Latest Briefings

December 10, 2025

EU Regulatory Observatory: The 28th Regime and Europe’s Competitiveness: Big Upside, Hard Delivery

This paper examines the European Commission’s proposal for an optional “28th Regime”, a single, EU-wide corporate framework intended to reduce regulatory fragmentation and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness.
November 6, 2025

EU Regulatory Observatory: EU Digital Omnibus: Simpler Rules, Same Regulatory Weight

The European Commission’s Digital Omnibus, part of its competitiveness and simplification agenda, streamlines overlapping rules on data, cybersecurity, and AI but does not reduce their overall burden.
October 15, 2025

Digital Fairness Without Red Tape: Designing Smarter EU Consumer Protection

The European Commission’s proposed Digital Fairness Act (DFA) seeks to strengthen consumer protection in online markets by addressing manipulative design practices, deceptive personalisation, and opaque influencer marketing.
September 30, 2025

EU Regulatory Observatory: Unlocking the True Value of Our Energy Union

The European Commission’s new Action Plan for Affordable Energy is a mix of contradictory policies could result in higher costs, greater market uncertainty, and slower progress toward a genuine energy union.