EU

“Who will guard against the Guardians”.  Juvenal. Most EU legislation is delegated legislation. Around 93% (and perhaps more) of EU law adopted each year is delegated legislation. The remaining is ordinary (co-decision) legislation, where most NGOs and trade associations spend most of their time and resources, often with marginal substantive impact. Most NGOs and trade associations … Read more

Laws made under the glare of publicity tend to be better laws than those made in secret. For a long time I always thought that “sunshine” requirements to law making were a good thing, and then I moved to Brussels, and found out that I was wrong, or at least I had an unhealthy fetish … Read more

EFTA has opened up the secret world of EU law making by delegated legislation. You can visit the site here or http://www.efta.int/eea-lex They have put on line draft and adopted implementing and delegated acts that impact EFTA members. This is a big step to open law making. Whilst Member States and the European Parliament – and the … Read more

On 19th May the European Commission pushed through their new “Better Regulation Package”.  President Juncker has made a big play about better regulation. He wants the EU to focus only a few areas and get rid of laws on the statute book that are not working. You’d think no-one was against the idea of better … Read more