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European Union Single Market : 10 years

"The Single Market has transformed Europe beyond recognition in ten years. It has created millions of jobs and hundreds of billions of euros of extra prosperity. But the next decade will be no less crucial."

Frits Bolkestein, Internal Market Commissioner, 2002

Ten years without frontiers

A round-up of achievements in the decade since borders were dismantled in Europe

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How the European Union's Single Market benefits YOU

The Single Market is not a dry and dusty concept relevant only to big business.
It is delivering a better life for everyone.

View the 10th anniversary postcard in a larger size and read its message
A postcard from Frits Bolkestein

Single Market News

Single Market News is a newsletter published five times a year.
In a special anniversary edition leading players look back at the last decade.

The state of play

What do people think ? Results of a survey of Europeans' views on the Single Market.

How are Member States doing ? The Scoreboard provides a comparison.

The Single Market made easy

All the facts and advice individuals and businesses need to make the Single Market work for them.

By its size - the biggest in the world - the single market without frontiers is an invaluable asset to revitalise our businesses and make them more competitive. It is one of the main engines of the European Union."

Jacques Delors, July 1987

History

Let's look back

Press releases
& FAQ

on the tenth anniversary and other Single Market matters

Videoclip

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Interview with Frits Bolkestein, European Commissioner for the Internal Market

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Press Conference of F. Bolkestein

Date: 16/05/2006

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