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"Mr President, the end of the year will mark the 20th anniversary of establishing the single market, the objective of which was to strengthen the ties between citizens and Member States. We have seen numerous benefits and new opportunities over this period, thanks to the legal measures which have been successively introduced to improve the way the single market works. The single market has proved to be particularly helpful during the last few years, when we have been fighting the crisis. The free flow of capital, goods and services and, above all, of people, has contributed significantly to improving the situation of the citizens in many of the Member States. Unfortunately, because of administrative and legislative problems, we still are not able to make full use of this tool’s potential. So I welcome the Commission’s assurance that it will continue to view the Single Market Act as one of its most important strategic political priorities, because all measures intended to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises help stimulate economic growth, which, in turn, brings tangible benefits to European consumers. For there are still a great many hindrances to the operation of these businesses.
Worthy of note is the proposal to improve the function of the single market by means of IT tools which will make it much easier for the citizens to solve problems. Completing the single digital market this year is highly desirable. This also involves the call for the Member States to reduce administrative burdens by an additional 25% over three years and to modernise their public administrations. Full use should also be made of the current opportunities afforded by the Internet, such as online trade and services.
Action to improve the way the services sector works, by rapid and efficient implementation of the Services Directive, is of fundamental importance. The directive does, after all, concern services which generate as much as 45% of the EU’s GDP, and it helps create a steady increase in the number of these services. It is therefore a powerful weapon both in the fight against the crisis and for promoting the systematic economic growth of the Union. A particularly urgent matter here will be the elimination of legislation which creates discrimination, on the grounds of nationality, for example, and which still exists in some Member States."@en1
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