NO REGULATION WITHOUT AUTOMATION.

Europe is suffocating under its own rules.

GDPR alone cut 12% of SME profits.

• Billions wasted

• Startups crushed

• Compliance = a tax on innovation

Everyone knows the system is broken. Instead of fixing it, more layers of regulation are added.

This is a bold but feasible vision for a DOGE EU—a Europe where you can just build.

Regulation shouldn’t feel like a death sentence.

It should be invisible. Instant. Automated.

Instead, Europe has built a system that slows things down:

• Compliance officers running startups instead of operations

• “We’ll get back to you in 6-8 weeks” as the default response

• Seed-stage startups drowning in legal fees before even launching

The US can afford to “move fast and break things.” Europe can’t.

• No Musk

• No tolerance for cutting corners

• No regulatory forgiveness

A real DOGE EU isn’t about deregulation. It’s about automation first, regulation second.

If a rule can be automated, it should be. If it can’t, it doesn’t apply to SMEs. Regulation shouldn’t be a tax on innovation.

GDPR is the case study.

It didn’t just protect data—it killed growth.

• 12% profit loss for SMEs

• Billions wasted on compliance costs

• Entire industries buried in paperwork, audits, and legal fees

The lesson? Regulation isn’t the problem. Compliance burden is.

Killing GDPR isn’t the solution—killing the compliance burden is.

Iubenda, an Italian startup, already automates GDPR compliance. The EU could fund an open-source GDPR compliance tool that is:

• Not-for-profit

• Mandatory for SMEs

• Zero cost. Zero friction.

Plug it in. Move on.

Regulating AI? Use AI to enforce rules instead.

Start with data protection. Learn. Iterate.

Then expand:

• Employment law

• Tax compliance

Eventually, integrate it all under a 28th Regime framework for seamless compliance across Europe.

AI should be the regulator, not the regulated.

If Europe wants to lead in AI, it needs to use AI itself.

The standard should be simple.

• If compliance can be automated, it should be.

• If it can’t, the rule doesn’t apply to SMEs.

• No automation = No enforcement.

Same rules, zero friction.

This isn’t deregulation. It’s prioritization.

• Big corporations? They can handle compliance.

• Small businesses? They should be able to just build.

Why this works.

If regulators must fund the compliance software, they’re forced to:

• Make laws automation-ready

• Avoid vague, useless rules

• Eliminate interpretation gaps that kill startups

This could cut compliance nightmares by 80% in 12 months.

If a rule can’t be automated, it can’t apply. No third option.

DOGE EU should be a real institution.

A dedicated EU body under the Commission that:

• Reviews key regulations

• Conducts Automation Suitability Analysis

• Proposes urgent automation pathways

• Quantifies the economic growth unlocked by reducing compliance burdens

Instead of bureaucracy growing, DOGE EU would shrink it.

A regulator that works like a startup, not a government agency.

Every regulation should be tested for automation.

• Can this be automated?

• What’s the real compliance cost?

• If automation isn’t possible, should SMEs be exempt?

This is Automation Suitability Analysis.

It should be mandatory for every Regulatory Impact Assessment.

No automation? No enforcement for SMEs.

Europe has two choices.

• Drown businesses in paperwork.

• Turn regulation into seamless, automated software.

One path kills innovation. The other supercharges it.

NO REGULATION WITHOUT AUTOMATION.

This phrase takes inspiration from “No taxation without representation.”

It’s time for a regulatory-resistant approach to make Europe truly great again.

Regulate like it’s 2025, not 1825.

Regulate through software, not paperwork.

If automation isn’t possible, SMEs & startups are exempt.

Because we have chosen to prioritize prosperity over rigid formalism.

Vote for this idea if you like it.

The future of business & Europe depends on it.