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Edition 26 – 18.02.2013

A record-breaking 15th anniversary edition! (IP/13/127)

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Edition 25 – 08.10.2012

Member States have improved their performance (IP/12/1080)

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Edition 24 (included in the Annual Governance Check-Up 2011) – 27.02.2012

Making the Single Market deliver - Annual governance check-up 2011 (IP/12/187)

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Edition 23 – 29.09.2011

Member States need to step up their efforts to transpose EU rules (21 languages)

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Edition 22 – 21.03.2011

Member States' efforts to make the Single Market a reality start to bear fruits (21 languages)

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Edition 21 – 23.09.2010

Member States need to pursue efforts to make the internal market a reality (20 languages)

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Edition 20 – 01.03.2010

Internal Market Scoreboard: Member States post best-ever result but action still needed on practical application of rules (22 languages)

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Edition 19 – 16.07.2009

Internal Market Scoreboard: Member States still on target but need to focus on correct application of rules (3 languages)

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Edition 18 – 19.02.2009

Internal Market Scoreboard: Member States maintain high rate of implementation but more action required on practical application of rules (21 languages)

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Edition 17 – 09.08.2008

Internal Market Scoreboard: best result ever – Member States reach new target ahead of deadline (21 languages)

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Edition 16 bis – 14.02.2008

Internal Market Scoreboard: Member States back on track (3 languages)

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Edition 16 – 02.07.2007

Internal Market Scoreboard: Member States need to focus on correctly applying Internal Market rules (3 languages)

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Edition 15 bis – 01.02.2007

Internal Market Scoreboard: Best result ever (19 languages)

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Edition 15 – 18.07.2006

Internal Market Scoreboard: Member States need to speed up their efforts (3 languages)

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  • Press Conference of Commissioner McCreevy English

Edition 14 bis – 21.02.2006

Internal Market Scoreboard: best overall result ever (3 languages)

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Edition 14 – 18.07.2005

Internal Market Scoreboard: Second best transposition result ever (3 languages)

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2005 – 27.01.2005

European governments need to embrace reform more decisively to create more growth and jobs, Commission reports show (3 languages)

  • Second Implementation Report of the Internal Market Strategy 2003 – 2006
  • Press Conference of Commissioner McCreevy
    The Internal Market Strategy Implementation – Scoreboard English

Edition 13 – 13.07.2004

Internal Market Scoreboard: Member States still failing to implement EU laws on time (3 languages)

Edition 12 – 05.05.2003

Internal Market Scoreboard shows worsening national delays in implementing EU laws (11 languages)

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Edition 11 – Ten Years Internal Market without frontiers – 11.11.2002

Scoreboard highlights slowdown in national implementation of EU law (11 languages)

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Business and General Public Surveys

Internal Market has brought big gains in last ten years, but more needed, say citizens and companies (3 languages)

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Background tables Business Survey

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  • Tables 10+ PDFEnglish
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  • Internal Market Index 1992 – 2002: technical background PDF - 235 KBEnglish

Edition 10 – 16.05.2002

Internal Market Scoreboard shows progress, but trade obstacles remain (11 languages)

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Edition 9 – 19.11.2001

Internal Market Scoreboard reveals some progress on implementation but many infringements (11 languages)

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Business Survey

Internal Market business survey estimates potential savings of € 50 billion from simpler rules at EU and Member State level (11 languages)

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Edition 8 – 28.05.2001

Scoreboard reveals mixed performance by Member States (11 languages)

Price differences between EU Member States results of Commission surveys (11 languages)

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Edition 7 – 24.11.2000

Member States speed up adoption of Internal Market rules (11 languages)

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Business Survey

  • Business satisfaction grows, EU enlargement largely seen as positive perspective 3 languages
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Edition 6 – 22.05.2000

Commission warns of slowdown in Member States’ efforts to implement legislation (11 languages)

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Edition 5 – 02.12.1999

Business satisfaction with Internal Market grows but Scoreboard shows Member States still slow to implement (3 languages

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Business Survey

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Edition 4 – 16.06.1999

Scoreboard underlines further efforts required by Member States (11 languages)

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Edition 3 – 03.11.1998

Scoreboard reveals steady improvement (3 languages)

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Business Survey

  • Business survey reveals positive effects feeding through to companies 3 languages

Edition 2 – 18.05.1998

New Scoreboard reflects significant progress (3 languages

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Citizens Survey

  • Citizens First Signpost Service – Analysis of Enquiries during Phase I, 11/96 – 11/97 PDF - 222-235 KBDeutschEnglishFrançais
  • “Listening to Citizens” – The difficulties that people face in exercising their rights within the European Single Market PDF - 70-75 KBDeutschEnglishFrançais

Edition 1 – 19.11.1997

First Single Market Scoreboard highlights strengths and weaknesses (10 languages

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Business Survey