‘We must cut red tape’, Raouna says as EU mulls single market reform

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday said that “we must cut red tape” in her address to the European Parliament as it debated plans to reform the single market to ensure that it become more competitive.

“The administrative burden on our businesses remains too high. We must cut red tape,” she said, before pointing out that the EU has “successfully concluded the first three simplification omnibuses” – packages of legislative changes aimed at simplifying and reducing the volume of European legislation.