the-civil-service-is-vital-economic-asset-to-uk-firstly-in-way-it-creates-framework-for-excellence-in-service-delivery-secondly-in-how-it-helps-organise-best-way-to-deliver-moder

if-we-took-chaucers-writings-at-face-value-wed-have-to-conclude-he-was-complete-drip

it-is-also-right-that-we-continue-to-consult-with-front-line-workers-public-to-ensure-that-targets-are-reasonable-achievable-that-measurement-regimes-are-proportionate-that-targe

having-decisions-made-not-in-midnight-deals-but-in-light-objective-evidence-after-consulting-those-who-will-be-affected-should-itself-provide-some-reassurance-that-eu-is-trying-t

at-heart-these-challenges-lies-question-how-institutions-european-union-make-laws-types-laws-they-pass-effectiveness-with-which-those-laws-are-implemented-on-civil-society-econom

as-tony-blair-has-made-clear-our-fundamental-challenge-is-how-to-make-europe-work-better

so-that-we-focus-not-on-competing-visions-for-europe-but-on-what-europe-can-do-to-improve-economic-growth-to-give-us-cleaner-environment-to-create-more-jobs-to-make-us-more-secur

this-call-for-new-culture-is-not-new-idea

but-let-no-one-be-under-any-doubt-that-scale-challenge-that-europe-faces-in-this-emerging-global-economy-is-immense-practical-pace-our-collective-action-to-meet-these-challenge-t

western-europe-gdp-per-capita-not-taking-into-account-new-accession-counties-was-lower-in-2001-relative-to-that-us-than-any-time-since-1960s

the-challenge-to-our-national-economies-collective-economy-europe-will-become-with-growth-china-continuing-productivity-growth-us-even-more-intense-in-decades-to-come

for-many-europeans-next-decade-looks-to-be-filled-with-threats-rather-than-opportunities

but-we-can-turn-challenges-into-opportunities-if-we-look-outwards-to-realities-global-economy-modernise-our-internal-institutions-in-ways-that-will-equip-europe-to-meet-that-chal

our-aim-during-our-presidency-in-next-six-months-will-be-to-lead-this-challenge-to-show-that-europe-can-function-in-mature-responsible-way-to-start-delivering-tangible-results-th

we-must-seek-to-persuade-member-states-institutions-that-better-regulation-in-europe-does-not-mean-cutting-health-safety-in-workplace-nor-does-it-mean-dismantling-social-standard

yet-in-order-to-make-sure-european-social-model-keeps-up-with-pace-economic-change-that-is-now-necessary-eu-must-embrace-new-approach-to-lawmaking

more-than-50-significant-new-regulations-that-impact-on-business-in-uk-now-emanate-from-eu

our-objective-must-therefore-be-to-ensure-eu-better-regulation-contributes-towards-delivering-modern-european-union-which-relentlessly-focuses-on-building-dynamic-innovative-econ

and-in-past-it-has-been-all-too-easy-for-legislators-to-load-costs-onto-business-in-order-to-meet-broader-social-goals-and-costs-for-business-means-costs-for-consumers