"Diversify EU" instrument
Full official title
Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing diversification instrument to address critical strategic dependencies that expose the Union to economic security risksclosed Open for answers from 29 Sep 2026 to 27 Oct 2026. Answer on the Commission's site. Topics: Trade.
What the Commission proposes
The European Commission is preparing a diversification package, including a new trade instrument and supporting measures, to address critical strategic dependencies on single supplier countries. The initiative aims to accelerate supply chain resilience and reduce economic security risks in critical sectors where non-EU countries may use dependencies as leverage. It combines trade policy measures based on Article 207 TFEU with single market measures based on Article 114 TFEU to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework. This call for evidence invites public and stakeholder feedback to inform the Commission's impact assessment and future legislative work.
- Targets concentrated critical dependencies on dominant supplier countries for strategic sectors.
- Proposes a new trade diversification instrument complemented by regulatory and financial support measures.
- Combines trade policy measures under Article 207 TFEU and Single Market measures under Article 114 TFEU.
- Seeks to address market gaps such as the lack of appropriate price signals and incentives for business de-risking.
- Aims to protect the EU from supply chain disruptions, geopolitical pressure, and market volatility.
Affected, as named in the text: EU businesses; Stakeholders across the EU single market; Partner countries.
What is asked: Respondents are asked to provide views on the prioritisation of actions to accelerate supply diversification, the legal framework and incentives needed to support business resilience, and any additional diversification measures the EU should consider.
Summary written from 14 passages of the Commission document by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 3 Oct 2026; cached and shared by every organisation.
Dossier summary from the portal
The Commission intends to publish a Communication on diversification and economic resilience and in that context to propose new measures, including a trade instrument, to address cases where a high level of strategic dependencies on a single supplier country creates a risk for the EU’s security of supply and thus its economic security. The trade measures will be complemented by regulatory and financial support measures.
Commission documents: Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the... (EN, 4 pages).
Who has already answered
2 submissions in the snapshot (2 from organisations), portal total 2. Feedback list on the portal.
2 of 2 organisation submissions analysed; the model reads them as: wants changes 2
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- Explicitly include cross-border SME financing as one of the diversification and resilience instruments.
I therefore propose that diversifying EU should explicitly include cross-border SME financing as one of the diversification and resilience instruments.
machine translation by the Commission, original in FR - Explore a European partial guarantee facility for cross-border bank financing.
In particular, the Commission could explore a European partial guarantee facility for cross-border bank financing, mobilising EU, EIB and EIF instruments.
machine translation by the Commission, original in FR - Develop standardised European procedures for funding dossiers, recognition of guarantees, project evaluation and access to European instruments.
It would also be useful to develop standardised European procedures for funding dossiers, recognition of guarantees, project evaluation and access to European instruments.
machine translation by the Commission, original in FR
- Explicitly include cross-border SME financing as one of the diversification and resilience instruments.
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- Facilitate access to reliable information on critical products, concentration risks, and alternative suppliers.
In this regard, it would be useful to facilitate access to reliable information on critical products, concentration risks and possible alternative sources of supply, as well as to improve the availability of information on alternative suppliers and markets.
machine translation by the Commission, original in ES - Provide financial and non-financial support instruments specifically tailored to the constraints of SMEs.
We therefore consider it important that the different options take into account the specific capacities and constraints of SMEs and facilitate access to financial and non-financial instruments that can accompany them during these processes.
machine translation by the Commission, original in ES - Ensure proportionality and avoid duplication with existing sectoral instruments or reporting mechanisms.
Finally, any new measures should seek proportionality and avoid duplication with existing sectoral instruments or reporting mechanisms.
machine translation by the Commission, original in ES
- Facilitate access to reliable information on critical products, concentration risks, and alternative suppliers.
Who met the cabinets on the subject
60 meetings by subject similarity, approximate
subject match, approximate The top 60 cabinet meetings by similarity (the list stops at 60) whose recorded subject is close to this consultation's title and summary (embedding similarity at 0.45 or more, cached from the nightly map). Generic subjects such as "exchange of views on EU regulation" also pass, so read this as a lead, not a finding. Source: Commission meetings file, portal.
| Date | Cabinet | Interest representative | Subject as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | SOLAR IMPULSE FOUNDATION (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | Priorities of the EU in the trade policy area |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis | Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (Trade and business associations) | EU competitiveness agenda Simplification Economic Security |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | SEMI Europe GmbH (Trade and business associations) | EU trade agenda and economic security |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | BUSINESSEUROPE (Trade and business associations) | EU trade agenda and economic security |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V. (Trade and business associations); Bundesverband Mittelständische Wirtschaft e.V. (Trade and business associations); Bundesverband IT-Sicherheit e.V. (TeleTrusT) (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar); Stiftung Verantwortungseigentum e.V. (Trade and business associations); European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME (Trade and business associations) | EU’s trade agenda and economic security |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | FIPRA International SRL (Professional consultancies) | EU Trade and Economic Security |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company (Companies & groups) | EU Trade and Economic Security |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | Google Ireland Limited and its affiliates (Companies & groups) | EU Trade and Economic Security |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o. (Companies & groups) | EU Trade and Economic Security |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Prewave (Professional consultancies) | Introduction of Prewave to the European Commission - showcasing supply chain intelligence and aligning with political priorities on resilience |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Commissioner Michael McGrath | Arthur Cox LLP | Discussion on the European Commission’s simplification agenda |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation | Key topics: -Technological sovereignty and its implications for EU industrial policy -Balancing openness with economic security in trade -Dependence on non-EU technology and the need for European alternatives |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | Oettinger Consulting GmbH (Professional consultancies) | EU Trade Policy / competitiveness |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | KK Group (Companies & groups) | Developments in EU trade policy |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | Koninklijke Philips (Companies & groups) | Current economic situation (tariffs), EU regulation, Innovation, Single Market, Public Procurement, Sustainability, data Protection |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu | EuroCommerce (Trade and business associations) | Situation of the retail and wholesale sector. Exchange of views on EU policies and funding instruments |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu | EIT Health | Relevant policy developments on EU level |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | Polish Confederation Lewiatan (Trade and business associations); Hitachi Europe Ltd. (Companies & groups); LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Companies & groups); Zentiva Group a.s. (Companies & groups); TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE (Companies & groups); Huhtamäki Oyj (Companies & groups); RELX (Companies & groups); ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical (Companies & groups); Samsung Electronics Europe (Companies & groups); Koch Government Affairs, LLC (Companies & groups); RWE AG (Companies & groups); CEOE - Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (Trade and business associations); Equinor ASA (Companies & groups); General Electric Company (Companies & groups); Shell Companies (Companies & groups); Vodafone Belgium SA (Companies & groups); Moeve (Companies & groups); IBM Corporation (Companies & groups); Metsäliitto Cooperative (Companies & groups); Repsol, S.A. (Companies & groups); Tata Consultancy Services Belgium NV/SA (Companies & groups); Microsoft Corporation (Companies & groups); GE Vernova (Companies & groups); BUSINESSEUROPE (Trade and business associations); Uber (Companies & groups); BP p.l.c. (Companies & groups); The Adecco Group (Companies & groups); Cisco Systems Inc. (Companies & groups); Workday (Companies & groups); Johnson & Johnson (Companies & groups); Mitsubishi Electric Europe (Companies & groups); Schneider Electric (Companies & groups) | Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Commissioner Michael McGrath | Stiftung Familienunternehmen und Politik (Trade and business associations) | Presentation of the Commission’s EU Inc proposal |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | BUSINESSEUROPE (Trade and business associations) | EU’s competitiveness and trade agendas |
| 13 May 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | ASML Netherlands B.V. (Companies & groups) | EU’s trade policy |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | ASML Netherlands B.V. (Companies & groups) | EU’s trade policy |
| 16 May 2025 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | ASML Netherlands B.V. (Companies & groups) | EU’s trade policy |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto | UniCredit (Companies & groups) | General discussion on the priorities of the European Commission |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | Nexperia (Companies & groups) | EU Trade Policy |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné | EUROCHAMBRES - Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Trade and business associations) | European Single Market and industrial policy |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Commissioner Jessika Roswall | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar) | European Commission Priorities |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Commissioner Michael McGrath | The Gozo Business Chamber (Trade and business associations); Malta Business Foundation (Trade and business associations); Malta Employers Association (Trade and business associations); Malta Chamber of SMEs (Trade and business associations) | EU Inc proposal and competitiveness in Europe |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Commissioner Andrius Kubilius | Trafigura Pte Ltd (Companies & groups) | Exchange views on the EU’s economic and trade priorities, energy security, and the role of critical raw materials in strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy. |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič | The LEGO Group (Companies & groups) | EU Trade policy |
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