TAXUD talks business

Every year, a significant number of rules, regulations and other measures are adopted in ‘Brussels’ that have either a direct or an indirect effect on the EU’s 495 million citizens and 20 million businesses. The interests and opinions of these stakeholders, when adopting these rules, should be heard and taken into account. Indeed, various kinds of consultation and consultative bodies have long been – and are increasingly so – an integral part of the EU legislative process.