Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001181/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Michalis Hadjipantela (PPE)
The Commission has been clear since the beginning of its term of office that the competitiveness of the EU economy is a key priority for this term. Yet, the EU regulatory environment remains fragmented and inconsistent, and is preventing new technologies from reaching Europe. Companies do not have clarity on how to comply with the specific requirements of EU rules and continue to face barriers to entering our market. For example, the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) and technology developers have withheld the latest cutting-edge products from the EU, blaming this on the EU’s strict and incoherent interpretation of rules, particularly related to privacy, data protection and competition.
- 1.Does the Commission agree that the current regulatory environment is preventing EU consumers, businesses and the public sector from accessing innovation at the same pace as the rest of the world, therefore contributing to limiting EU competitiveness?
- 2.How does the Commission plan to address these regulatory roadblocks and prevent the EU from falling further behind on innovation, including in the global AI race, while maintaining data protection and privacy?
- 3.Will the Commission promote the right to innovate in the EU and push for a competitiveness check for existing and new regulatory initiatives?
Submitted: 19.3.2025