Stéphanie Yon-Courtin: Trimming the mille-feuille (A recipe for better regulation)

OPINION by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Member of the European Parliament

In today's European Union, regulation is essential to uphold our values, protect consumers and ensure fair competition. Yet across industries and among citizens, concerns are growing: our regulatory environment has become increasingly complex, fragmented, and at times, contradictory.

This "mille-feuille" of layered rules, built up over the years, is now closing more doors than it opens. What was meant to provide structure and opportunity is becoming difficult to digest. Even well-intentioned legislation can fall flat under the weight of complexity. Overly intricate rules reduce transparency, increase compliance costs and delay implementation.

In short, complexity undermines effectiveness. That's why, at the heart of this political mandate lies a clear priority: simplification. The aim is not deregulation, but smarter and more targeted regulation.

So how do we make the mille-feuille lighter and more digestible? The answer lies in developing simpler, more coherent rules.

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