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Looking back and going forward: what should the new European Commission do in order to promote evidence-based policy-making?

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  • Ragnar Lofstedt
  • Anne Katrin Schlag

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In this paper, we first give an overview of what has happened in Europe within the area of regulation over the past 5 years or so. We then examine where the new European Commission and the Parliament are with regard to evidence-based and risk-informed policy-making taking a specific look at the importance of transparency among European regulatory agencies, the calls for better regulation that were initiated by First Vice President Timmermans, and the continued mis-use of the precautionary principle. In the final section, we provide a number of recommendations on what the Commission and the Parliament should do going forward including moving away from fish bowl to science-based transparency, making the member states more receptive to science-based policy-making and strengthening the capacity of the European Commission to further promote evidence-based and risk-informed policy-making.

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  • Ragnar Lofstedt & Anne Katrin Schlag, 2017. "Looking back and going forward: what should the new European Commission do in order to promote evidence-based policy-making?," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(11), pages 1359-1378, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:20:y:2017:i:11:p:1359-1378
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2016.1178663
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    1. Lorraine Eden & M. Fernanda Wagstaff, 2021. "Evidence-based policymaking and the wicked problem of SDG 5 Gender Equality," Journal of International Business Policy, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 4(1), pages 28-57, March.
    2. Giulia Listorti & Egle Basyte‐Ferrari & Szvetlana Acs & Paul Smits, 2020. "Towards an Evidence‐Based and Integrated Policy Cycle in the EU: A Review of the Debate on the Better Regulation Agenda," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(6), pages 1558-1577, November.
    3. Lorraine Eden & M. Fernanda Wagstaff, 0. "Evidence-based policymaking and the wicked problem of SDG 5 Gender Equality," Journal of International Business Policy, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 0, pages 1-30.

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