Only 20% of services in the EU are provided cross-border, even though they account for 70% of GDP and employment in EU countries, the European Court of Auditors lamented on Wednesday 25 March in a new report.
And “60% of barriers in the EU’s single market from more than 20 years ago persist”, writes the Court, which condemns “insufficient” action by the EU to remove these obstacles.
At a time when the Commission has promised a ‘roadmap’ on the single market, ‘One Europe,...