KEY INTERNAL MARKET ISSUES FOR 2009

In early March, the Competitiveness Council adopted a Key issues paper for 2009 in the area of the internal market, highlighting the urgency of simplifying the regulatory environment for business, in particular SMEs as just one of the areas of focus for EU activity to help to alleviate the current financial crisis. See: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/intm/106513.pdf