Commissioner Dombrovskis in Berlin to discuss competitiveness, simplification and investment
Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, is in Berlin today and tomorrow to discuss European competitiveness, economic resilience and simplification with government and business representatives.
Today, Commissioner Dombrovskis will partake in the Berlin Global Dialogue (BGD) Summit 2026. In this context, he will participate in a roundtable with the topic ‘From Reform to Reality: Delivering a More Competitive Europe’, with company chiefs. Also as part of the BGD, the Commissioner will take part in a leaders’ panel titled ‘The price of resilience, who bears the cost of de-risking?‘, alongside Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, and representatives of the banking and telecommunications sectors. The panel will be broadcast on EBS at 19:00 CEST.
On Thursday, Commissioner Dombrovskis will visit a project supported by the Recovery and Resilience Facility involving large heat pumps in district heating networks. The visit will include an exchange on the project’s objectives, importance and achievements. Video footage will be available on EBS at 13:30 CEST. The Commissioner will then meet Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katharina Reiche, to discuss EU competitiveness, simplification and the reduction of administrative burdens. They will also discuss economic aspects of the energy and climate transition. Commissioner Dombrovskis will also meet Sabine Kuhlmann, Deputy Chair of Germany’s National Regulatory Council, alongside other representatives of the Council and RegWatch Europe, for an exchange on better law-making and simplification at EU and national level.
