A draft position paper from the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction calls on the European Commission to set higher ambitions for reducing bureaucracy. It proposes that future contributions to the Commission be tied to progress in deregulation and simplification.
The paper was drafted under the leadership of the CDU/CSU working group on digital and state‑modernisation, with support from the working group on economy and energy, and is currently being discussed with other working groups. It criticises the current omnibus packages as insufficient in scope and speed and suggests the creation of a centrally‑responsible EU body that would monitor Commission legislative proposals, set targets and hold a general veto right over any new measure drafted by the Commission.
The draft also requires Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to report regularly to the European Council on cost‑saving and simplification. It links the allocation of EU member‑states’ financial contributions to the Commission to the achievement of these targets.
Additionally, the paper proposes a “one‑in, two‑out” principle for new EU laws and the use of sunset clauses, so that new legislation would only apply for a limited time and expire without renewal.