The EU thought it didn’t need experts in for its deregulation crusade. Reality is proving it does.
The EU thought it didn't need experts in for its deregulation crusade. Reality is proving it does.
By MARIANNE GROSin Brussels
Illustration by Natália Delgado/POLITICO
May 19, 2026
6:00 am CET
L’UE pensait pouvoir se passer d’experts pour sa campagne de dérégulation. Mais la réalité l’a rattrapée.
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