{"id":455346,"date":"2026-06-01T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/06\/01\/per-dombrovskis-la-scarsa-competitivita-e-colpa-della-sinistra-frena-sulla-semplificazione\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:14:23","slug":"dombrovskis-blames-the-left-for-the-lack-of-competitiveness-its-holding-back-simplification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/06\/01\/dombrovskis-blames-the-left-for-the-lack-of-competitiveness-its-holding-back-simplification\/","title":{"rendered":"Dombrovskis blames the left for the lack of competitiveness: \u2018It\u2019s holding back simplification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – It\u2019s all the war\u2019s fault. And the left\u2019s<\/strong>. If things aren\u2019t going well, it\u2019s because of external factors \u2013 all negative \u2013 and internal factors that are both obstructive and counterproductive. The Commissioner for the Economy, Valdis Dombrovskis<\/strong>, has chosen an audience from the Czech Republic\u2019s industrialists\u2019 association to rally businesses in support of the European Commission in the fight against parties other than the centre-right. He is asked what he would expect from the business world regarding the EU\u2019s competitiveness agenda, and it is in answering this question that a new rift emerges between the European People\u2019s Party (EPP), which Dombrovskis represents, and the Socialists (S&D). <\/p>\n

“I believe it is essential to be active, to make one\u2019s voice heard<\/strong>, because when we discuss, for example, a simplification programme, there is momentum, a drive, but we must be aware that there is also resistance,\u201d the Commissioner for the Economy replies.<\/span><\/span> “If we talk about this with the left of the political spectrum, it\u2019s not that simple.<\/strong>” Therefore, “it is important that the business community strongly supports the importance of the simplification programme.<\/strong>“<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

It was the opening for a jab at his left\u2011wing allies, in support of an agenda Dombrovskis proudly defends. He points out that, during 2025<\/a> alone, the Commission, of which he is a member, produced 10 regulatory simplification proposals worth \u201c\u20ac15 billion in annual savings\u201d for businesses. He points out that a further three omnibus simplification packages are planned for 2026,<\/strong> covering energy products, taxation, and reducing burdens on citizens. The first two packages are due to be presented on 24 June. <\/p>\n

“Entrepreneurs across Europe, unite!” seems to be the Commissioner\u2019s message, as he chooses to sideline all other citizens. It is the left that is holding back change and the drive for competitiveness, Dombrovskis argues. <\/p>\n

The war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are also weighing on the situation. \u201cWe can count on external growth factors,\u201d but Dombrovskis warns that, given the conflict and its repercussions, \u201cwe expect weaker demand for our exporters.<\/strong>\u201d For this situation, the EU executive has blamed the governments of the United States and Israel<\/a>, both led by conservative and far-right forces. All the more reason why Dombrovskis\u2019s words sound curious, even as the Commission seems to have entered a new season of unorthodoxy, as shown by the election\u2011style rally it allowed the Hungarian prime minister to deliver from the Commission\u2019s own podium. <\/a><\/p>\n

Either way, with exports losing steam, the domestic economy needs a stronger push. \u201cThe closure of the Strait of Hormuz has an impact on competitiveness, which is why we are pressing this point.\u201d In short, it is time to speed things up. But without neglecting the reforms that are needed. This last point relates to those who note that countries without a single currency seem to have better growth trends than those using the euro. \u201cThe euro can help with economic development, but it cannot replace sustainable public finances and a business-friendly environment<\/strong>,\u201d Dombrovskis warns in conclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Commissioner for Economic Affairs criticised parties outside the centre-right and called on business leaders to support the Commission\u2019s reform agenda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":455329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25705],"tags":[26324,27741,26752,26990,27356,25979],"class_list":["post-455346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-alleanze-en","tag-imprese-en","tag-ppe-and","tag-simplification-en","tag-valdis-dombrovskis-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":455347,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455346\/revisions\/455347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}