How Europe can stay competitive: the race to cut red tape and its limits | Come and discuss with our journalists

As the European Union steps up efforts to boost its strategic autonomy — and avoid falling behind in the global race for competitiveness — cutting red tape has moved to the top of Brussels’ agenda, becoming a central pillar of the bloc’s industrial strategy. But when does simplification tip into deregulation — and what’s at stake?

Who wants what in Europe’s push to stay competitive? Which industries are driving the simplification agenda? And how does this shift reshape the EU’s relationship with the United States, the United Kingdom and beyond?

Find out in a live video broadcast from Brussels at 11am on Tuesday 21 April. Join Anca Gurzu, Managing Editor for Power, alongside reporters Anna Hubert, Louise Guillot and Sean Carroll, for a discussion unpacking the politics, trade-offs and next steps — and bring your questions.