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Future of EU Better Regulation policy. R ole of the New EU Member States. Why BR is becoming so important at EU level?. Economic integration in EU is overwhelmingly about regulation, not about budgetary spending Burdensome regulations halt the entrepreneurship in many EU Member States
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Future of EU Better Regulation policy Role of the New EU Member States
Why BR is becoming so important at EU level? • Economic integration in EU is overwhelmingly about regulation, not about budgetary spending • Burdensome regulations halt the entrepreneurship in many EU Member States • In 2000 the Lisbon Strategy deemed high quality of legislative environment as the key element for improvement of competitiveness of EU economy
What were issues at stake? • Transposition of EU legislation • The cumulative effect: law harmonisation, implementation, application and enforcement • Negative view: Poland was said to gold-plate and implement early • No experience in application ofacquiscommunataire
Is Better Regulation a driver for national reforms? • Stimulates debate • More attention for application of BR instruments • More attention for quality aspects (RIA, consultation) • More attention upstream (EU) and downstream (enforcement)
Priorities at EU level 2006- 2007 • Better regulation discipline – systematic use of robust impact assessment – embedded across the Institutions • Commission’s IA including new MS characteristics • EU’s simplification agenda - achieving real simplification with tangible outcomes • Measurement of administrative costs is just an element of cost assessment • Strengthened focus on SMEs