A distinctive feature of a well functioning economic framework is entrepreneurship through competing companies offering to citizens goods and services under the best conditions. Providing a stable and predictable legal setting favourable to entrepreneurial activity should be one of the key priorities of public authorities both at national and EU level.

PRESS RELEASES

18/12/2008	Simpler access to the Justice System for EU citizens. Rares Niculescu MEP
04/12/2008	MEPs' Assistants to get special statute of employment - social security and tax rules specified. Giuseppe Gargani MEP
19/11/2008	Electonic company registers: reduction of red tape. Piia-Noora Kauppi MEP

POLICY

Bringing Company law fully up to date
A better framework for contract law
Better law-making and simplification of the EU law
Strengthening Intellectual property rights
Enhancing judicial cooperation
Improving democratic scrutiny of Community law