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Mr Barroso called it a "paradigm" shift in thinking (Photo: www.freeimages.co.uk)

EU announces shift in approach to law-making

The European Commission on Tuesday (14 November) announced a "paradigm shift" in its approach to law-making cutting itself off from the notion that more laws mean more Europe.

The strategy aims to slash member states' administrative burden by 25 percent, something the commission estimates will eventually represent a saving the equivalent of 1.5 percent of the bloc's GDP - or around €150 billion.

This "marks the coming of age of better regulation in the European Commission", said t...

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Mr Barroso called it a "paradigm" shift in thinking (Photo: www.freeimages.co.uk)

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