Simplify to compete (CONFINDUSTRIA manifesto for the Sevilla Summit)

European Union enlarged to 25 or more Member States and in 2010, if the engagements of the Heads of State and Government are kept, Europe will become the most dynamic and competitive economy in the world. These are extraordinary results and huge challenges. In this continuous evolution, the European Union has taken on a central role in the lives of its Member States, increasing its competences and, over time, increasing the number of instruments to implement them. Inevitably, the complexity of the European system has reached breaking point and it's now necessary to reform the institutions and the way they operate, before the enlargement of the European Union leads to its paralysis. In this context CONFINDUSTRIA presents its proposals.