Freedom and rules
Nobody wants an economy without clear rules. However, people often don’t realise how many rules family businesses have to follow and how difficult it is for them to do so. The EU in particular is constantly issuing new requirements. But good intentions do not always produce good outcomes. Bureaucracy becomes a competitive disadvantage for the location. It stifles entrepreneurship. At the same time, it leaves family businesses alone in their endeavours to operate lawfully.
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If regulation is to remain in place, it must prove its worth
Other countries have successfully reduced red tape by introducing sunset clauses
Research results 16.03.26 -
ESG requirements undermine fundamental entrepreneurial freedoms
Unclear moral principles create paralysing uncertainty
Research results 04.07.25 -
Germany on the long road to intelligent regulation
Desire for more of a market economy, especially in climate policy
Research results 03.05.24 -
Six theories for reducing the costs of bureaucracy in Europe
Example 4: Data protection requirements cause unnecessary cost and effort
Research results 13.06.23 -
National differences make transparency register burdensome
A lot of effort, especially for family businesses
Research results 22.03.23 -
Regulatory confusion limits freedom in the internal market
Scope to cut red tape in employee postings
Research results 15.02.23 -
Bureaucracy is the source of high costs at family businesses
Regulatory burden can be reduced –
Research results 09.01.23 -
Germany is suffocating under regulations
Country in a poor competitive condition, and not just as regards energy
Research results 12.10.22
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