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22.05.2025
Press Release
The Greens/EFA - The Greens/European Free Alliance 

Internal market/Omnibus small mid-caps

On Wednesday 21 May, the European Commission presented its strategy for the Single Market 2025 and a fourth omnibus proposal. This new legislation creates a new category of companies between SMEs and large companies, known as “small mid-caps,” which will, among other things, be exempt from certain regulatory obligations. For the Greens/EFA Group, the creation of an additional category of companies is not a simplification. On the contrary, it restricts the scope of regulation and is part of t...
On Wednesday 21 May, the European Commission presented its strategy for the Single Market 2025 and a fourth omnibus proposal. This new legislation creates a new category of companies between SMEs and large companies, known as “small mid-caps,” which will, among other things, be exempt from certain regulatory obligations. For the Greens/EFA Group, the creation of an additional category of companies is not a simplification. On the contrary, it restricts the scope of regulation and is part of the Commission's deregulation drive. In doing so, it destabilizes the economic environment and fails to address the real needs of businesses. Statement by Bas EICKHOUT, Co-President of the Greens-EFA, on the omnibus proposal: "The economic health of our businesses and compliance with European rules depend above all on their predictability and on support for their implementation. Many measures presented as simplifications are not simplifications at all and merely delay or even abolish existing obligations that have already been implemented by a majority of companies. We regret that, after putting the directives on non-financial reporting and due diligence on hold, the European Commission seems to want to further restrict companies' social and environmental responsibility. This is particularly illustrated by the exemption from verification of the impact of key minerals used in batteries. Furthermore, this new omnibus does not address the main challenges faced by “small mid-caps.”...

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