Together for better regulatory oversight

We are a network of independent European advisory and oversight bodies that play a significant role in scrutiny of the impacts of new legislation. On the national level, we advise and challenge our governments on various aspects of better regulation and on the overall regulatory burden. On the international level, we collaborate in order to:

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  Interview with Marijke van Hees, ATR chair10 October 2024
  In January, ATR (Advisory Board on Regulatory Burden) took over the chairmanship of RegWatchEurope (RWE) from the Swedish Better Regulation Council. We asked Marijke van Hees, ATR chair, to tell us about ATR and the RWE priorities under the Dutch chairmanship. Marijke, many independent scrutiny bodies in Europe have had ATR as an inspiration in… Read more: Interview with Marijke van Hees, ATR chair
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  RegWatchEurope Workshop: Managing and Measuring Cumulative Regulatory Burdens26 June 2024
  The workshop, moderated by Marijke van Hees (ATR Chair), focused on understanding the cumulative regulatory burden on business sectors and its impact on competitiveness.
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  RegWatchEurope Workshop on CS3D and Directors Meeting13 May 2024
  The first events of the year have taken place on March 18 and 19, namely a Workshop on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the regular Directors Meeting.
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  Summary of RegWatchEurope actions in 20239 January 2024
  Anna-Lena Bohm, chair of the Swedish Better Regulation Council, summarizes the activities of RegWatchEurope in 2023.
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  RegWatchEurope opinion on the EU Commission Communication on long term competitiveness8 November 2023
  The opinion focuses on the section on an enhanced regulatory framework and contains reflections on the new competitiveness check as well as other topics.
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  RegWatchEurope workshop on innovation and regulatory policy part II6 October 2023
  On the 28 September, RegWatchEurope arranged a follow-up to the workshop on innovation and regulatory policy that was held on 7 June.