Better regulation
The regulatory environment in which businesses operate influences their competitiveness and their ability to grow and create jobs. The Commission is committed to developing a better regulatory environment for businesses; one that is simple, understandable, effective and enforceable.
The better regulation agenda of the Commission aims at:
- implementing a strategy to simplify existing legislation through a simplification rolling programme composed of about 185 initiatives in all policy areas
- reducing administrative burdens by 25% by 2012
- placing greater emphasis on the use of impact assessments and public consultations when drafting new rules and regulations
- monitoring the application of Community law.
The European Commission is working closely with the Member States to ensure that the better regulation culture is applied across the EU and its Member States. It has also dedicated a website to Better regulation and another to the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs.
News
Events
- Break gender stereotypes, give talent a change Final Conference European Economic and Social Committee, 23 November 2009
- Conference on the European machinery industry Brussels, Belgium, 9 December 2009
Contracts & Grants
- Series of economic studies on the knowledge economy to be published (Deadline: TBA)
- FP7 Security Call 3 - FP7-SEC-2010-1 (Deadline: 26/11/2009)
Publications
Multimedia
Public consultations
