Omnibus I freed 9 out of 10 companies from unnecessary reporting obligations.

Omissions

• The Commission quantifies the reduction as 'around 80%' of companies removed from CSRD scope, i.e. about 8 in 10, so the speaker's '9 out of 10' inflates the official figure by roughly 10 percentage points.
• The claim mixes the CSRD (sustainability reporting) de-scoping with the separate CSDDD (due diligence) scope reduction; both were part of Omnibus I but have different company counts.
• The Commission's 80% figure dates from the February 2025 proposal; the final Omnibus I Directive was only endorsed by the Council in February 2026, so the precise post-adoption share of companies de-scoped had not been officially restated before the session date.
• One consultancy blog (dcycle.io) states Omnibus I cuts '90%' of companies from reporting, but this is a non-official secondary/tertiary source that conflicts with the Commission's own figure.
• The 80% figure describes removal from the CSRD scope, not a legal finding that the obligations were 'unnecessary' — that framing is the speaker's political characterisation.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Press release IP/25/614 'Commission simplifies rules on sustainability and EU investments''Specifically, the main changes in the area of sustainability reporting (CSRD and EU Taxonomy) will: Remove around 80% of companies from the scope of the CSRD'
• PrimaryCouncil of the EU — 'Council signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness''The CSRD's scope is narrowed by raising its thresholds to companies with more than 1,000 employees and above €450 million net annual turnover.'
• TertiaryDcycle (consultancy blog) — 'CSRD Omnibus I approved: what changes per aziende''Scopri come il EU Omnibus I approval reshapes CSRD e CSDDD scope, cutting 90% di aziende da reporting.'