Too many rules damaging economy – Brussels

Feature on a Communication entitled 'Industrial Policy in an Enlarged Europe', adopted by the European Commission on 11 December 2002. The Communication sets out the industrial policy challenges that Europe must take up now if it is to deliver on European citizens' rising environmental, employment, social and public health expectations. The Commission expects this Communication to launch a pan-European debate on how best to enhance industry's vibrancy, dynamism, and world-wide competitiveness, so as to achieve economically, socially and environmentally balanced growth. It invites contributions from all stakeholders to this debate.