Press Release: Commission calls for better implementation of Community law to safeguard the interests of citizens and business

The European Commission has put forward a series of proposals to improve the application of Community law by Member States. The Commission, as part of its better regulation priority, aims at having Community law implemented more effectively and at resolving more quickly complaints made by citizens and business. To maintain Europe's competitiveness in a fast changing world, it is important that policy-making is responsive to citizens' and business interests. The Commission, as guardian of the treaties, sets out a programme of possible improvements. It seeks to identify, through different instruments, the implementation issues in preparing new or amending legislation. It aims at a renewed commitment from Member States to improve information-provision and problem-solving for citizens and business. It commits itself to: more targeted problem-prevention; increased efficiency through more frequent decision-taking and prioritisation in the management of legal proceedings brought by the Commission; as well as increased transparency in the application and enforcement of the law. It suggests more strategic planning of the implementation, management and enforcement of Community legislation and increased review of results between Commission, Parliament and Council.

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/07/343 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/343&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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