The Financial Times pointed to the entanglement of the European Union in its own bureaucracy

The European Union (EU) risks disrupting its own program to reduce the administrative burden on businesses due to procedural conflicts in the European Parliament. This was reported on October 1 by the Financial Times newspaper.

According to the publication, back in February, the states agreed to repeal some rules faster, but the process has stalled: the committees of the European Parliament are arguing over bills that combine different areas into one document.

A senior EU diplomat admitted that "the structure of parliamentary committees is not conducive to reform." The head of the industrial committee, Boris Budka, warned in a letter to Parliament Speaker Robert Metsola that the fragmented approach leads to "contradictions" and duplication of amendments.

The article notes that the disputes relate to key areas, from company reporting on human rights and the environment to defense and agriculture. For example, the European People's Party insists on the accelerated removal of bureaucratic barriers, while the Socialists warn of the risks of deregulation.

"Now is the moment of truth — either we will give businesses the tools to compete, or we will observe the closure of enterprises," said EPP leader Manfred Weber.

In response, the Socialists said that simplification of the rules could not take place "to the detriment of human rights and the environment." Despite partial successes — Parliament has already approved a number of targeted measures on agriculture and the carbon tax — systemic reform has stalled.

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called on Brussels to abandon excuses and recognize that delaying reforms is linked not only to the structure of institutions, but also to political will.

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Earlier in the day, Politico newspaper, citing sources in diplomatic circles, reported that on the eve of the meeting of the leaders of the European Union (EU) in Copenhagen, several countries, including France, the Netherlands and Greece, opposed the proposal to change the rules for admitting new member states to the union. It was clarified that earlier, the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, proposed to introduce a qualified majority vote instead of a unanimous agreement to start official accession negotiations, which turned out to be controversial. According to States, such a reform would limit their own ability to block membership applications that they consider problematic.

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