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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9383
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council/better regulation

Agreement on 25% reduction in administrative burden resulting from European legislation by 2012

Brussels, 09/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - European heads of state and government, meeting in the Spring Council in Brussels on 8-9 March, reviewed, as they do every year, the European “Better legislation” initiative. Noting the progress on improving the regulatory environment in 2006, they welcomed the action programme to reduce the administrative burden presented by the Commission in January (see EUROPE 9351). They adopted the Commission-proposed target of a 25% reduction by 2012 in red...

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