On 19 May 2015 the European Commission adopted a
Communication entitled “Better regulation for better results - An EU agenda”.
This comprehensive package of reforms, known as the Better Regulation Agenda,
covers the entire policy cycle. It will hopefully boost openness and transparency
in the EU decision-making process, improve the quality of new laws
through better impact assessments of draft legislation and amendments; it is
furthermore expected to lead to the constant and consistent review of existing
EU laws, so that EU policies achieve their objectives in the most effective and
efficient way.
This is not the first time the Commission has set
itself such goals, even if so far the “quality” of Community legislation has
only deteriorated - especially when it comes to Food Law. So while there is no
doubting the political will to improve future European Union (EU) legislation,
the main question remains whether the Communication’s pledge to take on board
“lessons learned from implementing a policy through better monitoring and
evaluation [that] may also provide fresh evidence about which policy solution
is the best” will be reflected in practice.
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