(Leonie Cater and Marianne Gros – Politico) Dozens of civil society and industry groups have warned the European Commission it will undermine democracy if it pushes ahead with a plan to simplify its rulemaking process. The Commission said in January it wants to loosen its internal process for writing new laws because it needs to react more quickly to an “ever-changing and volatile geopolitical environment.”. To do this, the EU executive wants to propose new guidelines allowing it to minimize lengthy impact assessments and public consultation when drafting laws. This would allow it to take “swift and decisive action,” it said in a call for public feedback on the idea.
Brussels accused of undermining democracy in plans to relax lawmaking standards – POLITICO
