New Delhi, March 19 -- Former European Parliament member Marietje Schaake on Wednesday called for a more nuanced approach to regulation in the European Union.

Schaake, International Policy Director of the Cyber Policy Center at Stanford University, acknowledged during her remarks at the Raisina Dialogue 2025 that deregulation and cutting red tape are necessary to boost competitiveness, but she argued that some regulation is essential to overcome differences between member states and provide easier access to capital for entrepreneurs.

"There's a lot of focus now on the need to deregulate and cut red tape, but the crux of the matter is that if you want easier access to capital for entrepreneurs, you will need to regulate to overcome diffe...