Reports On EU Competences.

... the reports did point out a number of areas where EU legislation was harming UK interests. The report into health found that EU rules are limiting the number of clinical trials, the Working Time Directive is raising the NHS wage bill, and the Energy Efficiency Directive increases costs of building stock. Meanwhile, the review of development aid found that parallel policy making in the UK and the EU had “the potential to result in conflicting policies.” Open Europe.