📋 Tender Overview
November 19, 2025
Today the European Commission presented its package to simplify digital regulations, which includes, among other things, adjustments to the AI Act, data protection regulations and cybersecurity. The aim is to relieve the burden on companies in Europe, reduce bureaucratic hurdles and strengthen the competitiveness of the European economy. Bavarias Digital Minister Dr. Fabian Mehring sees the initiative as an important step in the right direction, but at the same time emphasizes that Europe must act even bolder in unleashing its digital potential.
Dr. Fabian Mehring, State Minister for Digital:
The European Commission is today focusing on noticeable simplification and more competitiveness in digital Europe. The planned simplifications in dealing with AI regulation and other digital requirements show that Brussels wants to make the digital internal market more practical and innovation-friendly. This is a step that I expressly welcome.
But one thing must be clear: Europe is moving - but still far too cautiously. The announced adjustments in the AI Act and the simplifications in related regulations can relieve companies of pressure, but are far from enough to sustainably strengthen our digital competitiveness. It was precisely for this reason that I proposed temporarily suspending the AI Act until European regulation as a whole is coherent and practical. A full moratorium is not coming - but todays corrections show that this proposal was necessary and has moved the debate in the right direction.
The other elements of the digital omnibus - from standardized cybersecurity reporting channels to more modern data protection procedures - are also fundamentally correct. They show that Europe is beginning to understand that innovation does not come about through ever more complex rules. But to really catch up, we need more than selective relief: We need a courageous move to break free from the self-imposed tariffs of bureaucracy that have been slowing our progress for years.
Yesterdays European Sovereignty Summit in Berlin made it clear how urgently Europe needs speed, unity and pragmatic solutions. The agenda presented today builds on this - but it is just a beginning.
What counts now is political courage: the courage to radically simplify rules. Courage to streamline processes. Courage to no longer carefully manage our digital future, but to shape it decisively. Only if we truly break the shackles of bureaucracy can Europe develop its full digital strength.
