This course provides a thorough overview of the Better Regulation (BR) agenda and its implementation in the EU policy making. It includes an informative session explaining the key concepts of Better Regulation (BR) and how they are applied across the EU policy cycle. It presents the procedures and how the Better Regulation tools are used in practice in the European Commission (EC). It enhances the participants’ knowledge on the BR agenda and stands as a comprehensive introduction to the specific BR courses on Regulatory Impact Assessments, Regulatory evaluations and Stakeholder consultation.

What you will learn in this course:

• the key concepts of Better Regulation and how they are applied across the policymaking
• how BR tools are used in practice in the European Commission (EC).
• what the principle of Subsidiarity is and how the ECs Better Regulation Guidelines and Toolbox set out assurances for
• how Member States (MSs) implement the Better Regulation Agenda and what the challenges and drawbacks of different approaches

Course methodology/highlights

The course is led by experts who have decades of both research and practical experience in using the Better Regulation instruments both in the EU context and beyond.

The course combines interactive presentations, practical examples and quick polls and group exercises to consolidate the concepts.