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"It is important that we have entered into such a wide-ranging discussion on the common, single European market, which has been operating for 20 years, but has not fully achieved its potential. In spite of all the legislation, recommendations and mutual assurances, we cannot say we have fully put the Single Market into effect, yet without a Single Market, Europe will not be united at all. Creating the Single Market is something which has the potential to strengthen the idea of the Union. Why is it still not possible to create a market without barriers, despite the universal agreement of Member States that precisely this course of policy should be followed?
Strongly-rooted national particularisms – and they are too strongly rooted – stand in the way of building the Single Market. We must lift protectionist barriers to be able to revitalise the Single Market. I agree with the view that the structures and processes of managing the Single Market are too complicated. This results mainly from the fact that there are too many differences within the Union. Strengthening the single currency and adopting it throughout the Union is necessary for the creation of a new quality in the Single Market.
The Single Market cannot exist just for large firms, but should also be for small and medium-sized enterprises, and especially for consumers. Transparency and harmonisation are our goal. Creating a truly Single Market is our priority, which is why the European Council and the European Parliament should assess the state of the Single Market every year, as this will allow us to monitor the extent to which we have succeeded in achieving the goals we have set."@en1
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