Press Release: Better consultation and accountability: modernisation plan for clearer and better European legislation

On 5 June 2002, President Romano Prodi proposed a first set of initiatives to fulfil the commitment of the White Paper on European Governance to make the European Institutions work better. The initiatives will enhance the openness and efficiency of the EU's working methods, complementing the Commission's proposals to the Convention on the future of the EU. The Commission calls on the other institutions and Member States to join it in this initiative by playing their part fully in making the EU's process more accessible and accountable. An Action Plan on Better Regulation will improve and simplify the EU's regulatory environment by making legislation more targeted and lighter.

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