Regulation and Governance Reforms for Ireland and the European Union

Governance has become one of the most fashionable words to link to reform both of private and public sector institutions. With corporate governance both gove rnment and professional bodies such as the Irish Association of Investment Managers have sought to raise the standards of conduct of the directors of major companies. Major reforms both of the public service generally and of regulatory bodies in particula r are designed to enhance governance arrangements for the public sector. Responding to concerns about the legitimacy of European Union institutions the European Commission has published a White Paper on European Governance which proposes major reform of EU governance