Concerning the EU´s plans to make simplification a priority of the next legislature, Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of the VDMA, calls for simplification in legislation:

• „It is good that the issue of simplification has finally become a political priority of the European Union. However, the work for a competitive regulatory framework must start now. Companies need a substantial relieve now and are waiting for concrete signals that things are starting to move into the right direction.”
   
• “We need urgently a ground-breaking decision on how the EU wants to regulate: The root cause of many burdensome regulations is an overly risk-averse approach and the lack of trust in the ability of businesses and citizens to make the right decisions.”
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• “In parallel, many existing and upcoming laws can and must be improved immediately better by applying best practices for good law making, such as avoiding indiscriminate bans, using “white lists” to focus the

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