The proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) represents a central instrument for strengthening the European Union’s economic resilience, technological leadership, and strategic autonomy in the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework. Given the breadth of sectors covered…

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, representing over 21,000 member companies operating in Poland and the region, the vast majority of which are small and medium-sized enterprises, welcomes the direction of work on the Digital Omnibus package. Simplifying European digital regulations, increasing their consistency and reducing excessive regulatory burdens are necessary and justified objectives from the perspective of the European Union’s competitiveness.

First introduced in the January 2025 Competitiveness Compass, the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA, originally Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act) is intended to counteract the decline of Europe’s manufacturing sector. To this end, the IAA promises to expedite permit granting processes for manufacturing projects, introduce preferential treatment mechanisms for European-made and low-carbon products, and facilitate Single Market access, with the goal of reducing the risks of strategic dependencies, creating new jobs in the sector, and overall ensuring that manufacturing reaches a value of 20% of the GDP of the EU by 2035.

On Tuesday, 27 January 2026, the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) and European Enterprise Alliance (EEA) organised a high-level policy discussion titled “Digital Policy Outlook 2026: What 2025 set in motion and what’s next for EU Digital policy”, hosted by MEP Michał Kobosko.

The European Union faces challenges in moving defence equipment and personnel across borders, caused in large part by fragmented national regulations.

On behalf of the undersigned organisations, we express our strong support for the direction the European Commission has taken with its “Digital Omnibus” package proposal. However, we must unequivocally state that its current scope remains insufficient. This initiative marks a promising and much-needed first step toward meaningful deregulation in Europe, but it stops short of the bold, pragmatic, and forward-looking measures required to unlock Europe’s digital potential and secure its long-term economic prosperity.