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Smart Regulation in the European Union

Author(s): Tony Dimov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: smart regulation; legislation; quality; lawmaking process; EU
Summary/Abstract: Smart regulation, as a policy of the European Union (EU), aiming to formulate the main trends in the future development of EU law and to point out new approaches and tools in the development of its legislation, is completely unexplored in Bulgaria. The main trends in the development of EU law today are related to its simplification, transparency and comprehensibility. They are aimed at achieving the general objective of bringing Union law closer to its citizens. In general, the current new priorities in EU law are about shifting the focus from quantity to quality in new legislation. From this point of view, smart regulations are the latest tools that define the framework and the horizons for the development of EU law over the next few years. It can also be defined as the new current in the whole process of EU lawmaking process, which currently represents a high point in the evolution of views on the most appropriate legal regulation at Union level.