Foreign Office Minister responds to EU Commission Work Plan 2016
The 2016 work programme sets EU priorities for the coming year, in line with European Council바카라 사이트™s 2014 Strategic Agenda agreed by leaders.
Responding to the publication of the European Commission바카라 사이트™s work programme for 2016,** Minister for Europe David Lidington said:
I welcome yesterday바카라 사이트™s announcement by the Commission of its priorities for the year ahead. This leaner programme of work continues the pattern of the past year of a more targeted focus to the EU바카라 사이트™s priorities. The programme shows that the Commission are continuing their drive to support jobs and growth which is one of the UK바카라 사이트™s key EU reform aims.
The plan re-confirms the Commission바카라 사이트™s commitment to take forward work on its strategies to deepen the single market in services, digital, and energy, all of which are important for boosting Europe바카라 사이트™s and the UK바카라 사이트™s competitiveness. It also proposes important initiatives to take action against terrorism and serious organised crime and offering a comprehensive response to the migration crisis.
I am pleased to see that across all this work the Commission has continued its commitment to regulating better in a less intrusive way. We are strong supporters of its 바카라 사이트˜REFIT바카라 사이트™ programme to review existing EU regulations with a view to simplifying them by repealing or amending those that are out of date. We need the EU to create a pro-business environment with lighter regulation for smaller businesses.
The UK is helping to shape the Commission바카라 사이트™s agenda through EU reform. We want a more effective EU - a dynamic, competitive, outward focused Europe, delivering prosperity and security for the benefit of all its members. This work plan is a step towards this goal and Britain is playing a leading role to deliver this.
** The Commission바카라 사이트™s 2016 work plan aligns with the European Council바카라 사이트™s 2014 Strategic Agenda agreed by national leaders 바카라 사이트“ and which subsequently shaped Commission President Juncker바카라 사이트™s 10 strategic priorities. The plan supports a number of priorities close to the UK바카라 사이트™s EU reform agenda: helping Europe to deliver benefits to the people of Britain and the EU.
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