Danish Industry

The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commissions proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), published on 4 March 2026. The IAA comes at a time of profound geopolitical and economic change.

Accelerating Approval Processes : Expediting approval processes for decarbonisation projects is crucial for the energy-intensive sector's green transition and competitiveness. Currently, approvals in Denmark take on average 8.5-9 months through the Environmental Protection Agency, plus an additional year for environmental assessments, totaling nearly two years for project initiation.

DI is pleased to provide feedback on the Commissions evaluation and the future of EU public procurement to support and promote European competitiveness. Public procurement matters both for contracting authorities and companies who benefit from the single market when bidding for public contracts on their own as well as in other EU and EEA Member States.

1-7-2025 Danish Industry - DI Digital Transparency Register No: 749958415-41 Contribution from the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) on Digital Networks Act - call for evidence The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s forthcoming proposal for a “Digital Networks Act” (DNA).

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

The Confederation of Danish Industry welcomes and support the efforts to improve the clarity, usability, legal certainty and cost-effectiveness of the EU Taxonomy, in particular the EU taxonomy climate ((EU) 2021/2139) & environmental ((EU) 2023/2486) delegated acts. Attached, please find our comments.

DI believes that it is crucial for the green transition and consumers' role in it: 1. That companies can commercially communicate about all the measures they take to improve their green footprint and sustainability. 2.

DI Biosolutions welcomes the European Commissions proposal COM(2025) 1031 as an important step towards a more proportionate, risk-based and innovation-friendly regulatory framework for genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMs) in the European Union. GMMs play a critical role across a wide range of sectors, including food and agriculture, industrial biotech and environmental applications.

DI Food welcomes the proposal for a European Biotech Act. Although the primary focus is on the health sector, the regulation is highly relevant for the food and feed area. A central element of the proposal is the introduction of regulatory sandboxes under the General Food Law.

DI response to the Call for Evidence on a European Biotech Act DI appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Call for Evidence for a future Biotech Act. We strongly support the development of a Biotech Act, the description of the rationale behind and the positive impact it will have for the sector and European competitiveness as described in the Call for Evidence.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

DI fully supports the EU ETS as a common, market-based European climate regulatory tool. Later this Summer, the EU-Commissions proposal to a post-2030 ETS1 revision will be followed by intensive - sometimes emotional - debates. Already, in recent months, the EU ETS has received significant attention in European media.

Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) welcomes the European Commissions efforts to strengthen Europes cybersecurity and resilience framework in an increasingly complex geopolitical and technological environment.

Danish Industry August 26th 2025 CBAM – downstream expansion On behalf of Danish Industry, we thank you for the opportunity to provide input to the consultation regarding conditions and procedures related to the status of CBAM scope expansion.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Dansk Industri (DI) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions Call for Evidence for the impact assessment on Biotech Act II. DI's proposed structure for Biotech Act II is based on four regulatory design principles: (1) common information should be organised for reuse across procedures; (2) regulatory orientation should be provided before major data-generation investments are made; (3)…

Danish Industry (DI) thanks the Commission for the opportunity to provide our feedback to the renewable Energy Framework for the decade ahead. Please read our full contribution in the file attached. DI is fully committed to reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and to deliver on the agreed 90 % emission reduction target by 2040.

DI Danish Energy Industries welcomes the review of the EU Taxononmys Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts. We fully support the EU Taxonomy and its purpose of directing investments towards sustainable projects and activities.

European Innovation Act response on the call for evidence DI, the largest Business Confederation in Denmark, welcomes the opportunity to reply on the call for evidence for a coming European Innovation Act. Overall assessment and remarks The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) acknowledge the EU Commissions ambition to pro-mote innovation and strengthen European businesses (see DIs specific remarks in Annex 1…

Contribution from the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) to the consultation of the Commission's white paper How to master Europe's digital infrastructure needs? The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) are thankful for the opportunity to submit comments to the European Commission's consultation on the white paper "How to master Europe's digital infrastructure needs?".

Danish Industry (DI) represents more than 21.000 companies across a wide range of industries. DI supports the SUPDs aim to reduce plastic pollution and marine litter and to foster a circular economy but calls for an evaluation to improve coherence and implementation rather than expanding the directives scope.

DI welcomes the Commissions Environmental Simplification Omnibus as an important first step towards a more coherent and manageable EU environmental framework. DI supports the ambition from Member States and the Commission to strengthen competitiveness and resilience through high environmental standards, while emphasising that regulation must be implementable and proportionate.

The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) welcomes the opportunity to submit input in response to the Commissions Call for Evidence on the Affordable Housing Act. Please find DIs feedback set out in the attached document. DI remains at your disposal and is ready to provide any further information or clarification, should this be required.

Danish Industry (DI) welcomes the Commissions initiative to establish a comprehensive framework for climate resilience and risk management. Targeted climate adaptation is essential to protect and build resilience to the growing climate challenges in the coming years. Climate change will increasingly change weather in Europe, which will increase storms, heavy rain, droughts, floods, and increase in sea level.

Danish Industry (DI) represents more than 20.000 Danish companies across a range of industries. DI supports the ambition to establish a robust and interoperable system that can strengthen circularity, transparency and market surveillance in the EU. At the same time, DI highlights a number of key concerns that should be addressed to ensure effective implementation and industry uptake.

5 August 2025 Ref. Ares(2025)6378192 - 05/08/2025 AKZS DI-2025-05881 Transparency register number: 5749958415-41 Danish Industry – Feedback on the call for evidence consultation on the European Grids Package Danish Industry welcomes the EU Commission’s initiative to set forward a European Grids Package. Sufficient grid capacity is a prerequisite for the clean energy transition of the EU.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

AKZS DI-2025-06720 European Commission DG ENER, Unit C1: Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy Call for Evidence for the EU Electrification Action Plan Danish Industry are highly supportive of scaling up electrification with the Electrification Action Plan.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Danish Industry welcomes the Commissions work on a Heating and Cooling Strategy ac-companied by a Geothermal Action Plan, which should accelerate the decarbonization of the heating and cooling sector and increase energy efficiency. The following issues should be addressed in the upcoming strategy: 1. Reducing the demand side of energy, energy efficiency and flexibility.

DI calls for an ambitious simplification agenda beyond the existing omnibus proposals that prioritise practical, risk-based, and innovation-friendly rules, with, cross-legislation consistency, and real reductions in administrative burdens, aiming at at least a 25% reduction overall, 35% for SMEs. Find our detailed recommendations attached.

DIs response can be found in the attached document. It focuses on three overarching priorities: the need to address regulatory trade-offs across EU legislation, the importance of accelerating the deployment and scaling of solutions that already exist, and the need to strengthen skills and workforce development to support the green and digital transition of the water sector.

Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) strongly supports maintaining Energy Efficiency (EE) as a key pillar of EU competitiveness, energy security, resilience, strategic autonomy, and decarbonisation efforts. Reducing energy demand across sectors is essential to achieving a cost-efficient, resilient energy system and should remain a central complement to expanding energy supply.

The Confederation of Danish Industry share the Commissions view that the current BPR framework presents substantial regulatory and practical challenges. We are ready to contribute to identifying and implementing constructive solutions to improve the system, and our members are committed to ensuring high standards to protect the environment.

Danish Industry advocate for a balanced and workable CBAM, that effectively prevents carbon leakage and protects competitiveness of European industries, while simultaneously recognizing the impact on downstream supply chains.

The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) welcomes the European Commissions proposal to introduce a harmonised EU energy efficiency rating scheme for data centres, building upon the established reporting framework under the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).

DI appreciates the opportunity to comment on targeted amendments permitting the use of common specifications and paperless documentation within existing NLF legislation, namely COM(2025) 503 final and COM(2025) 504 final. Summary: DI supports the Commissions proposal to enable digital fulfilment of information obligations.

Executive Summary: DI broadly supports CADAs ambition to strengthen Europes cloud and AI capacity through investment, innovation and improved framework conditions. At the same time, digital sovereignty should be built on enhanced competitiveness, flexibility, strategic choice and robust security requirements not on protectionism or geographically based restrictions.

DI Confederation of Danish Industry welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the European Commissions evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 on customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). From a business perspective, an effective and harmonised customs regime for the protection of IPR at the EUs external borders is crucial to protect innovation, investment, and consumer safety.

DI Construction thanks the Commission for the opportunity to comment on the draft delegated act supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 by laying down conditions for classification without testing of certain products as regards reaction to fire performance.