MEPs have welcomed an initiative by the European Commission to scrap unnecessary laws in a bid to cut the red tape coming from Brussels but some have warned against scrapping social laws.
Industry commissioner Gunter Verheugen presented a plan to withdraw 68 of 183 pending directives to parliament on Tuesday (27 September).
"This screening is the first test case for the credibility of our policy for better regulation and I therefore urge you to support us", said Mr Verheugen.
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