The EU’s independent watchdog has warned Ursula von der Leyen against rushing through deregulation without the proper safeguards, intensifying pressure on the commission president ahead of a no-confidence vote.
European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho said that the commission risked eroding trust by pushing through its simplification drive without consulting civil society, warning against complacency as President Donald Trump rolls back oversight in the US.
Simplifying the laws itself isn’t the problem, Anjinho told the Financial Times in an interview. ‘‘The problem is when you attach to the simplification urgency procedures that deviate from the normal legislative procedures.”