EU business regulation came under scrutiny at the India-Netherlands Business Forum in The Hague on October 26, 2026, where Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Europe could learn from India’s efforts to reduce the burden on businesses. His Dutch counterpart ruled out rethinking the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, or CBAM.

Goyal calls for lighter EU business regulation

Goyal said India was deregulating and criticized what he described as Europe’s heavy regulatory burden on businesses. He said his comments about the issue had found support among businesses in European countries.

Dutch minister defends climate and product rules

Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said rules concerning climate, product quality, security and safety benefit consumers in the European market and should remain.

He also said regulations that are unnecessary or needlessly hinder trade should be examined. His comments distinguished those rules from protections he considers important, while ruling out a rethink of the EU carbon border mechanism.

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