In the face of increased pressure from European Union countries and business interests to reduce the complexity and volume of EU law, the European Commission has published a plan for ‘A Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU Rulebook’. The plan, issued on 28 April, responds to a European Ombudsman finding of “procedural shortcomings” in how draft EU legislation is drawn up and reasserts the Commission’s commitment to good regulatory practice and improving the application of EU law.