Economics Ministers on Thursday (25 November) launched a new bid to cut EU red tape in a drive to make the regulatory environment in Europe easier for business.
Meeting in Brussels for a competitiveness council, ministers agreed to simplify existing regulations in several areas, including environment, statistics, internal market, corporate law, social policy and health.
They also agreed to scrap about 100 draft laws in the pipeline and subject any new proposals to a "rigorous im...
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