| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/03/645 (7.5.03) |
| Publication Date | 07/05/2003 |
| Content Type | News |
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The European Commission has published its Internal Market Strategy 2003-2006, a ten-point plan to make the Internal Market work better, building on the 2.5 million jobs and € 877 billion of wealth it has already created since Europe's frontiers were dismantled at the end of 1992. The Strategy aims to respond to the challenges of enlargement and an ageing population and to keep Europe on course to become the world's most competitive economy by 2010. Particular priorities include improving the implementation and enforcement of Internal Market law, making the free movement of services into a practical reality, removing remaining obstacles to trade in goods and building genuinely European public procurement markets. In a Union of 25, the onus will increasingly be on the Member States to make the Internal Market work on a day to day basis. The Strategy calls on them to implement Internal Market laws promptly and correctly, inform their citizens and businesses of their rights, solve problems when they arise and refrain from adopting national laws which conflict with Internal Market principles. The Strategy proposes strengthening enforcement through closer co-operation between the Commission and Member States, so that quick and effective solutions can be obtained without systematic recourse to infringement procedures. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/03/645&format=HTML&rapid=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
