EU Better Regulation Agenda

Sacha Garben is Professor of EU Law at the College of Europe, Bruges.Inge Govaere is Professor of European Law, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Legal Studies and Director of the Ghent European Law Institute (G.E.L.I.) at Ghent University, as well as Director of the European Legal Studies Department at the College of Europe, Bruges.

• Part I: Introduction and State of Play1. The Multi-faceted Nature of Better Regulation Sacha Garben and Inge Govaere2. Integrating Regulatory Governance and Better Regulation as Reflexive Governance Colin ScottPart II: A Critical Assessment of the Main Elements of the Better Regulation Agenda3. Improving the Quality of EU Legislation: Limits and Opportunities? Helen Xanthaki4. Cost-Benefit Analysis and EU Policy: Limits and Opportunities Andrea Renda5. The Better Regulation Agenda and the Deactivation of EU Competences: Limits and Opportunities Robert ZbíralPart III: Views from EU Institutional Practice6. The European Commission and its Better Regulation Agenda Ben Smulders and Jean-Eric Paquet7. The European Parliament and the Better Law-Making Agenda María José Martínez Iglesias8. The Council: Some Historical and Practical Aspects to the Better Regulation Agenda Jeno Czuczai9. The Member States and the Better Regulation Agenda: The Case of Belgium/FlandersJan de Mulder10. From Better Regulation to Better Adjudication? Impact Assessment and the Court of Justice’s Review Julian Nowag and Xavier GroussotPart IV: Broader Perspectives on the Better Regulation Agenda11. Eurolegalism and the Better Regulation Agenda R Daniel Kelemen12. An ‘Impact Assessment’ of EU Better Regulation Sacha Garben

The EU Better Regulation Agenda: A Critical Assessment offers a multi-faceted analysis of the legal and regulatory developments of the Agenda by highlighting the main elements of the EU legislative process, the role of member state governments, and institutional approaches that demonstrate the legal principles of the regulatory process… As the EU legislative framework evolves to meet new societal demands, this analysis will allow scholars and practitioners to better understand the institutional perspective and the Agenda’s impact on Europe. Scholars and practitioners interested in the developments of the EU legislative process and its regulatory implications will benefit from reading The EU Better Regulation Agenda: A Critical Assessment.