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04/20/2009 15:57:45
Subject: Governance structure of the BR Strategy - Link with sub-national bodies
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In many Member States sub-national entities are responsible for the implementation of European regulation. Also, regional or local regulatory or administrative bodies can often best assess the impact of regulation. While national governments remain responsible vis-à-vis the European institutions, strengthening the direct link between the European and sub-national level may be desirable. Sub-national regulatory and administrative bodies should have a bigger role in the Better Regulation Strategy, possibly through a stronger involvement of the Committee of Regions.



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04/20/2009 15:58:26
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 		Maximilian Freier answered Oct 05, 2008 19:54:

The European Union has two bodies in place to take into account the grievances of both sub national governments as well as civil society actors, namely the Committee of Regions (COR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). However, both sub national governments and civil society actors still seem to feel left out of the European policymaking process. Are the two committees to weak and do they require urgent and fundamental overhaul?
04/20/2009 15:59:20
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 		Erik Akse answered Oct 09, 2008 14:11:

I'm not an expert on COR and EESC, but would like to ask a counter question: why do businesses still feel to little involved while they have so many representative organisations? Are these organisations to weak or do business umbrella's need a fundamental overhaul? Or are completely other factors involved?

I would not be surprised if the feeling is linked to the 'short memory' of people and organisations that did not react on mails asking them for information. Or if it was linked to the sheer size of the task to get the right contact person inside each and every regional/local authority. And even if you succeed in that, you still have to hope that the hierarchy allocates time for supplying the EU with information and that people actually communicate that they did.
04/20/2009 15:59:58
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 		Erik Akse answered Oct 09, 2008 14:23:

To start a new discussion and link it to the needs of regional/local bodies.

My impression is that unhappiness with the perceived involvement also comes forth out of the idea of rigidity of the legislation that has to be implemented. Or maybe simply because of not really understanding the purpose.

It is simply not possible know every specific local situation and adapt legislation to it.

We have already a feedback loop in the political sense through the EP.

Why not establish a broader feedback loop on technical implementation of legislation where the Commission is able to clarify better and if needed, can adapt legislation to avoid unforeseen and unwanted consequences?

I have no clue how this process is structured now. But I wouldn't mind seeing the COR as a sort Solvit centre, not directed at businesses, but at administrations. The COR might get a strong task (if it does not exist already) in signalling problems with legislation identified by regional and local administrations. And of course the possibility to act on it.
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