The members of the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) have adopted the report by Andreas Schwab (EPP, German) to create the Single Market Emergency Instrument (‘SMEI’) (31 votes in favour, 8 against and 2 abstentions). They are also calling for the instrument to be renamed the Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act (IMERA).
“The EU and its internal market must remain functional, even in crisis. Therefore, we must strengthen the free movement of persons and...