Tech firms want more UK-EU mutual recognition of regulation, industry group says
By Imogen Howse ( September 11, 2026, 09:35 GMT | Insight) -- Tech companies want the UK and EU to accept more of each other’s regulatory checks in sectors where rules are comparable so businesses do not have to repeat the same processes to operate in both markets. Prominent UK technology industry group techUK said regulatory divergence between the UK and EU risked imposing huge costs on businesses and consumers.The UK and EU should have more mutual recognition agreements for compliance checks in sectors where their rules are similar to reduce costs for businesses and customers, a prominent UK technology industry group has said....
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