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The Real Price of Simplification

The Real Price of Simplification: What’s been lost, and what we can do about it

Over 20  environmental and health protections have already been dismantled since 2024. 34 more are at risk. Under the banner of “simplification”, the EU is quietly unpicking decades of hard-won rules – at a speed and scale that leaves civil society barely time to respond.

On 7 July, The Good Lobby brings together Réseau Action Climat and eight partner organisations to unpack what’s been lost, what’s next – and what we can do about it.

WEBINAR Tuesday 7 July 2026 | 16:30–17:30 CET | Online

What this webinar covers

Over the past two years, the 2nd von der Leyen Commission has proposed over a dozen legislative rollbacks that have reshaped EU environmental,  health, consumer and digital protection law. Packaged as technical “Omnibus” proposals and rushed through with minimal public consultation, these changes affect everything from corporate accountability and deforestation rules to car emissions standards, pesticide authorisations, and protected species.

This webinar explores these dynamics and situates them within the broader deregulatory trend that The Good Lobby has been tracking through the Deregulation Monitor.

In one hour, speakers will cover:

  • The big picture: How new majorities in the European Parliament and the Commission’s “simplification” agenda have combined to produce an unprecedented pace of environmental rollbacks – and who is driving it, from industry lobbies to fossil fuel powers
  • Corporate due diligence under attack: The rollback of CSRD and CS3D (Omnibus I) and what it means for accountability across global supply chains
  • Pesticides, food and public health: What Omnibus X on food and feed safety could mean for pesticide and biocide authorisations – and the six pathologies science links to regular pesticide exposure
  • Electrification at risk: The revision of CO2 standards for cars and light commercial vehicles, and what a slowdown in electrification costs European households
  • What comes next – and how civil society can respond before the summer recess

Speakers

Prof. Alberto Alemanno (Host & Moderator) Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris | Founder, The Good Lobby

Alberto Alemanno is one of Europe’s leading public interest lawyers and the founder of The Good Lobby. He has been closely following the EU’s deregulatory agenda and has warned of its systemic threat to transparent, evidence-based EU lawmaking and ultimately the rule of law.

Caroline François-Marsal EU Advocacy Officer, Réseau Action Climat

Caroline coordinates EU climate policy advocacy at Réseau Action Climat-France, a federation of 27 civil society organisations. She will provide the broader political and institutional analysis: how the new parliamentary landscape has enabled this deregulatory push, what pressures — from industry lobbies to foreign fossil fuel interests — are driving it, and what it means for the EU’s environmental ambition going forward.

Andy Battentier Mobilization Coordinator, Générations Futures | Ph.D. in Sociology

Andy has worked since 2021 to accelerate the transition of the European agrifood system toward agroecology. He will focus on Omnibus X and what unlimited pesticide and biocide authorisations would mean for public health — drawing on the scientific evidence linking regular pesticide exposure to cancer and other serious pathologies.

Justine Ripoll Campaign Manager, Notre Affaire À Tous

Justine has led major campaigns on climate accountability targeting both governments and multinational corporations. She will walk through the rollback of corporate due diligence and sustainability reporting rules under Omnibus I (CSRD/CS3D), and what losing these rules means for supply chain accountability and human rights.

Bastien Gebel Head of Decarbonization for the Automotive Industry, Transport & Environment France

Bastien tracks European regulations on automotive decarbonisation for T&E France. He will explain the risks posed by the revision of CO2 standards for cars — and why slowing electrification matters both for climate targets and for European household energy bills.

Join us on 7 July

Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Time: 16:30–17:30 CET Format: Online webinar (link sent upon registration)