In a joint working document dated Monday 12 February presented at the Council competitiveness and growth working group on 13 February, Germany and France have dealt a serious blow to proposals for a services e-card.
The two member states are of the view that the European Commission proposal of 10 January 2017 (see EUROPE 11699 and 11700) does not appear to be able to achieve the Commission’s own objectives – greater transparency in national procedures and increased simplification of...