The Commission claims that €17 billion—or €22 billion as mentioned—in savings has already been achieved for companies.

Omissions

• The €17 billion and €22 billion figures are forward-looking estimates of recurring annual administrative savings attached to proposals, not audited savings already realised; the Commission's own wording is 'will save' / 'could save ... if all these measures are agreed'.
• According to the Commission's own presentation of the figures, only six of the twelve omnibus packages have been agreed so far, worth around €6 billion a year — far below the €17–22 billion cited by the speaker as already delivered.
• Independent commentary (EU Insider, EPIC) questions whether the €17 billion figure is verifiable against actual compliance-cost data, noting a gap between the headline and measured burden reduction.
• The €22 billion figure was voiced in the same plenary context as an explicitly conditional ('if all these measures are agreed') figure, not as realised savings.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — 'Simpler rules for a stronger economy' (competitiveness/simplification topic page)'Our simplification efforts so far will save businesses, industries, farmers and national authorities around €17 billion in annual administrative' burden; 'Across all businesses, we intend to reduce the administrative burden by at least 25%, representing an expected saving of €37.5 billion by 2029.'
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — 2026 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen (EEAS reprint)'You know that our 12 omnibus proposals are reducing the administrative burden by around €17 billion a year. But simplification cannot be a one-...'
• SecondarySpeech by President von der Leyen — 12 Omnibus packages (transcript reprint)'The 12 Omnibus packages account for around EUR 17 billion in annual savings. Six packages have already been agreed. They are worth EUR 6 billion ...'
• SecondaryPubAffairs Bruxelles — Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament plenary debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15-16 October 2026'If all these measures are agreed, they could save together over €22 billion of administrative burden every year. We are building simplicity by ...'
• SecondaryEU Insider — 'Von der Leyen's €17 billion: what the State of the Union...''The Commission president told MEPs her twelve omnibus packages cut administrative burden by about €17 billion a year. EPIC's July report on the cost of ...'