Govt plans 'consumer friendly' EU presidency

The Minister of State for Europe, Dick Roche, has said the Government will do all it can to make EU law more consumer-friendly during our presidency of the European Union.

Ireland assumes the presidency on New Year’s Day for the duration of six months.

Minister Roche said Ireland would endeavour to make EU laws more comprehensible.

“The first thing that we’re going to try to do is make sure that in future, when Europe produces regulations or directives, that they’re more accessible and that the citizen can understand what it’s all about," he said.