7 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
Business · page 6 / 6
European companies, capital markets and industrial policy, read for what the numbers say and what they leave out.
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The omnibus simplification package would reduce firms covered by the CSRD from 50,000 to roughly 10,000, water down supply chain due diligence, and make the taxonomy voluntary for most businesses.
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Fifth reduction since June comes after zero growth in final quarter of 2024, with Germany and France both contracting. Markets price in another full percentage point of cuts this year.
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The European Commission's new roadmap aims to slash regulatory burden, mobilise €800 billion in annual investment and redirect European savings into venture capital, but climate activists warn it sacrifices green standards for industrial appeasement.
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Christine Lagarde says the euro area can withstand US price pressures while the central bank plans gradual reductions to 2% by September, even as Germany contracts for a second year.
