The letter sent by twelve member states (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) to the presidents of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, calling for a European action plan for growth is reproduced below.
The letter lays stress on completing the internal market, particularly in services, developing trade links with Europe's international...