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Pascal Canfin

Renew MEP and negotiator, European Parliament

2 articles · 26 February 2025 to 22 October 2025

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Defended the rejected compromise as the best possible deal and said Renew would retable it next month.
Called the package a weakening of Green Deal foundations while noting double materiality was preserved.

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Politics

European Parliament rejects first omnibus simplification package in surprise vote

MEPs voted 318 to 309 against the compromise on sustainability reporting rules, delaying Ursula von der Leyen's deregulation agenda and exposing fractures in the centrist coalition.

Sofia Marchetti22 October 20257 min read

Business

EU Commission proposes exempting 80 percent of companies from sustainability reporting rules

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.

Peter van den Berg26 February 20257 min read

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