Since its creation in 1993, the single market has helped to make everyday life easier for people and businesses, fuelling jobs and growth across the EU. In 2023, the EU commemorated&nbsp;the 30th anniversary since its creation.&nbsp;

Three decades since its creation,&nbsp;&nbsp;MEPs called for renewed commitment and political will from member states and EU institutions, as well as a specific action plan for 2030 and beyond, in order to further strengthen and develop the single market, especially in areas such as services, energy, telecommunications and the digital single market.

The single market is generally considered to be the cornerstone of the EU economy and one of the greatest achievements of the European Union. Comprising nearly 450 million people and 20 million enterprises, it constitutes the largest integrated market in the world, worth €14 trillion in 2018.

The free movement of persons, goods, services and capital is the pillar on which the single market is built. The cross-border movement of the first three has been severely affected by the pandemic of Covid-19. Soon after its outbreak, the majority of Member States reintroduced internal border controls on grounds of an immediate threat to public health. These have been accompanied by restrictions or bans on international passenger transport and bans on entry and exit.&nbsp;

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EP Plenary session - Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens

Presentation of the report ‘Much More Than a Market’: Address by Enrico Letta, EU Rapporteur on the future of the Single Market

Presentation of the report ‘Much More Than a Market’: Opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

EP Plenary session - Address by Enrico Letta - Presentation of the report ‘Much more than a Market’

Conclusions of the recent European Council meetings, in particular on a new European Competitiveness deal and the EU strategic agenda 2024-2029: extracts from the debate

IMCO - Report on the Future of the Single Market

Article 17 dialogue on The 30th Anniversary of the EU Single Market

Voting session including 30th the resolution on the Anniversary of the Single Market, the report on the Consumer protection in online video games and the report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy

30th Anniversary of the Single Market: closing statements by Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs

30th Anniversary of the Single Market: MEPs debate (part 1)

30th Anniversary of the Single Market: MEPs debate (part 2)

30th Anniversary of the Single Market: opening statements by Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs by Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission

Thirty years of the European single market: achievements and future challenges

EPRS podcast policy - Protecting the single market in future crises

Ceremony on the 30th Anniversary of the Single Market: opening speeches by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Jessika ROSWALL, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs, Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President of the EU Commission

Memoclip: Single Market - Historical statements

EPRS - EU recovery instrument

LEX signing ceremony: signature by David SASSOLI, EP President and Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and President in office of the Council of the EU

Single Market Programme 2021-2027: MEPs debate

Single Market Programme 2021-2027: opening statements by Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT), rapporteur and by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

Single Market Programme 2021-2027: closing statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

Impacts of EU rules on the free movement of workers and services: statement by Radan KANEV (EPP, BG), Rapporteur, at the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Infoclip: Dual quality of products in the Single Market (Estonia)

Infoclip: Dual quality of products in the Single Market (Croatia)

Infoclip: Free circulation of products in the Single Market

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