Halfway Through the Better Regulation Strategy of the Juncker Commission: What Does the Evidence Say?

In 2015 the European Commission re-launched better regulation with a comprehensive comprising principles of regulatory management, tools, methodological guidance, oversight. Half-way through the legislature, we appraise the strategy and show how and politics intersect. Better regulation raises issues about inter-institutional relations it is a fundamental exercise in controlling who does what in the law-making process the European Union. Consequently, we report on how the European Parliament and the have responded to the Commission’s strategy. We conclude by taking stock of what been learned in the period 2015-2017 and point to the regulatory reform issues that will likely dominate the agenda of the new Commission.