Press Release: Impact assessments improve the Commission’s policy-making. European Commission welcomes positive report by the European Court of Auditors

The European Commission has welcomed the publication of a report by the European Court of Auditors on the Commission's Impact Assessment system. The report confirms that the system is of real value to EU decision-makers, is effective in raising the quality of proposals and represents international best practice in terms of transparency and its integrated approach. The audit shows that the Commission has the right structures in place to deliver on its smart regulation agenda.

ECA: Press Release, ECA/10/19: Special Report: Impact Assessments in the EU institutions: do they support decision-making? http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/5410726.PDF

ECA: Special Report, No.3, 2010 http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/5372733.PDF

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