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Following on from previous reports, the first element taken into account in this report is a set of measures designed to simplify and improve the regulatory environment.
I highlight the intention to reinforce the objectives of transparency and simplification of the legislative, decision-making and citizens’ participation processes, which are fundamental for making Community legislation more accessible and intelligible.
The Commission proposes to simplify the content and form of legislation in force through the reworking of current legislative texts. This would be a positive step, although the process must be monitored so that no worthwhile elements of the Community
are lost and to ensure that democratic legitimacy is not jeopardised.
The ‘citizens’ criterion’, which would be used to assess the impact of the proposals on citizens’ everyday lives and could lead to information measures or compensatory measures, may itself benefit people and help to increase their interest in Community issues, such as raising the levels of participation in European integration.
Equally important, in my opinion, is the creation of a single Internet portal for all the institutions, through which citizens can follow the decision-making process from start to finish, and the use of external experts.
Despite the positive points mentioned, I abstained because I believe the report has taken a ‘single-state’ and ‘federalist’ approach…
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