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Too much bureaucracy jeopardises investment, inhibits innovation and weakens Europe as a business location. In a new company questioning, the Centre for European Policy (cep) shows where the greatest burdens lie - and which specific measures would actually relieve the burden on companies.

The rapid development of artificial intelligence agents and their use in virtual worlds such as computer games harbours considerable risks. According to the Centre for European Policy (cep), the EU's metaverse strategy and existing regulations underestimate the danger: without comprehensive framework conditions, a loss of trust could soon undermine the digital economy.

The introduction of an EU scheme for certifying the cyber security of cloud services (EUCS) has been the subject of intense debate for years - so far in vain. The aim: harmonised standards for the attestation of the level of cybersecurity of cloud services in the EU. As time is pressing due to enormous political and economic turmoil, the Centre for European Policy (cep) is proposing ways out of the impasse.

The creation of stable and diversified supply chains is of central importance for the European economy. This does not require new trade barriers, but a coherent strategy for green trade and investment partnerships. This is the key finding of a study by the Centre for European Policy (cep).

Despite the financial crisis, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, economic relations between the EU and North America have proven remarkably resilient. However, growing geopolitical tensions and increasing pressure from the United States call for a new European strategy. The Centre for European Policy (cep) calls for a trade diplomacy that actively brings Europe’s interests to the transatlantic negotiation table.

Tough global competition, restrictive regulations and high energy costs: in order to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 despite poorer conditions, the EU must create a level playing field for European industry. The Centre for European Policy (cep) assesses the measures announced by the EU Commission in its Communication on a Clean Industrial Deal.

US tariffs are putting the EU under pressure. At the same time, the dominance of American digital companies on the European market is growing. The Centres for European Policy (cep) is calling for a decisive digital response and proposes a concept for fair and targeted taxation of multinational digital companies as a counterstrategy.

Europe is well positioned in quantum computing – for now. But without an overall strategy, the continent risks losing its software sovereignty. The Centre for European Policy (cep) warns of this gap and calls for open standards, diversification of hardware research, and industrial benchmarks for targeted market development.

Europe's planned code of practice for Artificial Intelligence (AI) could fail. Influenced by major US tech companies, the project risks becoming a meaningless document that merely legitimizes existing practices. The Centre for European Policy (cep) warns that the EU could lose a historic opportunity to establish a global level playing field for safety, responsibility, and competition in AI.

With the Omnibus I package, the EU Commission aims to simplify EU legislation on supply chains. The Centre for European Policy (cep) welcomes individual relief measures, but warns that despite the proposed changes, the bureaucratic burden on the companies affected remains too high.