EU Council calls for improved internal market governance

At its 31 May meeting, the Competitiveness Council adopted conclusions on the "on the governance of the Single Market and the Digital Single Market". The conclusions stress that "strengthening the governance of the Single Market, including improved implementation and enforcement, the completion of a Digital Single Market and the swift adoption of the measures contained in the Single Market Act, could take the internal market to a new phase and create economic growth and jobs, as called for by the European Council on 1-2 March 2012." The conclusions take into account the evaluation made by the Commission of the Single Market governance check-up 2011.

Among the measures called for:

• reaching the transposition deficit target of 1% on Single Market Directives while the aim remains to have no transposition deficit;
• exchange of best practices to ensure the quality of transposition and enforcement;
• speadier infringement procedures;
• easier access to information for citizens and businesses on Single Market rights at EU level and how those rights are implemented at national and local level;
• better quality and consistency of legislation for achieving a more integrated Single Market;