Estratégia para o Mercado Único
Opinion factsheet
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- Empresas e indústria
- Single market
Opinion number:
CDR-2297-2025
Status:
Adotados
Objective
Assess the Commission's Single Market Strategy from a territorial perspective and identify where regional and local dimensions are insufficiently addressed
Advocate for the systematic involvement of local and regional authorities in the design, implementation and enforcement of single market rules
Push for concrete measures to remove remaining barriers, particularly those affecting cross-border regions and peripheral areas
Flag the risk of regulatory fragmentation at national level undermining single market integration at the local level
Advocate for the systematic involvement of local and regional authorities in the design, implementation and enforcement of single market rules
Push for concrete measures to remove remaining barriers, particularly those affecting cross-border regions and peripheral areas
Flag the risk of regulatory fragmentation at national level undermining single market integration at the local level
Impact
Essential points
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (COR)
- calls for more ambition and urgency in the implementation of the strategy, with the objective of removing the ‘terrible ten’ barriers by the end of 2027, and establishing key performance indicators and concrete mid- to long-term targets for single market integration, as this will be key for future competitiveness, and underlines that failure to act will further weaken Europe’s economy and strategic autonomy;
- reiterates its demand for the Commission to dedicate more of its resources to the systematic removal of single market barriers and enforcement of single market rules;
- highlights that SMEs and micro-enterprises form the backbone of the European economy and are vital for rural development and the freedom to stay in less developed or peripheral territories;
- calls for a reinforced, modern market surveillance framework to ensure that only compliant products are made available on the EU market, thereby protecting European businesses from unfair competition, maintaining EU added value and preserving economic sovereignty;
- regrets the negative effects of the growing number of EU legislation on European businesses and competitiveness; recalls that simplification is one of the most pressing demands of businesses, particularly SMEs and microenterprises; commends the Commission’s target to cut the costs of all administrative burdens by 25% for all companies and 35% for SMEs, and agrees with the Competitiveness Compass that restoring Europe’s competitiveness requires going much further than before in cutting red tape, while upholding economic, social, health and environmental standards; therefore welcomes the Commission’s omnibus package proposals and calls on the co-legislators to ensure their swift adoption;
- calls for proportionate and efficient facilitating measures in areas such as recognition of professional qualifications, diplomas and titles in general, posting of workers and working time rules, including with the use of digital tools, to cut delays and avoid discouraging cross-border activity, especially for SMEs and micro-enterprises, which ultimately also affects their workers.