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September 16, 2026
Published by EPICENTER on September 16, 2026
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Why Europe’s Packaging Rules Might Do More Harm Than Good

This briefing examines the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and its approach to reducing packaging waste through greater reuse, recycling and resource efficiency.
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August 26, 2026
Published by EPICENTER on August 26, 2026
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EU Regulatory Observatory: Why the Taxation Omnibus Is a Model for EU Regulatory Reform

This briefing examines the European Commission's Taxation Omnibus, a flagship simplification package that streamlines EU tax reporting obligations, withholding procedures, and cross-border compliance rules as part of the Commission's broader competitiveness agenda.
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July 8, 2026
Published by EPICENTER on July 8, 2026
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That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles: Who Pays When Browser-level Consent Reshapes The Open Web

This briefing examines the European Commission's proposed browser-level consent mechanism under Article 88b of the Digital Omnibus, which aims to simplify online privacy by replacing website cookie banners with a single browser-based preference.
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August 25, 2025
Published by EPICENTER on August 25, 2025
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The Commission’s Simplification Agenda is a Start – Now it Must Deliver

The European Commission’s Simplification Agenda aims to boost competitiveness by cutting reporting requirements by 25% and reducing regulatory costs for businesses by up to €40 billion, as outlined in the 2025 Competitiveness Compass.
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July 31, 2025
Published by EPICENTER on July 31, 2025
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The SME Relief Package: Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Europe’s SMEs

The European Commission’s SME Relief Package is a response to the growing challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the EU, including excessive red tape, regulatory fragmentation, and weak cross-border scalability.
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June 25, 2025
Published by EPICENTER on June 25, 2025
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Rethinking the DMA: Innovation, Competition, and the Risks of Overregulation

Effective regulation should serve as a catalyst – not a constraint – for innovation and long-term competitiveness. In digital markets, where business models evolve rapidly, fixed regulatory benchmarks – such as market share or price levels – can unintentionally stifle the dynamism that drives progress. The European Union’s (EU’s) Digital Markets Act (DMA), though ambitious in its objective of curbing the dominance of Big Tech gatekeepers, risks locking digital markets into rigid structures by imposing one-size-fits-all obligations that are ill-suited to the iterative and experimental nature of innovation.
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