The new Better Regulation Communication is set to reshape how EU laws are made – potentially embedding emergency-style shortcuts introduced in recent omnibus packages into the Commission’s standard rulemaking process. This could mean reduced public consultation, fewer impact assessments, and greater discretion over when evidence and scrutiny are applied.
What does this shift mean in practice for democratic accountability, sustainability, and long-term policymaking? And how can civil society respond?
Join this webinar hosted by The Good Lobby to unpack the new “Toolbox,” assess what is at stake, and explore strategies to resist harmful deregulation trends.
This webinar is part of The Good Lobby’s Deregulation Monitor, tracking the EU’s deregulatory agenda and its implications for transparency, accountability, and evidence-based policymaking.
📅 Thursday, 30 April 2026
🕒 16:30–17:30 (CEST, Brussels time)
💻 Online (Zoom)
REGISTER HERE
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Golberg, former Director of Smart Regulation, European Commission (2012–2017)
- Claudio Radaelli, Professor of Comparative Public Policy, European University Institute
- Shari Hinds, Senior Policy Officer, Transparency International EU
Moderator:
Alberto Alemanno, Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris & Founder, The Good Lobby
Elizabeth Golberg was Director of Smart Regulation in the European Commission from 2012-2017. She joined the European Commission in 1993 working in enlargement and assistance programming. From 2004 onwards, she held management positions in strategic planning, policy/briefing coordination and external relations/G7 coordination. Elizabeth started her career as a diplomat in the Canadian Department of External Affairs and International Trade (1980-1993). Following retirement from the European Commission, Elizabeth was appointed a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Centre for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School (2017-2019) and a member of a US National Academy of Sciences Committee on Mutual Recognition in Pharmaceuticals (2019/20).
A political scientist, Claudio Radaelli holds the Chair of Comparative Public Policy at the Florence School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Italy. In the last 15 years, Claudio researched and published on the regulatory reform policy of the European Commission and the EU Member States with the support of two ERC advanced grants on regulation. In 2025 he was awarded the prize for the development of regulatory studies by the European Consortium for Political Research.
Shari joined Transparency International EU in September 2021 as Policy Assistant in the EU integrity team. Prior to joining TI EU, she worked on inquiries at the European Ombudsman. Shari also has experience in the areas of human rights, gender equality and digital policies. She holds a BA in Political Sciences, International Relations, Human rights from the University of Padua, an MA in European Human Rights and Democratisations from the Global Campus of Human Rights and an MA in European Political and Governance Studies from the College of Europe.
Jean Monnet Professor of European Law, HEC Paris. Expertise in European and International law, lobbying, advocacy and teaching methods. He is an academic, author, and civic entrepreneur committed to improving people’s lives through the adoption of power-shifting reforms countering social, political, economic, and health disparities of access within society. Due to his commitment to bridge the gap between academic research and policy action, he has pioneered innovative forms of academic and civic engagement that were recognized by the World Economic Forum. Alberto is a regular media contributor and analyst of current developments and advisor of social change organisations, such as philanthropies, NGOs, progressive companies as well as governments and EU/international institutions. Originally from Italy, Alberto is a graduate of Harvard Law School, the College of Europe and holds a PhD in International Law & Economics from Bocconi University.