Though devoted principally to economic governance and employment issues (see also statement of the heads of state and government), the European Council on 9 December restated its commitment to growth, in which smart regualtion, and particularly the reduction of administrative burdens, has a role to play.
The Council conclusions recalled key priorities for growth, identified in October 2011, "in particular, the Single Market Act, the Digital Single Market and the reduction of overall regulatory burden for SMEs and microenterprises," and called the legislator to fast-track the Commission's proposals. It also endorsed the actions proposed by the Commission in its report on minimising regulatory burdens for SMEs.
Regulatory impact assessment was also discussed at a 30 November ECOFIN council, in which member states "underlined the need for the Council to consider, where appropriate and necessary, the impact assessment of new legislative proposals on competitiveness and public finances without prejudging the importance of their social and environmental impacts."
The Council conclusions recalled key priorities for growth, identified in October 2011, "in particular, the Single Market Act, the Digital Single Market and the reduction of overall regulatory burden for SMEs and microenterprises," and called the legislator to fast-track the Commission's proposals. It also endorsed the actions proposed by the Commission in its report on minimising regulatory burdens for SMEs.
Regulatory impact assessment was also discussed at a 30 November ECOFIN council, in which member states "underlined the need for the Council to consider, where appropriate and necessary, the impact assessment of new legislative proposals on competitiveness and public finances without prejudging the importance of their social and environmental impacts."
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