Seeking to boost competitiveness and cut red tape, Parliament is expected to greenlight the provisional agreement made with EU member states on simplifying sustainability reporting and due diligence rules for businesses. MEPs worked to reduce the pool of companies falling within the scope of the rules, ease sustainability reporting requirements and remove certain due diligence duties. Read more about the revamped rules here.

Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) rapporteur Jörgen Warborn (EPP, SE) will brief journalists following the plenary vote on the agreed text, scheduled for 16 December 2025.

WHEN: Tuesday 16 December, 15.00 CET

WHERE: European Parliament, Strasbourg, Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (Weiss N -1/201), Louise Weiss building and via Interactio, with interpretation to and from English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.

HOW: Accredited journalists can attend the press conference in person. Those wishing to participate actively and ask questions…