Note: I’m going to exercise my dictatorial powers as author of this post to remove any future comments arguing about the EU/regulation/things unrelated to this post.
(I know that wasn’t your intention with this comment, Nathan, and thank you for not turning this into a demon thread about regulatory reform. Don’t mean to call you out.)
I disagree! The European institution harmonize (often this means “take the less constraining requements”) european regulation. Europe is perhaps too regulatory, the EU is not a force for more regulation, only for uniform regulation.
Never forget that EU directives are approved by a supermajority of the European Council (=the meeting of European governments), plus the EU Parliament (that almost allways accept by majority anything that the Council approves by supermajority).
What, in your opinion , is an example of overregulation?
I used to agree with this, but I now think that the usual examples of over-regulation, such as the Ecodesign directive, have actually been extremely successful.
Generally I think the EU is too regulatory. But this is a huge mark in their favour.
Note: I’m going to exercise my dictatorial powers as author of this post to remove any future comments arguing about the EU/regulation/things unrelated to this post.
(I know that wasn’t your intention with this comment, Nathan, and thank you for not turning this into a demon thread about regulatory reform. Don’t mean to call you out.)
Naah, I respect your right as dictator. I think generally underused tbh.
I disagree! The European institution harmonize (often this means “take the less constraining requements”) european regulation. Europe is perhaps too regulatory, the EU is not a force for more regulation, only for uniform regulation.
Never forget that EU directives are approved by a supermajority of the European Council (=the meeting of European governments), plus the EU Parliament (that almost allways accept by majority anything that the Council approves by supermajority).
Nathan how would you get this kind of change on caged animals without a strong regulatory framework?
Yes, that’s the point I’m making.
What, in your opinion , is an example of overregulation?
I used to agree with this, but I now think that the usual examples of over-regulation, such as the Ecodesign directive, have actually been extremely successful.