The European Commission is trying to bypass democracy by using soft law instruments called "recommendations" to shape the EU's internal market, MEPs accused single market commissioner Charlie McCreevy at EUobserver's Creative Rights conference on Wednesday (29 November).
"They are circumventing the democratic process and we are furious," German conservative MEP Doris Pack said on Mr McCreevy's October 2005 recommendation covering record labels and pan-EU music licences as well as his p...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.