Citizens from regions and cities deserve good quality legislation which brings clear and well-communicated European added value.
Because local and regional authorities implement and use 70 % of EU legislation, while also having the closest links to citizens, they must be directly engaged in the process of creating good EU rules and the process of assessing their effectiveness.
“As regional and local authorities we have to make sure that our citizens are part of the European law making process. The European Committee of the Regions is an asset and we need to strengthen it’s role because the voice of our citizens needs to be heard at European level” said rapporteur Olgierd Geblewicz (EPP/PL) presenting his opinion on Better Regulation.