Businesses say the bloc’s simplification push is “drowning in the inertia” of Brussels bureaucracy.
Businesses say the bloc’s simplification push is "drowning in the inertia" of Brussels bureaucracy.
By MARIANNE GROSin Brussels
Illustration by Natália Delgado/POLITICO
July 8, 2026
6:00 am CET
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