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| David Cameron urges European Union to limit red tape | David Cameron urges European Union to limit red tape |
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| David Cameron has promised to make business more competitive by pushing for a limit to to the number of new European Union regulations. | David Cameron has promised to make business more competitive by pushing for a limit to to the number of new European Union regulations. |
| The prime minister, visiting Brussels for a leaders' summit, said firms had been "throttled" by red tape. | The prime minister, visiting Brussels for a leaders' summit, said firms had been "throttled" by red tape. |
| Instead, he will argue for a "one-in, one-out" rule, where for every regulation and directive created another should be removed. | Instead, he will argue for a "one-in, one-out" rule, where for every regulation and directive created another should be removed. |
| But the EU said it had already cut 5,590 since 2005. | |
| Mr Cameron is committed to renegotiating the UK's relationship with the EU if the Conservative Party wins the next election, ahead of an "in-out" referendum on whether the country should remain a member. | Mr Cameron is committed to renegotiating the UK's relationship with the EU if the Conservative Party wins the next election, ahead of an "in-out" referendum on whether the country should remain a member. |
| 'Strong commitment' | 'Strong commitment' |
| In the meantime, he is promising to work to reduce the bureaucracy facing companies. | In the meantime, he is promising to work to reduce the bureaucracy facing companies. |
| Conservative sources say he wants to see 1,500 regulations reviewed. | Conservative sources say he wants to see 1,500 regulations reviewed. |
| Eighty business leaders, including the chairmen of BT and Asda, have signed a letter calling for a "strong commitment" by the government towards this. | Eighty business leaders, including the chairmen of BT and Asda, have signed a letter calling for a "strong commitment" by the government towards this. |
| At the Brussels summit, which lasts until Friday, Mr Cameron will also hold one-to-one meetings with the leaders of Germany and the Netherlands, who share similar views on deregulation. | At the Brussels summit, which lasts until Friday, Mr Cameron will also hold one-to-one meetings with the leaders of Germany and the Netherlands, who share similar views on deregulation. |
| He is taking Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland and investor Dale Murray to help garner support. | He is taking Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland and investor Dale Murray to help garner support. |
| But the European Commission said the idea of getting rid of a regulation every time a new one is introduced was "simplistic". | But the European Commission said the idea of getting rid of a regulation every time a new one is introduced was "simplistic". |
| Its president, Jose Manuel Barroso, challenged Mr Cameron and other EU leaders to cut red tape in their own countries and to stop "gold plating" existing EU rules - making them tougher than originally intended. | Its president, Jose Manuel Barroso, challenged Mr Cameron and other EU leaders to cut red tape in their own countries and to stop "gold plating" existing EU rules - making them tougher than originally intended. |