On June 24, 2026, the European Commission published two companion proposals that together would materially simplify and recalibrate the EU direct ...

According to the report, AI is already playing an active role in GST compliance through risk identification, fraud detection, ...

A new academic study is challenging the growing push in the United States and Britain to simplify banking regulations, ...

The upcoming simplification assessment is a direct response to sustained, high-visibility farmer protests and aggressive lobbying from agricultural unions across Europe. For years, independent dairy ...

In early 2025, a small army of European diplomats was ordered to reopen dozens of EU laws and extinguish anything that created excessive paperwork for companies. The mission was clear: Slash away ...

For the past few years, I have had a phrase written on my whiteboard: “Radical Simplification—Innovation by Subtraction.” It’s a daily reminder that in a world obsessed with adding more technology, ...

Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy, Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, pictured at a Euractiv event on 23 March 2026 [Credit: Euractiv] Cutting red tape is something ...

AI features and a brand new way to view Google Maps are currently rolling out in the app for its biggest upgrade in a decade. Credit: Google Maps Google Maps just got a major upgrade. A really major ...

BRUSSELS — When cocoa farmer Leticia Yankey came to Brussels last October, she had a simple message for the EU: Think about the mess your simplification agenda is creating for companies and ...