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The head of Austria’s chamber of commerce, leading conservative politician Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, has called on the EU executive to roll back a swathe of Green Deal regulations in its ongoing war on red tape, while the European insurance industry lobby has also weighed into the debate.

This week’s key events presented by Euronews’ senior energy and environment reporter Robert Hodgson .

The EU executive’s new focus on boosting the küresel competitiveness of European companies is causing alarm among civil society groups who sense a caving in to demands for deregulation.