Swedish MEP Jörgen Warborn (PPE) has asked the European Commission to clarify how it intends to follow up on Parliament's call to assess mechanisms that would compensate companies for the administrative costs of EU reporting obligations. The written question, submitted on 16 April 2026, targets businesses that face mounting compliance burdens under EU legislation and seeks concrete timelines and types of support measures under consideration.
Warborn's question references his own report on better law-making for 2023–2024, adopted by Parliament on 10 March 2026, which highlighted that reporting obligations generate considerable costs for companies. The report called on the Commission to assess supporting measures to help minimise these costs and to evaluate the feasibility of establishing compensation mechanisms. The MEP now asks whether the Commission intends to act on these recommendations and, if so, within what timeframe.
Concrete asks and policy direction
first, whether the Commission will assess compensation mechanisms for reporting tasks, and second, what types of supporting measures it considers feasible. Warborn does not propose numerical targets or deadlines but pushes for a clear commitment to evaluate cost-reduction tools. The policy orientation is pro-business, aiming to reduce regulatory burden on companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, by shifting some of the financial weight of compliance onto the EU budget or other compensatory schemes.
Expected follow-up
The Commission is required to respond within approximately six weeks. Its answer will signal whether it is open to compensating companies for reporting costs—a potentially significant shift in EU regulatory policy—or whether it prefers softer measures such as guidance, digitalisation, or simplification. The outcome will affect EU producers and industry associations, which have long called for burden reduction, as well as EU taxpayers, who might ultimately fund any compensation scheme. National authorities could also face implementation challenges if new mechanisms are introduced.
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