On the night of 8-9 December, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on the first ‘Omnibus’ simplification package on corporate sustainability. The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU wanted to show consistent results in terms of simplification: “This is a great day for European businesses”, welcomed the Danish Minister for Industry, Morten Bødskov, on Tuesday 9 December.
The outcome of the negotiations reflects...