The « better law-making » report adopted yesterday by the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee seems less like a turning point than an attempt at narrative de-escalation. The Parliament is seeking to respond to growing frustration with European institutions, without going so far as to take the politically costly action that would be necessary: freezing new initiatives and seriously evaluating existing ones. After largely supporting European regulatory inflation, the European Parliament is now attempting a political balancing act. By adopting yesterday a report on better law-making, the members of the Legal Affairs Committee…
