The EU’s Omnibus X Food & Feed simplification package raises a question extending well beyond administrative simplification: who benefits from regulatory reform and at what cost?

The debate reflects several overlapping tensions: faster approvals versus regulatory safeguards, European strategic autonomy versus global competition and increasingly divergent interests within industry itself.

There is therefore no single “industry position”.

Regulatory design is becoming both an industrial and geopolitical issue, requiring policymakers and stakeholders to reconcile competing interests within a coherent European framework.

Through the Helix Team, led by EU Focus Group in coordination with the legal expertise of Claudio Mereu and Natalie Konings, EU Focus Group supports stakeholders navigating these tensions and contributes to the development of balanced, workable and forward-looking regulatory pathways.

The objective is not simply less regulation, but better regulation capable of supporting competitiveness, innovation and Europe’s role as a stabilising force in global markets.