UKAEL Webinar on ‘The Changing EU Legislative Landscape: Omnibus Legislative Packages, Rationale and Constitutional Concerns‘ – Tuesday 7 July 2026, 5.30-7pm

The imperative to simplify and reduce regulatory burdens was the foundation for a series of Omnibus legislative packages, which were put forward in the name of simplification in the Commission’s Communication on ‘A Simpler and Faster Europe’. An Omnibus proposal is a single legislative proposal that amends multiple EU laws at the same time, usually across the same policy area, the objective being to expedite policy change. There have been numerous such packages, which covered the following areas: sustainability; investments; common agricultural policy; single market; defence industry; chemicals; artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data; environmental legislation; medical devices; automotive industry; and food and feed. There are to be Omnibus packages on taxation, citizens and energy. Better regulation in terms of simplification is seen as going hand in hand with improved implementation and enforcement. The Commission’s new regulatory approach operationalised through Omnibus legislative initiatives has generated general constitutional concerns, and concerns as to its application in the particular spheres to which it has been applied, which are explored in this webinar. With Paul Craig, Niall Coghlan and Alberto Alemanno.

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