According to Politico, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is planning a major reform of the EU executive body by reducing the number of departments and eliminating unnecessary procedures.

The newspaper explained that von der Leyen is striving to restructure the sprawling civil service to make it more efficient and cost-effective, aiming to create a modern and effective public administration that achieves policy priorities, can handle “instability as the new normal,” reduce complexity, cut costs where possible, and simplify the executive structure which employs 32,000 staff.

Two Commission officials stated that alternative models for merging departments are under consideration, with the EU executive expected to take steps to eliminate “unnecessary procedures” by the end of 2026.

Since taking office in 2019, von der Leyen has sought to “simplify decision-making by centralizing governance at headquarters.”

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó criticized the Commission led by von der Leyen on Thursday, saying it has harmed the European economy more than any previous Commission because Europe has become isolated from Russia, the United States, and China.

He confirmed that due to Brussels’ policies in recent years, “the competitiveness of the European economy is very weak.”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán previously stated that if the EU continues its economic policies, its days are numbered and it will collapse on its own.