As the debate on the Bolkestein directive goes through the European Parliament (see first report-back on this issue in this bulletin), here are a few factors that complete or clarify the general observations made in this section yesterday.
1. Parliament will only have any weight if it agrees to the compromise. The EU is faced with two legitimate compromises: a) put the provision of services into practice - this represents one of the elements making up the single extended market; b) do not...