EU Omnibus Simplification Agenda: Key Regulatory Changes for Manufacturers
Webinar Overview
In 2025 and 2026, the EU is rolling out a series of “omnibus” legislative packages aimed at simplifying, aligning, and updating a wide range of regulatory frameworks. Framed as part of a broader effort to support EU competitiveness, this simplification agenda impacts both:
- Recently adopted rules, including the CSRD and CSDDD, which have only just begun to take effect
- Long-standing requirements, increasingly criticised as overly complex or bureaucratic
While many of these changes are designed to reduce complexity over time, they can also create significant short-term uncertainty for manufacturing companies operating in, or trading with, the EU – making ongoing monitoring and adaptation essential.
In this session, we’ll connect the dots between the different omnibus initiatives and place them in their broader policy context. The webinar is relevant for manufacturers across all sectors – including textiles, electronics, automotive, and medical devices – and for teams spanning legal, sustainability, IT, and operations.
Webinar Agenda
We will examine the key omnibus packages that have been proposed or finalized, covering:
- Omnibus I: CSRD, CSDDD, Taxonomy and CBAM
- Omnibus IV: Batteries, Digitization, GDPR and further simplifications for SMEs
- Omnibus VI: Chemicals and Cosmetics
- Omnibus VII: Digital Simplification Package
- Omnibus VIII: Environmental Legislation Package
Date
This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 at 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CET.
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Presenters
Hannah Janknecht, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks
Hannah joined the Global Regulatory Compliance team in Compliance and Risks in September 2022. She is responsible for the monitoring of regulatory developments in German-speaking countries and is an SME in several areas including: ESG reporting, Climate Change, Climate Disclosures, Supply Chain Due Diligence and Circular Economy. Prior to joining Compliance and Risks, she worked for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in Germany in the area of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Hannah studied law in Germany (University of Bonn) and holds an LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from University College Cork. She speaks German, English and French.
Valentina Marchetti, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist & Team Lead, Compliance & Risks
Valentina is a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Team Lead at Compliance and Risks. She is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and evaluating global regulations across a wide range of topics, with a focus on chemicals legislation and leads a team of international product regulatory analysts/specialists. Valentina also works closely with clients on specific projects.
Valentina has been working with Compliance and Risks since 2021 and supports clients in their global legal compliance challenges with a particular interest and focus on chemicals management, chemicals in products, GHS and nanotechnology.
Valentina holds a Master’s Degree in Chemistry, has 8 years of regulatory experience in the oil and gas industry and is also qualified as an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems Internal Auditor.
She is an Italian native speaker and she also speaks English.
Ani Nozadze, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist & Team Lead, Compliance & Risks
Ani is a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Team Lead with over 10 years of experience working in various legal positions in Georgia and Ireland. Ani joined Compliance and Risks in 2022 and keeps clients up to date on global regulatory developments with a special focus on privacy. She has a particular interest in personal data protection and has previously managed a department at the Georgian Data Protection Authority.
Before that, she was a deputy head of a department at the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. In Ireland, she worked at a Cork City law firm prior to joining Compliance and Risks.
Ani obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Law from Tbilisi State University and holds a Master of Laws degree in International Business Law from Central European University. She is a qualified lawyer in Georgia and, with her native Georgian language, she is fluent in English and has intermediate knowledge of Russian.
Michelle Walsh, Senior Team Leader and Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks
Michelle is a Senior Team Leader at Compliance & Risks and manages a team of senior legal experts. She is an Irish lawyer, currently living in Belgium with over 17 years experience in global product compliance and regulation.
Michelle has a keen interest in sustainability and is the subject matter expert for circular economy, ecodesign, energy efficiency and ESG reporting on sustainable resource use. Her specialty areas also include waste electrical & electronic equipment (WEEE) and the transboundary movement of hazardous waste.
She leads numerous projects across global legislation and regularly provides in-depth analysis to complex legal queries. She is an expert researcher and regulatory tracker that prides herself in her attention to detail and providing clients with the best service possible.
She holds a law degree from University College Cork, Ireland as well as a higher diploma in business finance & information systems. She qualified as a lawyer in Ireland in 2007 and also speaks French.
