With the European Commission gearing up to present, on Tuesday 10 January, its legislative proposal to introduce a European 'services' card (ESC) to facilitate the provision of cross-border services by businesses, anxiety is mounting among companies, particularly SMEs, and unions, according to a number of sources we spoke to on Monday.
The Commission will present a legislative package aiming to reinforce the rules governing services within the EU in line with the strategy of the single...