EU Legislation rises to 85% in Germany

This report and comment is from today's Open Europe Press Summary:

German MEP: "percentage of legislation originating in Brussels is 85 percent in Germany, and even higher in eastern Europe"
EUobserver reports that, according to Liberal German MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, EU citizens are for the large part unaware that the vast majority of national legislation originates in Brussels, saying the percentage was 85 percent in Germany, and even higher in eastern Europe. He added: "People don't know this because national politicians don't want them to know. They don't want to show up their own minor role."
EUobserver

Comment: Open Europe has estimated that the cost of EU regulations across Europe accounts for 66% of the total cost of regulations introduced in the last ten years in member states. In Germany we estimate the EU derived cost of regulation to be 65.9% of the total cost of regulation.

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The BBC Today Programme typically ran an item on the horrendous costs of EU regulations shortly after the broadcast began at six am! Few will have heard, fewer can do so now as the first item available at present on the Listen Again facility is the garbage chosen by Gordon Brown for today's propaganda media distraction is on the religion for the royal accession at 0709!

The Daily Mail, being the Daily Mail, carries the story but lays much of the emphasis of the costs upon the Labour Party. Other newspapers seem to be ignoring the report, so I will quote from the Mail:

Rules originating within the UK cost £23.4billion but – in a sign of the growing power of Brussels – red tape drafted by the EU cost £53.3billion.

The most expensive measure was the working-time directive,

lays down a maximum 48-hour week. This has cost firms an estimated £17.8billion. Steps to reduce carbon emissions from company vehicles have added £10.4billion while the Data Protection Act has cost £8billion.

The 19 newest regulations – including forcing power firms to cut carbon emissions from homes – have landed businesses with a £1.75billion bill.

Eighteen regulations brought in since 1998 have saved businesses £1.4billion. These include making workplaces smoke free.

Those in the EU fantasy bubble have yet to realise that their national funding will soon and unavoidably vanish! What the consequences for them and many others is hard to guess but unnecessary costs at this level could never sensibly have been entertained let alone enacted!