Mario Monti’s Report on the re-launch of the Single Market

On the invitation of European Commission President Barroso, Mario Monti, President of the Bocconi University and former member of the European Commission, delivered on 9 May 2010 a report on the re-launch of the Single Market, a key strategic objective of the new Commission.

One of the conclusions of the Report, ‘A new strategy for the Single Market at the service of Europe’s economy and society’ is: ‘the Single Market (...) is less popular than ever, while Europe needs it more than ever’. However, the
economic crisis has challenged conventional views of the EU economy and has opened a window of opportunity for Europe to become more pragmatic and re-launch the Single Market.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Report: A new strategy for the Single Market at the service of Europe’s economy and society. Report to the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso by Mario Monti, May 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/strategy/docs/monti_report_final_10_05_2010_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: EU must put single market 'back on stage', says Monti http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-must-put-single-market-back-on-stage-says-monti/

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