Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU - the state of play and the way forward The news: The Commission will adopt a Communication on the Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU. This Communication will give a state of play of all existing burdens, coming from EU legislation, and look at new areas where red tape can be reduced. . The Commission has already made the proposals to reach the main aim of a reduction of 25% of administrative costs by 2012, but will keep looking at further ways to cut red tape. The background: In January 2007 the Commission presented an ambitious Action Programme to eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens on businesses in the EU. The European Council endorsed the Programme in March 2007 and agreed that administrative burdens arising from EU legislation, including national measures implementing or transposing this legislation, should be reduced by 25% in 2012. The European Council also invited Member States to "set national targets of comparable ambition". The Action Programme is an essential part of the Commission's overall Better Regulation Agenda. It seeks to promote competitiveness, growth and jobs. Reducing regulatory costs imposed on enterprises is also in line with the Small Business Act and its "think small first" principle. It is one of the key areas for action in the European Economic Recovery Plan. The event: Press conference by Vice-President Günter Verheugen, publication of IP and MEMO Available on EbS + A short video clip on practical examples of administrative burden reductions The sources: IP/09/754 - VP Verheugen and Dr. Stoiber award the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) for the best idea for red tape reduction IP/09/131 - Better regulation a European success story MEMO/09/31 - Radical simplification of EU law continued in 2008 SPEECH/08/346 - "Cutting Red Tape for Europe", European Parliament, 20/06/2008 European Commission's website on: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/better-regulation/administrative-burdens/index_en.htm I-04922: Cutting Red Tape The contacts: Ton Van Lierop +32 2 296 6565 ton.van-lierop@ec.europa.eu Catherine Bunyan +32 2 299 6512 catherine.unyan@ec.europa.eu 10 - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 21 oktober 2009 |
|---|---|
| plaats | Lierop |
| aanwezigen | G. (Günter) Verheugen i e.a. |
| organisatie | Europese Commissie (EC) i |
The Commission will adopt a Communication on the Action Programme for Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU. This Communication will give a state of play of all existing burdens, coming from EU legislation, and look at new areas where red tape can be reduced. The Commission has already made the proposals to reach the main aim of a reduction of 25% of administrative costs by 2012, but will keep looking at further ways to cut red tape.
In January 2007 the Commission presented an ambitious Action Programme to eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens on businesses in the EU. The European Council endorsed the Programme in March 2007 and agreed that administrative burdens arising from EU legislation, including national measures implementing or transposing this legislation, should be reduced by 25% in 2012. The European Council also invited Member States to "set national targets of comparable ambition".
The Action Programme is an essential part of the Commission's overall Better Regulation Agenda. It seeks to promote competitiveness, growth and jobs. Reducing regulatory costs imposed on enterprises is also in line with the Small Business Act and its "think small first" principle. It is one of the key areas for action in the European Economic Recovery Plan.
Press conference by Vice-President Günter Verheugen, publication of IP and MEMO
Available on EbS + A short video clip on practical examples of administrative
burden reductions
IP/09/754 - VP Verheugen and Dr. Stoiber award the German Confederation of Skilled
Crafts (ZDH) for the best idea for red tape reduction
IP/09/131 - Better reg ulation a European success story
MEMO/09/31 - Radi cal simplification of EU law continued in 2008
SPEECH/08/346 - "Cutting Red Tape for Europe", European Parliament, 20/06/2008
European Commission's website on:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/better-regulation/administrative-burdens/index_en.htm
I-04922: Cutting Re d Tape
Ton Van Lierop
+32 2 296 6565
Catherine Bunyan
+32 2 299 6512
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