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On 3 June, the Better Regulation Watchdog Network uniting 57 trade unions and civil society organisations has sent an open letter to Members of the European Parliament in response to the Commission proposal for an Inter-Institutional Agreement and the Commission communication on Better Regulation for Better Results.

The Better Regulation Watchdog Network strongly supports genuine Better Regulation while believing that the focus of EU decision-making should be on improving regulation. Better Regulation should be Better for All.

In their letter, the members of the Better Regulation Watchdog Network share their first assessment of the Commission’s proposal for a new inter-institutional agreement (IIA) ahead of negotiations between the three institutions, including the opiniong that the proposal would considerably hamper the ability of the European Parliament to use its full post-Lisbon powers as a co-legislator.

The Better Regulation Watchdog Network urges the European Parliament to address five urgent issues:
1.The Better Regulation initiative should not threaten the democratic powers of the European Parliament and the Council
2.The Commission should not propose outright blanket exemptions of EU legislation
3.Impact assessments should be used to improve, not threaten legitimate regulation
4.Transparency should not lead to even more corporate influence on law-making
5.Better Regulation should not lead to regulatory convergence to the bottom

Read the full letter here