What is Interactive Policy Making (IPM)? ... On-line Consultation Mechanism: ... Several on-line consultations have already been carried out, and this instrument is also being used to set up and operate the European Business Test Panel, a representative panel of businesses throughout Europe which will evaluate the impact of new legislative proposals.
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On-line Consultation Mechanism: ... Several on-line consultations have already been carried out, and this instrument is also being used to set up and operate the European Business Test Panel, a representative panel of businesses throughout Europe which will evaluate the impact of new legislative proposals.
As European Commissioner, responsible for Internal Market and Services, I will ensure that proposals which are prepared under my watch fully respect the better regulation principles. I will consult widely and listen carefully to stakeholders on how best to achieve our policy goals. The European Business Test Panel is a very good instrument to do exactly that, to listen to companies and take full account of their views.
Look at what happened to the patent directive petition, we had to sue to have just the commission recognize it's mere existence.
Mind you, if national governments keep enacting stupid internet legislation, micronations will become not only tax havens but data havens. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
In fact, under the heading Agriculture, the only "public" consultations were Eurobarometer polls.
Is there something I'm missing?
I think that is a word that needs deconstruction. Maybe the whole EU public consultation site Your Voice needs deconstruction. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Out of curiosity, I went to the contribution page for one of the stakeholder consultations and saw the online form you have to fill in. You have to give the name of an "organization". I suspect "European Tribune" is probably not an "organization" in their sense. A farmer runs a small business and would be a stakeholder organization, I think. In some document somewhere, this must be defined, but I haven't found it yet and have no more time today.
Your Voice is apparently (they say it themselves) new and wants feedback.
