During Ursula Von der Leyen's first term, the European Commission pursued aggressive regulations through initiatives like the European Green Deal to achieve 'net zero' emissions by 2050. However, the focus is now altering toward deregulation, aiming to ease the bureaucratic burden on EU businesses, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises. The latest proposals include relaxing sustainability reporting requirements and delaying the due diligence law implementation to 2028. Critics, including environmental groups, express concern over the potential negative impacts on climate and human rights protections.
"With her landmark European Green Deal, she legislated across dozens of sectors to set the European Union on track to emit 'net zero' by 2050..."
"On Wednesday, EU officials unveiled plans to slash the bureaucratic burden on companies by rewriting several recent laws, in a move that went down poorly with environmental and rights campaigners..."
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