul\, at bo
	th the EU and national\nlevel?\n\nThis event brings together experts from 
	academia\, public administration\, and\ncivil society to discuss the polit
	ics of cutting red tape. It is part of the\nlecture series ‘The Future of 
	the EU Regulatory State’\, organised by the\nAmsterdam Centre for European
	 Studies (ACES).
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/whose-burden-the-politics-of-red-tape-i
	n-the-eu
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LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,discussion,lecture,spui
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>As the EU shifts gears from green ambition 
	to global competitiveness, a wave of legislative proposals is planning to 
	reshape rules ranging from corporate due diligence to data protection. Is 
	this a welcome simplification, or a quiet rollback of hard-won standards? 
	Join experts from academia, public administration, and civil society as th
	ey unpack the politics behind ‘cutting red tape’. In a roundtable discussi
	on, we will examine what’s really at stake, and who pays the price, as Bru
	ssels redraws the line between competitiveness and sustainability. </p>   
	      <p>The first term of the Von der Leyen Commission was defined by the
	 green transition. Her second term as Commission President has shifted the
	 focus to competitiveness. As part of this shift, the Commission has propo
	sed a wide range of new laws aimed at ‘cutting red tape’. </p> <p>Many of 
	the rules being simplified touch on green and human rights issues: from co
	rporate due diligence on environmental and human rights standards, to rule
	s on pesticides and data protection. This fits a broader pattern: EU polic
	y priorities are moving away from sustainability and toward competitivenes
	s. </p> <p>Most business groups welcome this shift. But civil society crit
	ics question whether it will actually work, and warn of social and environ
	mental costs. This raises hard questions: Where’s the line between simplif
	ication and deregulation? Does boosting the EU’s competitiveness mean givi
	ng up on the green transition? And who bears the costs of this regulatory 
	overhaul, at both the EU and national level? </p> <p>This event brings tog
	ether experts from academia, public administration, and civil society to d
	iscuss the politics of cutting red tape. It is part of the lecture series 
	‘The Future of the EU Regulatory State’, organised by the Amsterdam Centre
	 for European Studies (ACES). </p>
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