Brussels, 10/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has launched a public on-line consultation to ask business how they feel the business environment in the EU can be improved and administrative burden can be reduced. Through an online questionnaire, the Commission asks companies and other interested parties to identify particularly burdensome rules and make suggestions as to how best to simplify them. The consultation is open from the 1st June 2005 via the Commission's "Your Voice in Europe" Internet site at http: //europa.eu.int/yourvoice/consultations. The information gathered will be compiled and examined in the Commission's “Red Tape Observatory” and the responsible Commission services. The Commission demonstrated its desire for better legislation by adopting a package of measures on 16 March 2005 to cut red tape for business (see EUROPE 8910). In the next few months, Jose Manuel Barroso promises to continue the European Commission's “Partnership for Jobs and Growth”, saying: 'We are keen to hear which rules need to be simplified because they stand in the way of sustainable growth, deter business investment or hinder job creation.' Commission Vice-President Gunter Verheugen added: 'Strong companies in a strong European economy will result in more jobs and more economic growth. This benefits all our citizens - and will enable us to maintain and increase Europe's prosperity and our quality of life.'