Overview
- German business associations urge EU and federal leaders to deliver immediate bureaucracy reduction, planning certainty and practicable rules for companies.
- The push follows the collapse of a compromise to dilute the EU supply‑chain law about two weeks ago, prompting a fresh parliamentary vote this month with outcomes ranging from tighter to looser rules.
- Signatories include Stiftung Familienunternehmen und Politik, Gesamtmetall, the chemicals group VCI and the logistics association BGA.
- The letter also targets overlapping sustainability‑reporting requirements, with industry warning that delay on cuts would send a negative signal to Europe’s economy.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz favors easing corporate obligations, and the federal cabinet plans on Wednesday to decide on reducing some reporting duties.