Competitiveness is the foundation for Europe’s independence; it also underpins Europe’s power, security, and democracy.
Europe faces a moment of profound economic, technological and geopolitical change. To act swiftly, better withstand external shocks and secure our long-term prosperity, the EU needs a stronger, more integrated economy.
On 24 April 2026, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission signed a Joint Roadmap to make that happen - with concrete actions and a clear deadline of end 2027.
The roadmap is both a political and an operational commitment. It includes close monitoring and regular reporting, to ensure that delivery is transparent and on track.
Building blocks of the roadmap
Excessive regulation is a barrier to growth. The roadmap accelerates completion of the simplification packages and introduces further measures to reduce administrative burden for businesses and citizens across all 27 Member States.
Market fragmentation makes it harder for European companies to grow and scale. The roadmap aims to remove barriers, deepen capital markets, and create a unified EU business environment.
The EU is the world's largest trading bloc and has an impressive network of free trade agreements. The roadmap commits to implementing newly agreed trade deals, advancing ongoing negotiations, and reducing strategic dependencies.
High energy costs weigh on European competitiveness. The roadmap sets out measures to bring prices down, strengthen infrastructure, and accelerate the transition to clean energy.
Europe's digital competitiveness requires modern rules, secure infrastructure, and investment in frontier technologies. The roadmap strengthens telecoms, cybersecurity, semiconductors, digital identity, and AI, while reinforcing the EU’s position in the AI stack.
Following the progress
The institutions agreed to regularly assess the progress in the implementation of the roadmap. They will meet every quarter to take stock of the progress, identify the issues and obstacles preventing advancement, coordinate their actions and, if necessary, update and complete the list of actions.
- 11 May 2026Omnibus X on food and feed safety (partially adopted)
- adopted text amending a Regulation to extend certain data protection period
- 26 February 2026Omnibus I on sustainability (full adoption)
- adopted text of the amendments to the Audit, Accounting, and Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD) directives
- 18 December 2025Omnibus III on the common agricultural policy
- adopted text of the amendments to the Regulation on rules and financial support for CAP Strategic Plans and the Regulation on financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy
- 11 December 2025Omnibus II on investment simplification
- adopted text of the amendments to the InvestEU, European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), and Horizon Europe regulations
- 17 November 2025Omnibus VI on chemicals (partially adopted)
- adopted text of the amendments to a regulation on dates of application and transitional provisions
- 29 September 2025Omnibus I on sustainability (partially adopted)
- adopted text of the amendments to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation
- 18 July 2025Omnibus IV on small mid-caps, digitalization and common specifications (partially adopted)
- adopted text of the amendments to the Regulation as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies
- 14 April 2025Omnibus I on sustainability (partially adopted)
- adopted text of the amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD) and Corporate Due Diligence (CSDDD) directives
- 16 December 2025Omnibus X on food and feed safety
- press release
- proposal to amend and repeal directives as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements | procedure
- proposal to amend regulations as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
*Part of the package adopted on 11 May 2026
- 16 December 2025Omnibus IX on automotive
- press release
- proposal to simplify technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles | procedure
- proposal to exempt certain N2 electric vehicles from the requirement to install and use a speed limitation device | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 10 December 2025Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation
- press release
- proposal to amend regulations to simplify some requirements and to reduce of administrative burden | procedure
- proposal for a regulation to temporarily suspend the obligation to appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility schemes (batteries and packaging) | procedure
- proposal for a directive to temporarily suspend the obligation to appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility (waste, WEEE and single-use plastic waste) | procedure
- proposal for a to speed up environmental assessments | procedure
- proposal to amend a directive to simplify certain requirements for the establishment of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) | procedure
- proposal to amend directives to simplify some requirements and to reduction of administrative burden | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 19 November 2025Omnibus VII on digital
- press release
- proposal to amend regulations to simplify AI rules | procedure
- proposal to amend regulations and directives to simplify digital legislation | procedure
- target for agreement: June 2026
- 8 July 2025Omnibus VI on chemicals
- press release
- proposal to amend regulations to simplify certain requirements and procedures for chemical products | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
*Part of the package adopted on 17 November 2025
- 17 June 2025Omnibus V on defence readiness
- press release
- proposal to amend regulations on the acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects | procedure
- proposal to amend regulations on defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry | procedure
- proposal to amend directives on the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and security and defence procurement | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 21 May 2025Omnibus IV on small mid-caps, digitalisation and common specifications
- press release
- proposal to amend regulations as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium-sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures | procedure
- proposal to amend directives as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium-sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplifying measures | procedure
- proposal to amend directives as regards digitalisation and common specifications | procedure
- proposal to amend regulations as regards digitalisation and common specifications | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
*Part of the package adopted on 10 July 2025
- 18 March 2026EU Inc.
- press release
- proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 4 March 2026Industrial accelerator act
- press release
- proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 4 December 2025Market integration and Supervision package
- press release
- proposal for a regulation to further develop capital market regulation and supervision | procedure
- proposal for a directive to further develop capital market regulation and supervision | procedure
- proposal for a settlement finality regulation (SFR) | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 20 November 2025Supplementary pensions package (legislative part)
- press release
- proposal to amend the Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) Regulation | procedure
- proposal to amend the Directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP) II | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 17 June 2025Review of the securitisation framework
- press release
- proposal to amend the Securitisation Regulation | procedure
- proposal to amend the Capital Requirements Regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 13 November 2024E-declaration for posting of workers
- press release
- text of the proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: June 2026
- Q2 2026
- Public procurement act
- Critical raw materials centre
- Q3 2026
- Report on competitiveness of banking sector
- European products act
- European Research Area act
- Circular economy act
- Fair labour mobility package
- Skills portability initiative
- Q4 2026
- Review of the Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation
- Review of merger control guidelines
- Q1 2027
- Amendments to the banking framework
- 1 May 2026Trade agreement with Mercosur
- webpage | press release
- provisional application as of 1 May 2026, while waiting final ratification
Other legislation
Proposed by the Commission and pending final adoption by the Parliament and Council
- 24 January 2024Revised FDI screening regulation
- press release
- text of the proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: Q2 2026
- 10 December 2025European grids package
- press release
- text of the communication
- proposal of a regulation on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure | procedure
- proposal of a directive to accelerate of permit-granting procedures | procedure
- target for agreement: Q3 2026
- Q2 2026
- Network charges and taxation
- Energy security package
- Q3 2026
- ETS review
- Setting up of the energy efficiency framework
- Setting up of the renewable energy framework
- Q4 2026
- Update of the governance of the Energy Union
As part of the European grids package from December 2025, the Commission set out also the Energy highways initiative, to address the eight key bottlenecks across the EU representing the most urgent energy infrastructure needs. The first project will be launched in April 2026.
- 3 June 2026Cloud and AI development act
- press release
- proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: Q4 2027
- Chips act 2.0
- press release
- proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: Q2 2027
- 21 January 2026Digital networks act
- press release
- proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: Q4 2027
- 20 January 2026EU cybersecurity act
- press release
- proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 19 November 2025European business wallet
- press release
- proposal of the regulation | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
- 28 June 2023Digital euro
- press release
- proposal of the regulation establishing the digital euro | procedure
- proposal of the regulation on the prevision of digital euro services by payment service providers | procedure
- target for agreement: end of 2026
As part of the InvestAI initiative, launched in February 2025, the Commission plans to provide €20 billion for the deployment of AI gigafactories. The gigafactories funded through InvestAI will be the largest public-private partnership in the world for the development of trustworthy AI. The first proposals for investment projects will be published in the second quarter of 2026, with the plan to launch the project in the fourth quarter of 2026.
This page was last updated on 8 June 2026