Alexander von Campenhausen, European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services

Global Forum, 7 November 2011

Session 4: Governments and Global Single Market

The EU Single Market and supporting networks

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Key problems

Information gap

Wrong expectations

Bad cooperation

Wrong applicatioan

MonitorMonitor implementationimplementation

Single Market tools

Inform and Inform and adviseadvise

Speed up formalitiesSpeed up formalities

Improve cooperationImprove cooperation

Solve problemsSolve problems

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Your Europe – a ‘Single Gateway’ to EU rights

Information on all single market rights (cross-sectoral)

User-centered, jargon-free

In all EU languages

Also offers information on national rules and procedures

Direct access to further help – national contact points, Your Europe Advice, SOLVIT

Witin easy reach

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Your Europe Advice

Network of local lawyers offering free personalized legal advice on EU rights, within 1 week

Annual report 2010: [total number of cases, percentage of cases on prof qual]

% of cases on professioinal qualification

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BGBG CSCSDADA

DEDE

ETET

ELEL

ENEN

ESES

FRFR

ITITLVLVLTLTGAGA

HUHUMTMT

NLNL

PLPL

PTPT

RORO

SKSKSLSL

FIFI

SVSVNONO

ISIS

LILI

A web-based tool for A web-based tool for information exchange information exchange between public between public authorities at all authorities at all levels levels

More than 6500 More than 6500 authorities registered authorities registered

200 requests per month200 requests per month

Currently used for Currently used for professional qualifications, professional qualifications, services and posting of services and posting of workersworkers

The Internal Market Information (IMI) System??

IMI addresses obstacles to cooperation

Language barriers – 23 official EU languages

Lack of clearly identified partners in other countries

Different administrative structures and cultures

Lack of procedures for cross-border cooperation

Multilingual interface, pretranslated questions and Multilingual interface, pretranslated questions and answersanswers

Searchable database of Searchable database of authoritiesauthorities

Flexible set-up to reflect administrative realitiesFlexible set-up to reflect administrative realities

Agreed workflows, tracking mechanismAgreed workflows, tracking mechanism

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SOLVIT

National Public AuthorityCitizen or Company

Home SOLVIT Centre

Lead SOLVIT Centre

Work together to negotiate solution

Work together to find solution

Work together to present problem and discuss solution

Country A

Problem arises

Problem solved

Country B

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SOLVIT

Clients: Citizens and businesses

Tragetet problems: Incorrect application of EU law by authorities

Organisation: 30 national centres which are part of the national administration

Success rate: 80%