"At the start of a new decade, facing challenges such as climate change, an economic slowdown
and an ageing population, Europe must find a fresh approach to achieving its social, economic
and environmental aspirations. It is more critical than ever to choose, design and implement
interventions – both regulatory and non-regulatory – in a way that effectively delivers benefits
while minimising costs. This report – jointly written by the Division for Better Business Regulation
in the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs in Denmark, the Regulatory Reform Group in the
Netherlands and the Better Regulation Executive in the United Kingdom – suggests specific ways
to do so.
We believe that putting end-users – those affected by regulation such as employees, consumers,
businesses and other organisations – at the heart of the way that interventions are chosen, developed
and delivered is key to their success. The EU has made great strides in its better regulation agenda.
We welcome Commission President Barroso’s decision to build on this foundation and make “smart
regulation” a key priority of his second term. We must now seize the opportunity to make into a
reality that vision of a cleaner, fairer and more competitive future across the EU."
This is the main messge of the recent report on Smart Regulation. A cleaner, fairer and more competitive Europe. We invite your comments and suggestions!
