European Commission ready for simplification of Single Market

European Commission ready for simplification of Single Market

The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive plan to modernise EU lawmaking, aiming to create legislation that is clearer, simpler, and more efficiently enforced, a long-standing target of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Commission released a five-point action plan. Guided by the vision of implementing a “simplicity by design” system, as von der Leyen called it, it aims to ensure laws are easy to understand and enforce. Ot…

The Commission’s plan for a leaner EU rulebook

The EU executive is promising faster penalties against EU capitals as part of its drive to simplify EU lawmaking. But criticism is already mounting — from lawmakers who want deeper cuts to NGOs warning the changes could weaken scrutiny.