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EU Commission defends approach to sustainability simplification before Ombudsman

( September 9, 2025, 17:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission has defended the way it handled the simplification of EU rules on sustainability reporting and due diligence, in a reply to the European Ombudsman. The EU administrative watchdog is investigating the commission for an alleged breach of its better regulation guidelines after complaints from NGOs. The EU executive said that it followed internal rules allowing for flexibility in urgent cases, carried out extensive informal stakeholder outreach, produced a Staff Working Document with supporting evidence, and performed a climate consistency check.Full commission's reply attached....

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