The EU wants smarter, tech-forward lawmaking. Experts say it's not enough

By Egle Markeviciute, EU Tech Loop with Euronews

Published on

15/07/2026 - 11:17 GMT+2

In late April, the Commission presented a communication — "A Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU Rulebook" — a concise document on how to improve the quality of the EU’s lawmaking, enhance transparency, enhance stakeholder involvement, deep clean the EU's laws, and manage potential gold plating or even avoid transposing the EU rules on a Member State level.

While the document captures some of the necessary changes to the EU’s lawmaking, the list of actions could be more ambitious and future-oriented. Especially now, when the Commission is undergoing broad internal discussions on efficiency, institutional AI-readiness, and more.