Completing the greater market without touching what's already been achieved on SGIs. The partial de-dramatisation, in the “Competitiveness” Council, of the draft “services” directive (see our bulletin of 25 September, page 9) is positive. Before, there had been excess reactions on the part of the proponents of the text, and that of its opponents. For the former, the effective liberalisation of services within the Union is not just necessary, but it could also give a much-needed boost...