A simple agenda with some clear asks: Orgalim Council Roundtable with Commissioner Dombrovski

Many of Orgalim's members shared specific business case examples that demonstrate how European companies are disadvantaged at times, simply because the speed of innovation far outpaces the European regulatory framework.

The leaders reinforced their support for regulation that is world-leading in terms of safety or quality control. The concerns focused instead on the hurdles that cumbersome administrative requirements place on businesses that could be avoided or completely more efficiently. They highlighted that this must be addressed if the European Union wants to achieve competitiveness.

We thank European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis for his candid insights into the current focus of the Commission and the aims of what they intend to achieve within this legislative cycle. In addition to the upcoming initiatives to be shared next week, this includes a 25% reduction in regulatory burden for all companies but a specific 35% reduction target for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to reflect the disproportionately higher burden they experience and support innovation among smaller business operators. This is relevant to Orgalim and its membership, which is composed of 98% SMEs.

The Orgalim Council brings together the presidents of Orgalim's national member associations and additional industry leaders.

In attendance at the meeting was:

Orgalim Council

Mr Laurent Bataille, President of Schneider Electric Europe; Member of the Executive Committee of Schneider Electric (France)
Mr Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of VDMA (Germany)
Mr Jerome de Chassey, President, Smiths Detection
Mr Ivars Eniņš, Chairman of the Council of MASOC (Latvia)
Mr Theo Henrar, President of FME (Netherlands)
Mr Gunther Kegel, President of ZVEI (Germany)
Ms Hanna Kivelä, Vice-Chair of the Board of TIF (Finland) & CEO, Fujitsu (Finland)
Ms Dagmar Mundani, Head of M&A and Government Engagement, Siemens (Germany)
Mr Javier Ormazabal Echevarria, President of Orgalim; CEO, Velatia (Spain)
Mr Tomas Prūsas, President of LINPRA (Lithuania)
Mr Justin Rose, President, Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division, John Deere (Germany)
Mr Wolfgang Weber, Chairman of the ZVEI Management Board (Germany)

European Commission

European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
Mr Arnolds Eizensmits, Policy Assistant, Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
Ms Gabriela Tschirkova, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis

Orgalim

Mr Guillermo Amann, Senior Adviser to the President
Mr Daniel Wennick, Policy Director
Ms Sarah Kempe, Director for Communications
Mr Francesco Guerzoni, Manager, Digital and Legal